Indonesian Instagrammers Meet at Mount Bromo, East Java
This weekend (April 6-7), we’re challenging people around the globe to host their very own photo walk or InstaMeet, just like this Indonesian crew. Organizing is easy: grab some Instagram friends, pick a location and add a hashtag to the photos that you share that’s unique to your InstaMeet! Learn more here.
Inspired by the @pilgramers, Indonesian Instagrammers Ernanda Putra (@ernandaputra) and Jagat Natha (@jagatnatha) hosted their own InstaMeet in Jakarta in January. They were amazed by the success. “18 people came from all around the country. We had so much fun that day and got lots of feedback and requests to do it again.” So Ernanda and Jagat, along with Dicky Irman Nassa (@anomalu) from Jakarta and Sigit Hartanto (@sigithartanto) and Arie Novwan (@konservatif) from Bandung, began planning their next InstaMeet at Mount Bromo, an active volcano in East Java.
The game plan was simple: the five organizers announced the InstaMeet on their Instagram accounts and invited anyone to participate, so long as they could arrange their own transportation to Mount Bromo and pay for lodging.
23 Instagrammers made the trip, many of whom met for the first time at the three-day event. They spent most of the first day on the road together, splitting three cars en route to Bromo. On the second day, the group summited the mountain at 3:00AM to see the sun rise, and later explored Bromo’s “green savana” and “whispering sands.” Each night, they returned to their shared lodging, a local villager’s house, and got to know one another better. “For me this small event was really special,” Ernanda says. “Instagram actually brings me exciting new experiences— meeting new people, exploring new places—and this was a truly unforgettable experience.”
To view more photos from the Mount Bromo InstaMeet, visit the hashtag #instameetbromo and follow @ernandaputra and @jagatnatha on Instagram!
So random
Blogging once in a while randomness:
scrapbooking | photography | instagram | cooking | gardening
- not in a particular order
The woman above was arrested for Instagramming the street art in the photo on the right.
Quebec police tracked Jennifer Pawluck to her home and arrested her saying the photo was a threat to the Montreal police spokesperson Ian Lafrenière (who’s depicted in the street art).
Jennifer says she doesn’t know who made the art, and she’ll have to report to trial on April 17th.
Woman Arrested for Instagramming Street Art
via Heather Champ, Hyperallergic; Photo via Jennifer Pawluck & Hyperallergic
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#Shadow
InstaMeet Roundup | 4
Are you participating in an InstaMeet or photo walk soon? Let us know by sending us a note through Tumblr.
This weekend (April 6-7), we’re challenging people around the globe to host their very own photo walk or InstaMeet. Organizing is easy: just grab some Instagram friends, pick a location, and add a hashtag to the photos that you share that’s unique to your InstaMeet!
To help inspire an InstaMeet of your very own, we’re sharing photos from Instagrammers around the world who recently gathered together to host their own photo walks or InstaMeets. Want to organize your own? Be sure to check out our blog post with tips on how to organize and throw a great event. To get a peek at what it’s like to attend a photo walk, browse the photos on each city’s hashtag page:
- Mount Bromo, Indonesia — #instameetbromo
- Cape Town, South Africa— #igctkalkbay
- Dallas-Fort Worth, United States — #weldmeet
- Hong Kong, China — #hkinstayay20
- London, United Kingdom — #instacruiseLDN
- Abruzzo, Italy — #instameetabruzzo1
- New York City, United States — #ignycbday
Anyone nearby?
Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPflowerpower
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 #WHPflowerpower, which asked participants to capture photographs of flowers. Every Monday we feature some of our favorite submissions from the project, but be sure to check out the rest here.
Flower power
Instant happiness - Strawberries & cream cake
Drizzling and light rain throughout the day, I planned to do more pruning at the backyard but had to wait until the rain stopped. So while waiting, I could use some Betty Crocker’s instant happiness maker, just to cheer up the gloomy day ;) This one was actually too easy to make and super quick! The kiddo and hubster loved it, I -as always- couldn’t eat it.
The Week on Instagram | 72
News
- The Indian Express: Amitabh Bachchan joins Instagram
- Fast Company: Instagram Art: See Astonishing Mini Masterpieces Made Out of Food
- The Verge: Film festival uses Instagram to create flip book trailers
Get Involved
- Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPflowerpower. View photos from the last project, #WHPstoryportrait.
Around the Community
Instagram weekend hashtag project, so colorful
Operation pruning (cont’d).
Current state of the backyard, badly need pruning, fertilised etc. First, identifying the plants and which should stay/go.
This Weekend’s Hashtag Project: #WHPflowerpower
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.
Spring has sprung! In honor of the recent shift to spring in the northern hemisphere, the goal this weekend is to capture photographs of flowers. Some ideas to get you started: capture a photo of your hand grasping a bouquet of beautiful blossoms, find dozens of flowers gathered together and fill the entire frame with their colorful petals, or purchase a single flower from a local flower shop and experiment with minimal still life photos.
PROJECT RULES: Please only add the hashtag #WHPflowerpower to photos taken over this weekend and only submit your own photographs to the project. Any image taken then tagged over the weekend is eligible to be featured right here Monday morning!
Flower power!
