If you’ve been using Instagram for a while, you would be aware of a very successful (and often very beautiful) account called Humans of New York. The Insta account has now grown to include a web page, Facebook page, and a book. It’s also spawned possibly thousands of storytelling sites just like it.
As with any creative pursuit, it’s hard to become a great practitioner unless you look at other people’s work. By far the best way to learn to write well is to read a lot (and then write a lot). It’s exactly the same with singing, dancing, painting and … photography.
Here are some awesome (mostly Australian) Instagram accounts to spend some time with. have a look through their work, and follow the ones that inspire you. A few of my absolute favourites: Leigh Henningham, Simone De Peak, Andrew Quilty, and Christine Pearl.
I’d love you to add your favourites in the comments.
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Adam Taylor, The Daily Telegraph @adamtaylorphoto
Alex Ellingshausen, The Sydney Morning Herald @alexellingshausen
Andrew Meares, The Sydney Morning Herald @mearesy
Andrew Quilty, freelancer (Afghanistan) @andrewquilty
Brian Cassey, freelancer @brian_cassey
Christine Pearl, US-based doco photographer @cyanpepper
Dallas Kilponen, Fairfax sports photographer @dallas_kilponen
David Guttenfelder, AP photojournalist @dguttenfelder
Dean Sewell, freelancer @dean_sewell
Ed Wray, freelancer @ed_wray
Everyday Australia, curated account @everydayaustralia
Glenn Campbell, freelancer (northern Australia) @glenn_campbell
Graham Crouch, freelancer (India) @delhigraz
Gregg Porteous, sports photographer @skipper_aust
Head On Photo Festival @headonphotofestival
James Brickwood, Fairfax @jamesbrickwood
Janie Barrett, Fairfax @janiebarrettphotos
Jon Reid, freelancer (Newcastle) @sharperstill
Leigh Hennigham, Fairfax @leighhenningham
Life, magazine archive @life
Grant Turner, freelancer (Sydney) @mediakoo
Mark Evans, Daily Telegraph @evohood
Markus Andersen, freelancer (Sydney) @markusxandersen
Nick Moir, Fairfax @nampix
Noor Images, agency @noorimages
Oculi, agency @oculi
Phil Hillyard, The Daily Telegraph @philhillyard
Simone De Peak, Fairfax @simonedepeak
Tamara Dean, freelancer @tamaradean
Wolter Peeters, Fairfax @shooterwol
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