Alligator #0002 — BayouSelf Wildlife Archive

Alligator #0002 — BayouSelf Wildlife Archive

The second encounter. The moment the BayouSelf archive became something real. Alligator #0002 was photographed in the wild Louisiana wetlands in the earliest days of the project — a wild American alligator caught in a moment of pure, unguarded presence. This high-resolution field image carries the energy of a project just finding its footing in the bayou, and the quiet certainty that there were 998 more encounters to come.

Part of the BayouSelf 1,000 Alligators Archive, a long-form documentary photography project dedicated to capturing one thousand individual wild alligators across Louisiana’s wetlands. Each image is a numbered field record — one creature, one moment, one truth of the bayou.

What You Receive

• High-resolution digital image file (JPEG)
• Suitable for large-format printing, framing, editorial, and personal use
• Instant digital download — no shipping required

Field Note

Adult American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Entry #0002 in the BayouSelf 1,000 Alligators Archive — one of the founding field records of the project. Photographed in the wild Louisiana wetlands.

About the Archive

The BayouSelf Wildlife Archive is an ongoing photographic record of Louisiana’s wild alligator population — from hatchlings to giants. Every entry is numbered, documented in the field, and added to a growing catalog of one of North America’s most enduring apex predators.

The second step into the bayou. The moment the archive became inevitable. Alligator #0002 is a founding entry in the BayouSelf 1,000 Alligators Archive, available as a high-resolution digital download.