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Weekend Hashtag Project: #electricalsky
The goal this weekend is to capture photographs of electrical wires against the sky. Telephone circuts, overhead electrical wires for buses — just don’t forget to look up!
PROJECT RULES: Please only submit photos you yourself have taken over this weekend. Any image taken then tagged over the weekend is eligible to be featured here on Monday morning!
Spotlight Since launching, we’ve seen Instagram spread from our headquarters in the Bay Area to every corner of the globe. In this series we’ll highlight top users from countries and cities with thriving Instagram communities.
Who doesn’t love Barcelona? Set on the Mediterranean coast, the city of 3 million is the capital of Catalonia and boasts some of the most breathtaking architecture in the world.
Don’t just take our word for how beautiful Barça is! See it for yourself through the lens of some of our favorite Barcelonian Instagrammers.
Know any other Instagrammers doing something unique with their hands? Send us a note through Tumblr.
There are few things more satisfying than giving something old and worn-out a new lease on life. Portland, Oregon based Revive Designs restores and reupholsters old furniture, and uses Instagram to document the process. Check out @revivedesigns to follow along!
View more photos of Egypt’s election by searching for the hashtag #egyelections.
For the first time in generations, Egyptians lined up Wednesday to cast their votes in a free Presidential election. Voters are choosing from a slate of 13 candidates, with the voting extending through tomorrow.
A selection of @steveberra’s best-loved photographs from his project, 366 Days of Me. From Left to Right: Steve’s favorite self-portrait. New York City children bursting with energy & life. The project’s first photo, posted May 24, 2011. Pepper, the Mayor of Skid Row and a great friend to Steve, in Los Angeles on Christmas Day 2011. Steve and his daughter on her 18th birthday. Standing in front of art by Retna.
366 Days of Me is a self-portraiture project started by Steve Berra (@steveberra), professional skateboarder and co-founder of Los Angeles indoor skatepark The Berrics.
Steve’s project may have started as a means to win a bet with his best friend but it resulted in a visual momento of his life, “I knew when I was 60 or 80 or 100, I’d appreciate the time I took to do it because no matter how old I feel now, I know I’m going to look back and remember the days when I was young.”
Steve will be uploading the 366th photo today, marking the completion of his project. Be sure to stop by his Instagram feed to congratulate him on uploading a photo a day for just over a year (the extra day is due to the 2012 Leap Year) and check out the rest of his portraits!
View more photos of the earthquake’s aftermath by searching for the hashtag #terremoto.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck northern Italy early Sunday morning, destroying dozens of historical sites, some as old as 1,000 years. Even 24 hours after the initial quake, aftershocks continued to weaken many of the structures. Italian Instagrammers have been sharing photos of the quake’s aftermath.
Today, the Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリ) in Sumida, Tokyo, opened to the public. Clocking in at 634 meters or 2,080 feet, the Skytree is the tallest tower and the second largest structure in the world. Over 8,000 visitors took high-speed elevators up to the observation deck today to celebrate. Some waited in line for more than a week to get tickets for the opening.
Note: Towers are self-supporting and meant for regular, but not living access by humans. Continuously habitable skyscrapers and buildings like the Burj Khalifa, the tallest structure in the world, do not qualify as towers.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched early this morning from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying what could be the first commercial spacecraft to visit the International Space Station.
@outsidemagazine has spent the past 2 weeks sharing photos from Mt. Everest. After the recent deaths of four climbers, they are now documenting the rescue effort underway to get stranded climbers off the mountain.
For San Franciscans, the third Sunday in May can only mean one thing: Bay to Breakers! The wacky annual footrace from bay to coast was officially the largest in the world from 1986 until 2010, when it was surpassed by the Run for Pasig in the Philippines.
Although it’s no longer the largest race in the world, it’s likely the quirkiest. Here are some our favorite costumes and scenes from the craziness.
