Alligator #0004 — BayouSelf Wildlife Archive

Alligator #0004 — BayouSelf Wildlife Archive

The bayou gives nothing away easily — but when it does, it gives you something like this. Alligator #0004 was photographed in the wild Louisiana wetlands in a moment of complete, unhurried stillness. A mature American alligator, low in the water, every sense engaged, every scale catching the light of the marsh. This high-resolution field image preserves that moment in full detail.

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). Photographed in the wild Louisiana wetlands as part of the ongoing BayouSelf 1,000 Alligators Archive.

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.

Low in the water, every scale catching the light — Alligator #0004 is a high-resolution piece of the Louisiana wild, ready to print, frame, or collect.