RSPB Images Photographic Library - End of an era
10th November 2025
Sad news indeed, as the RSPB Images library is due to close in the Spring of 2026.
A commercial library offering high quality bird and other wildlife imagery, the library has been operating for over 43 years and was initially set up by Chris Gomersall, a well-known and respected professional wildlife photographer.
It is particularly sad for me as I have acted as an Agency Bird Photographer for the RSPB, supplying images for over 13 years, often involving some effort, time and determination.
However, I can understand why this has happened, it is not unusual and the number of successful commercial wildlife photographic libraries is dwindling all the time. That situation is only set to get worse imo.
A commercial library offering high quality bird and other wildlife imagery, the library has been operating for over 43 years and was initially set up by Chris Gomersall, a well-known and respected professional wildlife photographer.
It is particularly sad for me as I have acted as an Agency Bird Photographer for the RSPB, supplying images for over 13 years, often involving some effort, time and determination.
However, I can understand why this has happened, it is not unusual and the number of successful commercial wildlife photographic libraries is dwindling all the time. That situation is only set to get worse imo.