Multi award winning sports photographer for @Sportsfile, based in Dublin, Ireland. Twitter: @sportsfilesam
Outreach This Creator For FreeSam Barnes is a Photography creator based in Ireland, with 3.7K followers on Instagram. To date Sam Barnes has posted 1,337 times, currently less than one post a week. Typical posts draw 294 likes and 26 comments, putting engagement at 8.66%.
With 3.7K followers across 1,337 posts, Sportsfilesam is one of the Photography accounts tracked in the InstME index.
Sportsfilesam records a 8.66% engagement rate, above the median of 5.86% for the 8,536 Photography accounts with 1K–10K followers tracked in the InstME index.
The audience comments once per 11 likes on average, an unusually discussion-heavy audience.
Sportsfilesam's recent cadence works out to less than one post per week.
InstME's checks rate Sportsfilesam's audience 94/100, flagging roughly 5% as low-quality or inactive, a strong signal of genuine reach.
Estimated sponsored-post value
$52–$96
Based on 3.7K followers and a 8.66% engagement rate, a single sponsored post by Sportsfilesam is worth an estimated $52–$96. This is a modeled range, not a quoted rate, actual pricing varies by niche, content format, usage rights and exclusivity.
Audience Health
~5% of followers look low-quality or inactive.
View Full AuditThere’s more behind this audience. See what the full audit reveals.Audience (estimated)
Est.| Metric | Sportsfilesam | Cohort median |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement rate | 8.66% | 5.86% |
| Average likes | 294 | 150 |
| Average comments | 26 | 13 |
| Posts per week | 0.08 | 0.21 |
Median values from 8,536 Photography accounts with 1K–10K followers in the InstME index, refreshed Jul 19, 2026.
| Metric | Sportsfilesam | Cohort median |
|---|---|---|
| Engagement rate | 8.66% | 4.04% |
| Average likes | 294 | 117 |
| Average comments | 26 | 8 |
| Posts per week | 0.08 | 0.32 |
Median values from 291 accounts in Ireland with 1K–10K followers in the InstME index, refreshed Jul 19, 2026.
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Last reviewed: Jul 11, 2026
Sam Barnes is a photography creator based in Ireland on Instagram, with 3.7K followers.
Sam Barnes posts on Instagram as @sportsfilesam.
Sam Barnes has 3,687 followers on Instagram (3.7K) as of Jul 11, 2026.
Sam Barnes's engagement rate is 8.66%, calculated from average likes and comments per post relative to followers. That is above the median of 5.86% for Photography accounts with 1K–10K followers in the InstME index.
Posts by Sam Barnes average 294 likes and 26 comments.
Sam Barnes posts less than once a week on average.
InstME's audience-quality analysis estimates about 5% of Sam Barnes's followers are low-quality or inactive, giving an audience-quality score of 94/100.
Sam Barnes is registered as a creator account on Instagram.
Sam Barnes is categorized as a photography account in the InstME index, based on the profile's bio and Instagram category across 1,337 posts.
Total Posts
1,337
Avg Comments
26
More men than women · mostly 25–44
Typical for Photography creators in Ireland, modeled from the niche, not measured for this account.
Content Focus
Primary: Photography
Engagement
4.77%
Sam Barnes's profile places the account in Ireland. Location comes from public profile signals, so treat it as the account's stated market rather than a confirmed address.
A sponsored post from Sam Barnes is estimated at $52 to $96. This is a model based on audience size and engagement, not a rate card, so real pricing is set by the creator.
