10 Must-Follow Instagram Accounts

  1. Alex Strohl – My mind is blown. Awesome, awesome pictures & places.
  2. Kyle Kuiper – Travel, nature, adventure… it’s all here.
  3. Renan Ozturk – Daaang!
  4. Jimmy Chin – All kinds of adventure.
  5. National Geographic Travel – The official account of NatGeo. Can’t beat it.
  6. Airbnb – Opens the door to the world’s most interesting places to stay.
  7. Humans of New York – New York City, one story at a time.
  8. Nike – All kinds of brand-related fun.
  9. Happsters – Sharing happy inspiration.
  10. Garrett Cornelison – Life on Earth is really kind of amazing.

Amazing Photography

The best photographers on Instagram:
  1. Dan Rubin – Perhaps my favorite photographs on Instagram.
  2. Hiroaki Fukuda – These photos are mind-bending and surreal.
  3. Simone Bramante – Storytelling first.
  4. Varun Thota – Stunning photos. The guy behind #mytoyplane.
  5. nunoassis – Portuguese architect living in Macau.
  6. Sam Horine – Travel, nature, architecture and more. NYC-based.
  7. Janske – Absolutely amazing nature and other photos.
  8. David Guttenfelder – National Geographic photographer — iPhone only.
  9. Jussi Ulkuniemi – Photographer from Finland.
  10. Kevin Russ – iPhone-only travel, nature and adventure.
  11. Mike Kus – UK-based designer shooting awesome things.
  12. Emily Blincoe – Photography, yes, but creativity to the max.
  13. Brenton Clarke Little – Nature, cities, architecture and more.
  14. Michael O’Neal – All kinds of surreal stuff.
  15. Michael Christopher Brown – Lots of interesting people.
  16. Jacob Santiago – Photos from around NYC.
  17. David Ingraham – Lots of B&W.
  18. Ariel Concepcion – A fun way to see NYC.
  19. croyable – Dutch photographer.
  20. Dave Yoder – Contract photographer for National Geographic.

Travel

The best travel photographers on Instagram:
  1. AFAR – A community of travel enthusiasts.
  2. Cole Rise – One of the best…
  3. Cory Richards – National Geographic photographer. Need I say more?
  4. Zak Shekhamer – Adventure filmmaker.
  5. Gary Arndt – Perpetually traveling since 2007.
  6. Murad Osmann – A guy and his wife traveling the world together.
  7. Passion Passport – Get inspired to travel.
  8. Nicole Warne – A realm of vivid color and endless possibilities (aka garypeppergirl).
  9. Kirsten Alana – All. Over. The. Place.
  10. Trey Ratcliff – An explorer (with really cool toys).
  11. Andrew Kelly – Follow his life working in North Korea.
  12. Jefferson – Wanderlust. Paris-based.
  13. theplanetd – 100+ countries. 7 continents.
  14. Adam Senatori – This is what happens when you cross a pilot with a photographer.
  15. bipolaire61 – Mostly photos of the arctic. Other great travel pics too.
  16. Gareth Pon – Creative, filmmaker, photographer. From South Africa.
  17. Oleg Artemyev – Russian astronaut with, what else—great views.
  18. Matsumoto Kazuo – Japan.
  19. Laura Ruth – Travel minus the typical.
  20. Daniel Noll – Connecting people to life-changing experiences & uncornered markets.

Daredevils

The best daredevil photographers on Instagram:
  1. Vadim Makhorov – You’re about to feel dizzy…
  2. Humza Deas – Feet… dangling. Plus lots of great city shots.
  3. Demidism – Shhh.
  4. Raskalov – #ontheroofs.
  5. Alexander Remnev – Watch your step…
  6. Duncan Philpott – Daredevils, captured.
  7. Andy Bardon – Adventure sports, people and cool locations.
  8. Andrew Tso – Hong-Kong-based.
  9. KC Deane – A pro athlete.
  10. Aquabumps – Waves and people colliding.

Artistic

The best artists on Instagram:
  1. Banksy – Messages from a spray can.
  2. Lorraine Loots – Ant-sized artwork (really, really good artwork).
  3. Brooklyn Street Art – Leading a conversation about art in the streets.
  4. Jose Parla – Always transitory.
  5. Manolo Saviantoni – Pixel art.
  6. Elena Limkina – Lots of great watercolors.
  7. Zoë Williams – Felt art.
  8. Javier Perez – Simple, interesting art.
  9. Daniel Arsham – Cool installations captured in B&W.
  10. FriendsWithYou – All kinds of interesting.

Foodies

The best foodies on Instagram:
  1. Julie Lee – A food photographer from LA.
  2. Alice Gao – NYC-based food photographer. More than just food.
  3. Angela Liddon – Veggie lovin’ Canadian mom.
  4. Ashley Rodriguez – Creator of Not Without Salt.
  5. Diane Cu – Food and other fun stuff.
  6. Teresa Cutter – Delicious functional foods.
  7. Dominique Ansel – A bakery chef’s creations and eats.
  8. Food52 – Helping people become better, smarter and happier cooks.
  9. spoonforkbacon – Food stylist/photographer. Original recipes.
  10. Blue Bottle Coffee – Awesome coffee-related photos.

Design

The best designers on Instagram:
  1. Dana Tanamachi – Brooklyn-based designer and letterer.
  2. Justin Maller – Australian digital designer.
  3. Chuck Anderson – Artist, designer and creative director.
  4. Hey – Design studio from Barcelona.
  5. Erik Marinovich – Mmmm, typography.
  6. Jorge Lawerta – A talented Spanish illustrator.
  7. Dirk Bakker – Awesome architecture.
  8. Apartment Therapy – Saving the world one room at a time.
  9. Kate Arends – Clean, simple interior design.
  10. Nick Deakin – Independent designer.

Fashion

The best fashion Instagrammers:
  1. Aimee Song – Founder of Song of Style.
  2. Charlotte G. – Founder of The Fashion Guitar.
  3. Camille Charrière – Parisienne living in London.
  4. Natalie Joos – Write/photographer for Tales Of Endearment.
  5. Pernille Teisbaek – Fashion stylist.
  6. J.Crew – Snapped.
  7. India Rose – 86k followers can’t be wrong.
  8. This Is Glamorous – Just what it sounds like.
  9. Helena Bordon – Have fun.
  10. Cara Brook – Makeup artist.

Creative

The most creative people on Instagram:
  1. Red (Hong Yi) – Artist + shy rebel.
  2. Lily Stockman – Overflowing with creativity.
  3. Roy Mallari – When leaves become art.
  4. Ida Skivenes – When food becomes art.
  5. Jordan Ferney – Oh happy day.
  6. peachesandkeen – You’ll just have to see for yourself.
  7. Sarah Palmer – Pics of stuff she creates and other stuff too.
  8. Things Organized Neatly – The opposite of messy.
  9. Junanto Herdiawan – Also known as “the flying traveler.”
  10. Leela Cyd – Photographer, dreamer and maker.

Interesting…

The most interesting Instagram accounts:
  1. payphones – Payphone photography.
  2. Rachel Ryle – Illustrator and animator. Wow.
  3. rubbleandrock – Part-time fruit surgeon.
  4. Darryl Jones – Ever wonder what a stormtrooper does in his off time?
  5. Able Ground – Rocks and other interesting things.
  6. Jaemy Choong – Movie posters held in front of people. Often funny. Sometimes bizarre.
  7. C+C Mini Factory – Miniatures in fanciful environments.
  8. Hans Ulrich Obrist – Collects handwriting from a bunch of people.
  9. iloveplaymo – Playmobile + photo.
  10. 9gag – Funny in a photo.

Famous

The best celebrity Instagram accounts:
  1. Taylor Swift – The star.
  2. Jimmy Fallon – Tonight Show host and Saved By The Bell lover.
  3. Drew Barrymore – Lots of interesting pictures. Not your typical celebstagram.
  4. Lauren Conrad – TV star and fashion mogul.
  5. Jamie Oliver – A bit more interesting than your average chef’s Instagram.
  6. Zooey Deschanel – Actress, singer.
  7. Tony Hawk – As in, the skateboarder.
  8. Richard Branson – Tie-loathing adventurer.
  9. Victoria Beckham – Because Beckhams.
  10. The Rock – Dwayne, The Rock, Johnson.

Animals

The best animal Instagrams:
  1. Piggy & Polly – 2 dogs, many creative photos.
  2. Jack – A lovable, curious cockatiel.
  3. Michael & Hero – Adventures of a white german shepherd.
  4. Maya On The Move – Maya the bulldog having adventures.
  5. Cosmo – A cheeky 5-year-old Golden from Malaysia.
  6. Digby and Aloysius Van Winkle – Griffons from NZ.
  7. Andrew Knapp – Photos of a cool dog in cool places/poses. Other cool pictures too.
  8. BuBu The Chinchilla – Follow the adventure of an 8-year-old, happy Chinchilla.
  9. Biddy The Hedgehog – A hedgehog with more followers than you.
  10. Jeremy Veach – Want some pug?

Nature

The best nature Instagram photographers:
  1. Stefano Unterthiner – Simply astonishing animal and nature pics.
  2. Shane Black – “I’d rather be timelapsing.”
  3. Chris Burkard – Wow. This photographer is in his element in nature.
  4. Scott Rickenberger – Color and B&W nature stunners.
  5. Scott Rankin – Vancouver and beyond.
  6. Sandra Lundin – A Swedish photographer.
  7. Mike Seehagel – Nature and more. From Calgary.
  8. Ethan McClintock – Lots of nature—lot’s else.
  9. Simon Flip – Nature with a vintage look.
  10. Thomas Peschak – Sea life up close and personal.