Meet the Suggested Instagrammers of Egypt: @itsbumbledee

Instagram is the only social network that has managed to create its own true community. The people behind Instagram were smart enough to encourage Instagrammers to challenge each other visually, resulting in Instagram’s eminent growth in a relatively short time.

With their weekend hashtag projects, featured users, suggested users and Instameets, they’ve ensured massive user engagement and lots of alluring shots.

I talked to the 11 Egyptian Instagrammers who have been specially featured and suggested by the official Instagram account to unravel the secrets of their photo successes.

We’ll be featuring them all this week, stay tuned!

 

 

Hadeel Magdy (@itsbumbledee)

 

Hadeel, a 20 year old, Psychology student who posts impressive pictures was suggested by Instagram almost a year ago.

 

If your house was on fire, what will you take?

A photo posted by Hadeel Magdy. (@itsbumbledee) on Nov 11, 2014 at 6:07am PST

 

“I started hosting Instameets [Instagrammers gatherings], and later that year, I was recommended as a suggested user and they sent me a package by mail to thank me for what I’ve been doing. I still can’t believe it happened!”

 

I can’t believe this is the 300th photo! Over the past 2 years I’ve captured things I found interesting and posted them here. This community is so amazing and has allowed me to see some amazing things and meet some fantastic people. I’m excited for what 2014 holds! I can’t wait to share so many more adventures with you good friends. Why is 300 so special you may ask? I don’t know, I just needed to thank you for following along!

A photo posted by Hadeel Magdy. (@itsbumbledee) on Jan 1, 2014 at 5:15am PST

 

Hadeel uses a Nikon 3100D and sometimes her iPhone camera but she doesn’t abide to a specific style.

 

Bang!

A photo posted by Hadeel Magdy. (@itsbumbledee) on Nov 11, 2014 at 11:24am PST

 

“My photography style is a little bit of all – street photography, photo series, portraits and sometimes just random. I don’t believe that photographers should limit themselves to one genre, the sky is the limit.”

 

Good morning! Another #replacemyface from the #twistgram meeting.

A photo posted by Hadeel Magdy. (@itsbumbledee) on Nov 11, 2013 at 4:02am PDT

 

Being a suggested user made her feel a bit pressured at the beginning: “I felt like my photos just got worse and it sucked the fun out of it, like when your hobby turns into a job you hate. So I’m trying not to take it that serious now.”

 

Good morning! “Do it with passion or not at all”.

A photo posted by Hadeel Magdy. (@itsbumbledee) on Nov 11, 2013 at 12:07am PST

 

Thanks to Instagram, people started asking Hadeel to take their photos and sometimes even shoot weddings.

 

Good morning! I finally got to meet this beautiful, cute little creature. The very talented @saharfoad everyone. The first of many colabs to come!

A photo posted by Hadeel Magdy. (@itsbumbledee) on Apr 4, 2014 at 4:29am PDT

 

“I started a small business for myself, and now I publish both my work and what I love to do.”

 

Beautiful day, beautiful couple! I really love weddings! To see the whole album, check out my page! (Link in profile)

A photo posted by Hadeel Magdy. (@itsbumbledee) on Nov 11, 2014 at 10:32am PST

 

Although she’s still a student, Hadeel’s career in photography is booming and her solo exhibition is just around the corner.

 

Happy Unicorn’s birthday!

A photo posted by Hadeel Magdy. (@itsbumbledee) on Sep 9, 2014 at 2:27am PDT

 

 

WE SAID THIS: Don’t miss the other featured Instagrammers: @ahmad_abi, @ahmed_saeed, @ddinaali, @daniahany_, @dishahisham and @eslamuhammad.