19 Irresistible Instagram Accounts You Need in Your Life
If there’s one thing Instagram has taught us, it’s that life often looks better behind a filter. From the dreamy Valencia to the moody X-Pro II, social media lovers, bloggers and even professional photographers are harnessing the impact of Instagram to make our lives a little more colourful.
Whether you’re a self-confessed Instagram addict or purveyor of pretty things, these are the accounts to wake up beside, spend your day with and cosy up to at night. Get ready to become obsessed.
Travel
Young Adventuress
The Young Adventuress is your knowledgeable guide to the worlds of travel and travel blogging, demonstrating her own experience and expertise in every picture perfect post. Liz is an incurable wanderlust sufferer with an Instagram account that documents her travels – and every digital postcard is more beautiful than the last.
Expert Vagabond
Matt, AKA the Expert Vagabond, invites readers to explore the world with him – using his awe-inspiring travel blog to share personal adventures illustrated with some truly incredible location shots. Matt’s Instagram account pulses with colour, giving followers a big, fat scoop of planet Earth in all its glory.
On the Luce
On the Luce is a comprehensive travel blog in a very sophisticated package, brought to you by ‘full-time travel obsessive’ Lucy and crammed with bona fide eye candy. Lucy’s Instagram posts feature sweeping landscapes and spectral compositions from around the world, from the little things to the big picture and everything in between.
Fashion
She Wears Fashion
Kavita of She Wears Fashion is a blogger with an addiction to looking gorgeous. A devoted fan of thrifty finds and worshipper of vintage treasures, Kavita brings her readers flawless fashion fixes on the daily – with an Instagram account that’s full to the brim with a vivacious and vibrant glimpse into the life of a style junkie.
Forever Amber
Forever Amber is the fashion blog that doesn’t take no for an answer, bursting with style-centric carpe diem guaranteed to get under your skin. Offering an array of stunning how-tos, tops 5s and trend-based tips, Amber makes looking lovely easier than ever. Check out her Instagram for an infectious influx of killer outfit ideas.
I Want You to Know
Kristabel is a Londoner born and bred, with an insatiable appetite for knitwear and a blog that goes by the name of I Want You to Know. This fashion-focused blogroll is a sight for sore eyes, bringing a feisty splash of colour to the lives of her loyal followers – and Kristabel’s Instagram account is a goldmine of fashion photos.
Lifestyle
Rick Nunn
Rick Nunn describes himself as a man who ‘designs stuff and takes photos’ – but we think it’s rather a lot more special than that. His blog is a testament to the power of artistry, immersing readers in a world draped in velvety sepia tones. On Instagram, Rick takes followers through his art, ambitions and adventures.
Cider with Rosie
Cider with Rosie is a lesson in lifestyle blogging, combining editorial level fashion features with social diary entries and scrumptious feel-good recipes. Rosie takes her readers through a journey that’s bright, heartwarming and perpetually pretty, while her Instagram brings only the most brilliant highlights for your viewing pleasure.
The Londoner
The second Rosie of our lineup is the brains behind the Londoner, a travel and lifestyle blog that treats readers to decadent meals, introspective musings and must-read guides to doing everything everywhere. On Instagram, the Notting Hill local is partial to sharing enviable outfit shots and food photos that’ll make your mouth water.
Wildlife
Will Burrard-Lucas
Professional wildlife photographer Will Burrard-Lucas is one of the UK’s most unique talents, capturing creatures of all shapes, sizes and species in breathtaking detail. Will’s blog is an absolute treat for animal lovers – and by following him on Instagram, you can get up close and personal with weird and wonderful wildlife across the world.
Richard Peters
Richard Peters captures the world’s wildlife in an elegant and intimate way, producing stunning animal portraits that are powerful, evocative and impossibly crisp. If you like the sound of an Instagram feed full of exotic birds, jungle cats and woodland wildlife, following Richard will be the best decision you make today.
Interiors
Design Hunter
There are few blogs as aptly named as Design Hunter: your solution to every imaginable style dilemma. Bring readers a steady stream of inspiration, observations and insider intel, the blog is every indecisive homeowner’s holy book – while the Instagram account offers a stylish supplement decorated in cool, muted tones.
Fabric of My Life
Fabric of My Life is a minimalist masterpiece, delivering home decor tips to the masses via a blog that’s as fetching as it is informed. The woman behind the blog, Kate Baxter, offers readers access to trend updates, theme pieces and food for thought – using her Instagram as an extension of this vibrant home design hub.
Decorator’s Notebook
Brother and sister duo Bethan and Joe are responsible for the Decorator’s Notebook – an interiors blog that celebrates ethical and beautiful design through posts on all things in the home. Follow the Decorator’s Notebook on Instagram to find a delicate palette of seaside shades with the occasional burst of hot pink and pillar box red.
Commercial
Holly Booth
Commercial photographer Holly Booth helps us find beauty in the finer details, with a portfolio covering everything from jewellery to stationery and a blog that tracks her creative processes. Holly’s Instagram account may be bathed in beige, but it is anything but – giving followers an exciting glimpse into her creativity.
Devlin Photos
Lisa Devlin’s photographic portfolio includes an array of magnificent wedding shots full of authentic romance and intimacy. On top of that, though, Lisa’s food photography is positively delectable – and by tracking her down on Instagram, you can explore her palatable posts for yourself.
Weddings
Andria Lindquist
The impulsive, adventurous and atypical Andria Lindquist is a wedding photographer with her finger on the pulse of the alternative fashion sphere. Her blog and Instagram form a creative cornucopia of sultry shots and quirky compositions guaranteed to inspire fashion junkies, aspiring artists and brides-to-be everywhere.
Kerrie Mitchell
Kerrie Mitchell’s wedding portfolio is packed with love, documenting engagements and wedding days with sincerity and style. On Instagram, Kerrie takes followers through stories of soulmates and very special occasions – demonstrating that the key to conquering this social platform is pure authenticity.
Lisa Dawn
Lisa Dawn and her husband specialise in creative wedding photography and their collective portfolio is an online scrapbook worthy of any bride-to-be. From vivid vintage affairs to secluded seaside ceremonies, the pair are paving the way on Instagram – bringing a new level of class to the bridal photography world.
Get following these Instagram icons to flood your feed with creativity, colour and can’t-live-without-it #instalove.