24 Best Travelers on Instagram 2015
by Team Fathom
Photo by @aivenn.
Here at Fathom HQ, we love turning to Instagram for our daily dose of travel inspiration. Judging from the incredible response we receieved from last year's 24 Best Travelers on Instagram, you do too. This time around, we zoom in on tiny islands (Mallorca), small counties (Dorset), lesser-known cities (Utrecht), and splashy destinations (Hong Kong, Venice, London), to bring you the 24 Best Travelers on Instagram 2015.
As always, there was much researching, scrolling, arguing, and judging accounts both popular and obscure to finalize the crop of excellent travelers on Instagram who have never before been featured on Fathom. We hope you like what you see and want to follow along. Check out the other lists in Fathom's 24 Best series.
What we love: Splitting her time between Seoul and NYC, Kim's feed is an artful mix of design-driven hotspots we all want to visit next and artfully captured street scenes that never made rain look better.
Last seen: Sipping coffee in a recently converted sauna-now-cafe.
Follow: @yyykim
What we love: If the sleepy seaside English county of Dorset had an Instagram feed, this would be it. Partridge's careful choices of filters and compositions whisks us away to languid afternoons by the beach a British isle.
Last seen: Making new friends at Richmond Park, England.
Follow: @adampartridge
What we love: When he's not mountain biking (and Instagramming) with his wife around the Pacific Northwest, the Ukranian photographer is chasing natural light in the great outdoors around the world. His feed inspires us to pack our bags and lace up our hiking boots.
Last seen: Preparing for a kayak crabbing trip in Discovery Park.
Follow: @yuriymanchik
What we love: Trust a Hong Kong architect to find beautiful aesthetics in his daily grind. Mak's eye for lines and dimensions and soft natural light presents a subtle, restrained side to the chaotic city he lives in.
Last seen: Reliving his childhood at old playground structures.
Follow: @kingymak
What we love: Through jaw-dropping landscapes of the Italian Alps mixed with intimate details around his hometown in Florence, Mondì shows us a different side of la dolce vita. While he calls Italy home, his feed takes us on a virtual Euro trip to other picturesque countries like Cappadocia and Iceland.
Last seen: Getting lost in the Icelandic mountains.
Follow: @masinutoscana
What we love: His love for Transylvania and Romania shines through bright street shots and attention to the quiet moments: gorgeous tiles in Bucharest, cozy courtyards in Cluj-Napoca, and cows grazing in the Apuseni Mountains. When can we go?
Last seen: Reflecting at Piața Unirii in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Follow: @mihailonaca
What we love: A beautiful mix of urbanscapes and nature around Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo. Through well-timed shots, thoughtful composition, and slightly muted colors, his feed scrolls like something straight out of Lost in Translation or a Murakami film.
Last seen: Shopping at dusk in Osaka.
Follow: @_tuck4
What we love: His uncanny ability to turn his lens away from the colossal tourist crowds to capture tranquil snaps around Venice. An architect by trade, Marco brings us along canals, over bridges, and through piazzas to see a local's side to the city.
Last seen: Cruising down the Grand Canal.
Follow: @neumarc
What we love: The Australian sharpshooter fills the requisite tiny-girl-with-hat-in-gigantic-landscape portion of our Instagram feed. We feel like we're following along with storybook character as she dives into perfectly calm waters, hikes alone into the wilderness, and takes in huge sunsets. You get a sense of the vastness of the land and the quietness of it all.
Last seen: Running on pink sand in New South Wales.
Follow: @helloemilie
What we love: Her highly curated snaps of building exteriors, bars, boutiques, and street scenes feel like a great jumping off point for trip planning in urban environs like Sydney and London.
Last seen: Visiting a ceramic studio in Oxford and a painter’s studio in London.
Follow: @samsette
What we love: There’s a nice rhythm to his image portfolio. Images taken from treetops, bridges, and rooftops contrast with detailed shots of meals at the breakfast table. The designer, skater, mountain biker takes serene architectural shots, outdoorsy portraits, and plenty of cool bikes.
Last seen: Cycling around Rome.
Follow: @aivenn
What we love: This true nomad and Danish journalist has moved 25 times (!), currently living in Copenhagen after stints in Montreal and Berlin. She captures mornings with the paper (and pastries), summer nights along the water, and quintessential Scandi scenes that will make you want to book a trip immediately.
Last seen: Exploring the waterways of Denmark.
Follow: @ksberlin
What we love: The Utrecht-based sharpshooter skillfully showcases his mastery of the iPhone camera via vast landscape shots and remarkably intimate animal portraits. There’s almost a folkloric theme to his work — the landscapes and critters seem too perfect to be true.
Last seen: Chilling with marmots.
Follow: @herbertschroer
What we love: The journalist and self-professed bookworm has a fascinating feed of tribes in Australia's Northern Territory. There are also lots of frog photos and stacks of recommended books.
Last seen: Capturing painted faces and traditional Yolngu dancing.
Follow: @bookhopper
What we love: The São Paulo-based photog has a great, graphic point of view. Bursts of color and dramatic patterns dominate his feed, showcasing a playful, zany, and sometimes surreal world.
Last seen: Playing with reflections.
Follow: @andersonangelico
What we love: Carefully set-up scenes of adventure — lone kayakers on placid lakes, contemplative campers among enormous trees, tiny log cabins in the woods — are dreamy, cozy, and timeless.
Last seen: Camping in Big Sur.
Follow: @alexstrohl
What we love: The duo has turned traveling and creating into a full-time job that allows them to seamlessly integrate daily life with a flow of inspirational and photogenic travel.
Last seen: Canoeing the glacier blue waters of Canada's Lake Louise.
Follow: @sarahirenemurphy & @sdpnt
What we love: It's hard to resist a feed filled with beautiful photographs of Parisian boutiques, French blue doors, and blooming alleyways. It's a visual treat and one of our favorite ways to find out what's new and great in the City of Light.
Last seen: Scoping out Pickled, a canteen/culinary agency in the 11th arrondissement.
Follow: @ruerodier
What we love: The moody photographs of Transylvania-based Cernau capture the city's quiet medieval streets, striking countryside, and most recently summer in the seaside villages of France and Italy.
Last seen: Starfish spotting in Cap d'Ail, France.
Follow: @lavinia_cernau
What we love: The lady around town vibe of London-based Henderson has us dreaming of a long weekend exploring the city's markets, shops, and cobblestone streets.
Last seen: Frolicking in the lavender fields of Abbaye de Sénanque, France.
Follow: @jessonthames
What we love: If a vacation to Italy isn't in your near future don't fret. Alessandro has you covered with an intriguing mix from Le Marche's ancient country villages and peaceful seaside towns.
Last seen: Visiting Siena's sacred Cappella di Vitaleta.
Follow: @ilcavallopazzo
What we love: For expertly captured city scenes and drool-worthy food shots, follow along as lawyer/travler Ozkurt makes her way across the globe.
Last seen: Showing off her keen understanding of what's new, good, and photo worthy in NYC.
Follow: @hulyaozkurt
What we love: Slow down and enjoy the dreamy landscapes and shots of the Mediterranean from Mallorca. The fairytale vibe will have you contemplating a major move.
Last seen: Photographing the cutest donkey duo we've ever seen.
Follow: @mamelopez
What we love: The French-American photographer is based in Brooklyn, but manages to get around with recent trips to Amsterdam, Paris, and Rome under her belt. We like her relaxed style. It feels like we're following a super cool friend who has a killer eye.
Last seen: Spending the afternoon with Matisse at the Stedelijk in Amsterdam.
Follow: @fionaconrad