Instagram Second Worldwide InstaMeet Tomorrow – May 7, 2011
Instagram were so impressed by the turnout for our first Worldwide InstaMeet that they wanted to get another one together as soon as they could. The next meetup will be on Saturday, 7 May, and this time they’re encouraging everyone to get together with other Instagrammers in their hometown for a photowalk!
How’s It Work?
It’s easy: just go to meetup.com/instagram to join your city’s meetup group and let other Instagrammers in your city know you’ want to attend the photowalk. You can even help choose a place to meet up and discuss the details of your city’s walk. If you need ideas, take a look at what other cities are doing: New York City Instagrammers are organizing a scavenger hunt, and in San Francisco we’ll be meeting up in a neighborhood park and taking off for photowalks from there. You can also check out the #instameet hashtag to see photos from past meetups.
Spread the Word
Help spread the word about your hometown’s meetup. @grether, who organizes the Portland InstaMeets, shares some tips for how he gets Instagrammers in his city to meet face to face:
• Don’t be afraid to start small: two or three people is still a meet-up!
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• When you add a location tag in instagram to your pictures, you can click on that location to see other images posted there. Talk to the people who’ve posted at the same spots as you!
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• Search the hashtags to see if places near you are mentioned. If so, talk to the people who’ve posted there.
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• Post a note to Instagram that you want to start a meet up in your town and "@" those new friends you have made. Some won’t want to meet, but others will!
Joanne Carter
Joanne Carter is a British photography journalist, editor, curator, and the founder of *TheAppWhisperer.com*, one of the world’s leading platforms dedicated to mobile photography and art. Since its launch in 2009, TheAppWhisperer has become an international hub for artists of all levels to discover, learn, exhibit, and engage with contemporary photographic practice.Built on principles of inclusivity, accessibility, and artistic excellence, Joanne has spent almost two decades championing mobile photography as a serious artistic medium. Through interviews, critical essays, exhibitions, competitions, and education, she has helped shape and document the evolution of mobile art on a global scale.Her work has taken her internationally, lecturing on photography and mobile art at institutions and events including the Museum of Art in Seoul, South Korea, alongside appearances in the UK and Europe. She has served as a juror for international photography and mobile art awards across Portugal, Canada, the United States, South Korea, Italy, and the UK.Joanne is also the founder of *TheAppWhispererPrintSales.com*, one of the first online galleries dedicated exclusively to collectible mobile art, connecting artists with collectors across Europe, the United States, and Asia.Before founding TheAppWhisperer, Joanne worked extensively in print journalism and photographic publishing, including roles at a paparazzi photo agency and as deputy editor of a leading photography magazine. Her freelance journalism, criticism, and commentary have been published widely in both the UK and the US, with bylines in *The Times*, *The Sunday Times*, *The Guardian*, *Popular Photography*, *NikonPro*, *DPReview*, *Which?*, *Vogue Italia*, *LensCulture*, the *BBC*, and more recently, the *Financial Times*, where her published letters on photography continue to contribute to wider conversations around the medium.Alongside her editorial and curatorial work, Joanne’s own photographic practice has been exhibited internationally across the UK, Europe, South Korea, and the United States. Her work increasingly explores themes of grief, loss, death, memory, and the body.Her current research interests centre on grief, death, and poverty, with forthcoming postgraduate study leading towards doctoral research in these areas.Joanne is currently developing new long-form writing and photographic projects and is available for commissions, editorial projects, speaking engagements, and collaborations.Contact: joannetheappwhisperer@gmail.com)
