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!
Mostafa Hisham (@dishahisham)
Disha, a 21 year old Media Management student and freelance media producer, was featured in the weekly roundup on Instagram’s blog where they pick their favorite pictures every week.
“The picture they featured shows a hard working shoeshiner doing his thing while his customer is waiting for him with the fancy 50 piaster.”
Hands on hips & 50 piaster tips A photo posted by Dוsна ディシャ ديشا (@dishahisham) on
Disha uses his iPhone camera and he says his photos don’t follow a specific theme.
“I think my photography style is more like street-conceptual-natural. I’m more attracted to beauty than a single style of imagery.”
Elements & Mediums A photo posted by Dוsна ディシャ ديشا (@dishahisham) on
Being featured was a short term goal for him. He added, “I noticed that all the Instagrammers who got featured post their pictures in the square format. So, I decided to stick to the square format to be more like “certified” and maybe get featured in the future. Surprisingly, two weeks later, I woke up checking my phone and TADA I found Instagram liking my picture and mentioning me. I was half asleep, but it was definitely one of my happiest moments.”
Disha jokingly said he would love to see Fifi Abdou featured on Instagram one day for being who she is all the time.
Family Friday A photo posted by Dוsна ディシャ ديشا (@dishahisham) on
“Instagram is the perfect platform for everyone to see your work without annoying spam or useless posts. It’s always inspiring and it introduced me to a bunch of cool new friends.”
WE SAID THIS: Don’t miss the other featured and suggested Instagrammers of Egypt: @ahmad_abi, @ahmed_saeed, @ddinaali and @daniahany_