Photos: St. Patrick’s Day
This past Saturday, green-wearing, shamrock-rocking St. Patrick’s day celebrants flooded streets and bars around the world. The first Feast of St. Patrick in the 1600s honored the patron saint of Ireland and the arrival of Christianity in the country. Since then, the holiday has morphed into a celebration of Irish culture world round with particularly enthusiastic hubs of ex-pats in the United States, Canada, Argentina, New Zealand and Australia.
To view more photos of St. Patrick’s day celebrations, search the hashtag #stpatricksday.
Photos by @titolin1, @buffalony, @shannonbanannan, @allenchoo, @pirotman80, @bisyar, @kthd, @bryvrgs, @erickapeace, @ilukina and @crookedflight.
Photo Feature Friday: Iditarod
On Tuesday evening, 25 year-old Dallas Seavey was crowned the youngest musher (dog sled racer) ever to win the grueling 1,000 mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. The annual race is run every March from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska. Mushers and a team of 12-16 dogs cover the distance in 9–15 days.
The Iditarod is the most popular sporting event in Alaska where top mushers and their teams of dogs are local celebrities. Some of our Alaskan Instagrammers were there from start to finish, bringing us a behind-the-scenes peek at the action.
To see more photos of this year’s Iditarod, search the hashtag #iditarod
Photos by flordelaluna, eped, cowgirrl3, karibusta, mikavelli_, timakimoff, iditarodlive and sam_oh.
Spotlight: Japan One Year After Tohoku
A year ago this week Japan was hit by the Tohoku earthquake. It measured at a 9.0 magnitude, the most powerful known earthquake to have ever hit the island nation. The quake triggered a 133 foot tsunami, moved Honshu 8 feet east and shifted the Earth on its axis by estimates of somewhere between 4 and 10 inches.
Over the past year, many of our amazing Japanese Instagram users have captured scenes from all parts of the country — the bustling untouched cities and the rural northern towns close to the epicenter. We wanted to honor the anniversary of Tohoku by highlighting images that offer us a window into what the country looks like now, one year after the earthquake.
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Photo Feature Friday: Holi
This past week Hindus everywhere celebrated Holi, an annual festival of colors that signals the start of spring. Thousands of people took to the streets of India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal to throw scented powders and perfumes at each other. The bright pigments and painted faces made for some great pictures we knew we had to share. Enjoy!
See more great Instagram photos of Holi by searching the hashtag #holi.
Photos by renamalka, vikasvasudev, manishkanojia, exhilarating, vrntrc28, binit, davesingh, chadbowie, and 360meridianos.
Photos: Massive Midwest Storms
A massive storm system that produced tornadoes as strong as EF4 plowed through the Midwest this week, caused widespread damage, tragically claimed at least 13 lives, and left many more injured. More storms with the possibility of tornadoes are expected on Friday.
Our thoughts go out to those who have been affected, and we hope everyone in the Midwest stays safe in the upcoming days. You can find more information on how to help the Midwest tornado victims here.
Photos by beneffinger, keeeeeeegs, willcravens, sense_datum, jasonrlln, chriscruthirds & tvphotog5.
Photo Feature Friday: Carnival 2012
This past Tuesday, Carnival celebrations took place around the world, from New Orleans and Panama to Venice and Rio de Janeiro! The festival season, which occurs just before the fast for Lent begins, is observed with parades, masks, and public street parties. Thousands of photos from the celebrations were shared with Instagram over the last week.
Photos by bailandesa, folha_carnaval, puttingonayres, bob_the_bombel, lyniebish, crystallrich, skywalker523, whyellejay & britann23.
Photo Feature Friday: New York Fashion Week 2012
For the past week New York City was the center of attention in the fashion world while New York Fashion Week was underway. With over 300 designers presenting their fall 2012 collections, there were plenty of behind the scenes and runway photographs shared with Instagram through the tag #nyfw. We were even the lucky recipients of a Fashion 2.0 Award for the “Next Big Thing in Tech”!
Take a look at some of our favorite images from NYFW 2012 below.
Photos by thewallgroup, amtendler, melissachrisp, bfa_nyc, oscarprgirl, omgitsmeg, wsj, harrybeeenyc, bryanteslava, _frommetoyou, eholmeswsj & shamphel.
Photos: Severe Freeze in Europe
This past week Europe was hit hard with extremely cold temperatures reaching as low as 35 degrees Celsius below zero! As seen in images shared with Instagram places like France, Italy, Norway, Switzerland, and the Netherlands were hit hardest with the icy conditions.
With weather this harsh, we hope those affected by the cold manage to stay safe & warm!
Photos by datsallfolks, loez, milligina, davideterenzi, phranssoua, celestino84, joyash, tranq72, nickchall, throwingmarbles, rickgrad1 & footprints3011.
Gearing up for Super Bowl XLVI!
Indianapolis is preparing for Super Bowl XLVI this Sunday between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots with events like Super Bowl Village zip lines & a giant Vince Lombardi Trophy building decal, while the rest of the U.S. preps by donning blue, planning viewing parties, and placing bets on the MVP of Puppy Bowl VIII.
Catch photos from behind the scenes at the Super Bowl through the official Patriots (@patriots) & Sunday Night Football on NBC (@snfonbc) Instagram accounts!
If you’ll be glued to your television this Sunday like us, be sure to keep an eye out for a special appearancein a Best Buy Super Bowl ad!
Photos by alrichh, patriots, snfonnbc, ibey_pro_fin, jar2112, hubertcumberdalexiv, ccfrances, etugadi, l_ash, just_bel, butlerblue2 & todayshow.
Sundance Film Festival 2012
Every year, thousands of film lovers head to Park City, Utah, for the Sundance Film Festival. This year, the Sundance Institute is encouraging festival-goers to share photos from the event on Instagram. If you’ll be at the festival, tag your photos #sundance for a chance to be featured on the Sundance website!
Not able to make it to Park City but still want to keep up with what’s going on at Sundance? Follow the @sundanceinstitute on Instagram for behind-the-scenes shots from the festival and check out the #sundance tag page online here or tap here if you’re on your iPhone.
Photos by wchaney, superman_in_training, ginamari9, austinmcraig, benjamayne & sundanceinstitute.
