The 100th Annual Chelsea Flower Show

For more photos from the 100th RHS Chelsea Flower Show, be sure to check out the #chelseaflowershow hashtag and keep an eye on the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and Royal Hospital Chelsea location pages.

This week, the United Kingdom’s Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) holds the 100th annual Chelsea Flower Show—the most important flower show in the UK, if not the world. The event takes place at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, where the show has been held for the past hundred years.

Over 550 exhibitors from around the world display their show gardens and choice florals for a chance at winning a coveted gold medal. The event draws crowds from across London, including a visit from the Royal Family on the show’s opening day.

This year, the Chelsea Flower Show also features a monumental orchid sculpture by British contemporary artist Marc Quinn. His work, The Rush of Nature, will be auctioned off during the festival to help the RHS meet its fundraising goal of £1 million to promote a passion for gardening and horticulture among youth.

Tokyo Skytree Turns One

See more photos of the Skytree by browsing the 東京スカイツリー (Tokyo Skytree) and 東京スカイツリー 天望デッキ location pages.

One year ago today, the Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリー) officially opened to the public. Standing 634 meters (2,080 feet), the Skytree is the tallest tower and the second largest structure in the world. The Skytree took four years to build and in the last year alone over 6.3 million people visited the tower—many capturing the experience on Instagram.

Spotlight: Melbourne

Since launching, we’ve seen Instagram spread from our headquarters in the Bay Area to every corner of the globe. In this series, Spotlight, we’ll highlight top users from countries and cities with thriving Instagram communities.

The city of Melbourne—Victoria’s capital and the second most populous city in Australia—was deemed the most livable city in the world two years in a row, causing a plethora of artists to move into the city’s limits. Due to the ever-changing skyline’s modern, cutting-edge designs and its diverse, historical architecture there is never a shortage of photographic inspiration.

Want to view Melbourne from an insider’s perspective? We put together a list of some amazing Instagrammers from in and around the city.

• Kamil Sharaidin, Malaysian architect and photographer living in Melbourne— @kamilsharaidin
• Farrah Allan, wedding photographer — @farrahallan
• Stephanie Stamatis, stylist and designer with an affinity for rustic greenery — @stephanie_somebody
• Cleo Coppinger, model and photographer documenting her day-to-day adventures — @cleocoppinger

To explore the city in depth, you can also browse the location pages for some of Melbourne’s more popular landmarks:

• The Arts Center, known for its easily recognizable and iconic spire
• Federation Square, a civic center and structure with unique and beautiful architecture
• Eureka Skydeck 88, the highest public vantage point—285 meters (935 feet)—in the southern hemisphere.
• Melbourne Cricket Ground, the tenth-largest stadium in the world, the largest in Australia, and the largest stadium for playing cricket.

The Beautiful Minimalism of @katia_mi

For more beautiful black and white photographs, follow @katia_mi. Black and white not your thing? Visit her second account, @katia_mi_, for her color photos.

Moscow, Russia-based art director Katia (@Katia_mi) isn’t trying to create a mood with her photos. “I have no mission, no reason. This is an internal dialogue. Feelings are much more interesting than ideas,” she says.

In her day-to-day, Katia works as a versatile designer, working on interiors, jewelry, women’s accessories and even communication design. And while her career requires her to tailor her art to the needs of her clients, her Instagram account allows her to express her own daring thoughts.

“Most photographers believe that details are the most important things in a picture. In black and white, I get rid of details and put sense in shadow.”

Though shadows are her specialty, Katia also has a second Instagram account, @katia_mi_, where she posts some of her photos in color.

The French Open on Instagram

See more photos of Roland Garros by browsing the Stade Roland Garros and Le Roland Garros location pages.

Today marks the start of Roland Garros (@rolandgarros), also known as the French Open, one of the most prestigious events in the world of professional tennis. The clay court tournament has been held in Paris since the late 1800s and is named after Roland Garros, a beloved French fighter pilot in World War II who frequented the tennis stadium where the Open is held.

Two hundred and fifty-six players—128 men and 128 women—will compete for the singles and doubles crowns over the next two weeks. Want to get a first-hand look at the tournament? Be sure to follow these Instagrammers:

• Men’s Doubles #1 Bob Bryan — @bryanbros.
• Women’s World #3 Victoria Azarenka — @vichka35.
• Men’s World #6 Tomáš Berdych — @tomasberdych.
• Women’s World #1 Serena Williams — @serenawilliams.
• ATP, the men’s professional tour — @atpworldtour.
• WTA, the women’s professional tour — @WTA.

Tornado Strikes Moore, Oklahoma

An EF-4 tornado struck Moore, Oklahoma today, causing widespread damage across a 20-mile path throughout the Oklahoma City suburb. The tornado has claimed at least 37 lives with many more injured and has left thousands without power.

Our thoughts go out to those who have been affected, and we hope those in the Oklahoma City area stay safe in the upcoming days. You can find more information on how to help the tornado victims here.

Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPputaplaneonit

Weekend Hashtag Project is a series featuring designated themes & hashtags chosen by Instagram’s Community Team. For a chance to be featured on the Instagram blog, follow @instagram and look for a photo announcing the weekend’s project every Friday.

This weekend’s tag was #WHPputaplaneonit, which asked participants to capture photographs of airplanes. Every Monday we feature some of our favorite submissions from the project, but be sure to check out the rest here.

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News

• The Next Web: Instagram’s Photos of You Section Has Been Turned on for Everyone
• The Verge: Sketching Instagram: co-founder Mike Krieger reveals the photo app’s humble beginnings
• Condé Nast Traveler: Instagram Photos from our Fashion Shoot in Ireland: Travel With Us

Get Involved

• Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPputaplaneonit. View photos from the last project, #WHPmotherlylove.

Around the Community

• A Trip to Salvation Mountain
• The 66th Cannes Film Festival
• Designing Instagram’s Logo

The World’s Most Beautiful Museums

“In poetically well built museums, formed from the heart’s compulsions, we are consoled not by finding in them old objects that we love, but by losing all sense of Time.” - Orhan Pamuk

In honor of International Museum Day, we assembled a list of our favorite museums around the world. Museums house the world’s treasures—be they artistic, scientific or historical—and in turn they are often designed to reflect or enhance the collections they host.

See more museum photos from across the Instagram community by browsing the location pages for these museums below.

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City, United States
• Museo Guggenheim - Bilbao, Spain
• The J. Paul Getty Museum - Los Angeles, United States
• State Hermitage Museum (Госуда́рственный Эрмита́ж) - St. Petersberg, Russia
• New Museum (@newmuseum) - New York City, United States
• Museum of Islamic Art - Doha, Qatar
• Jardines et Musée de Claude Monet - Giverny, France

Follow the @Eurovision Song Contest Live on Instagram

For more photos from tonight’s final at the Malmö Arena, visit the location page.

Tonight, the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest will come to a close and officially name a winner. The annual competition pits the top songs from countries in Europe against one another on live TV for a shot at the crown of most popular song. The city of Malmö, Sweden, had the honor of hosting this year’s contest since a Swedish song, “Euphoria” by Loreen (@loreenofficial), won last year.

Eurovision (@eurovision) has been sharing photos from the rehearsals, press-conferences and semi-final competitions leading up to tonight’s main event. Be sure to tune into their account for more behind-the-scenes content and check out photos from competitors:

• Hungary’s ByeAlex — @byealexittvan
• Sweden’s Robin Stjernberg — @stjernbergrobin
• The Netherlands’ Anouk — @anouk_goldilox
• Ireland’s Ryan Dolan — @ryandolanmusic
• Finland’s Krista Siegfrids — @kristasiegfrids