About Rebecca Jackrel Photography

Rebecca Jackrel is a freelance photographer based in San Francisco, California, who shares her love of wild creatures and places through her photography.

As a young and inquisitive girl, she began helping her older brother process and print B&W photos in the darkroom of their upstate NY, home. Since that time she has been fascinated by the art of photography.  This fascination blends with her love of nature to create captivating visions of the planet, deeply influenced by Elliot Porter and his use of color.

Rebecca has been honored for achievement through the 2010 Nature's Best Photography Awards, 2010 National Wildlife Federation Photo Contest, the 2009 Nature's Best Photography Awards, 2008 Art Wolfe International Conservation Photography Awards, 2007 Art Wolfe Environmental Photography Invitational, NANPA (North American Nature Photographer Association), 2008 Marin County Fair and the Orange Audubon Society of Florida.

Rebecca is a member of NANPA (North American Nature Photography Association), ASMP (American Society of Media Photographers) and PPA (Professional Photographers of America) and lectures on nature photography and environmental issues.