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Nature - Amateur

Morning Geometries
Rachel Nixon
Canada

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Nature
Amateur

"Morning Geometries"
After a rainstorm the night before, water droplets adorn the spiders’ webs laced on the fence at the end of the garden. Image made in Noosa, Queensland, Australia.

Rachel Nixon is a British-Canadian fine art photographer and former journalist based in Vancouver. Having lived and worked across continents and cultures, her practice explores themes such as memory, heritage, and womanhood. In 2024, she had a solo exhibition at the Head On Photo Festival in Australia, and in 2025 was a finalist for the Sony Alpha Female Award. Rachel continued to show her work in 2026 in a two-person exhibition focused on the family archive, in her hometown of Vancouver. She volunteers as Editor of the RPS’ WE ARE Magazine, which showcases the work of female photographers.