Wildlife photographer · Paris 20th
Thibault Noirot
I photograph wild birds and mammals, most of them a few steps from my door: the parks and cemeteries of eastern Paris, the Bois de Vincennes, and a few escapes to the coast.
Every image takes waiting, silence and many returns to the same place. That time spent watching, far more than the equipment, is what makes the picture.
- First prize, Nature sauvage à Paris photo contest, City of Paris, 2025
- Sound engineer, trained at ENS Louis-Lumière
- Member of the LPO, the French bird protection league
Who I am
I am a sound engineer and developer, trained at ENS Louis-Lumière in Paris. I work in cinema, in sound editing and mixing, and I build tools for listening to the living world.
Wildlife photography arrived in 2021, when I was mostly trying to record the birds of my own neighbourhood. I built a homemade parabolic reflector to catch their songs from a distance, then took the habit of carrying a telephoto lens on the same outings.
A member of the LPO, I learned to recognise species by ear as much as by eye. I publish this sound and image work under the name La Science Musicale.
Microphone and camera serve the same purpose: stay at a distance, disturb nothing, let the animal live its life.
My approach
Photographing wildlife in the city is a way of showing that the wild is not somewhere else. A robin in Père-Lachaise or a kingfisher on a canal bank is worth a distant expedition. No image is made in captivity, and none with baiting.
The prints
- Limited edition of 10 prints per image, signed and numbered by hand.
- Fine art pigment printing, produced in Paris 20th.
- Postcard, A4 or A3+, unframed or framed, with optional anti reflective glass.
- Certificate of authenticity included with every print.
- Reinforced packaging and tracked shipping.
Awards, exhibitions and press
- First prizeNature sauvage à Paris photo contest, City of Paris, May 2025, for a Eurasian wren photographed in the Père-Lachaise cemetery.
- ExhibitionParis 20e Nature, salon d’honneur of the 20th arrondissement town hall, 13 May to 3 June 2026.
- ExhibitionOn the railings of Parc Montsouris with the ten winners of the contest, until 16 September 2026.
- BEAU MagazineNovember 2025, portrait entitled Je capture la vie sauvage dans Paris.
- Mon Petit 20eJanuary 2026, a series on urban wildlife in the 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Where to follow me
- Instagram@eko_thib for wildlife photography, @lasciencemusicale for sound and the living world.
- YouTubeLa Science Musicale, nature recordings and behind the scenes.
- Film and sound designthibaultnoirot.com
For a question about a print, a specific size or an exhibition, write to me on Instagram: @eko_thib.