The 25 Best Instagram Accounts to Follow for the Ultimate Northern California Experience
We live in such a beautiful area and sometimes the best way to appreciate Northern California is through the photos. Instagram is the one of the best places to find great photography, and NorCal is chock full of amazing photographers.
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From waterfall enthusiasts and hikers, to extreme athletes and “yoga queens,” we’ve compiled the best 25 Instagram accounts to help you get the full NorCal experience:
25. @Halfway_there_outdoors
Just a couple of outdoor enthusiast sharing our adventures and inspiring more people to go outside. Halfway Outdoors has stunning photos from all over NorCal, including Yosemite, Mt. Shasta, Lassen and San Francisco:
24. @tara_huff_
We’ve dubbed Tara Huff the “Yoga Queen of NorCal” as she will find some of the coolest destinations in NorCal and do some yoga. She finds ways to capture the essence of NorCal while also displaying some sweet yoga poses:
23. @joeymaclennan
Joey MacLennan is know to his followers as a deeply talented Northern California landscape photographer. He uses dark colors to show some of the area’s most popular destinations:
22. @_lucasriley
We’ve been following Lucas Riley for a while as he consistently puts out awesome outdoor photography of Northern California. He spends a lot of time in the Shasta region, with some really cool photography of Castle Crags:
Check out his full account here
21. @trevorsowderphotography
Trevor Sowder has been hitting us with some awesome landscape photography of NorCal for years. He gets to all of the best destinations around while offering a diverse finished photography, keeping his photos unique compared to his counterparts:
20. @allytanner
Next to the incredibly bright imagery in her photos, Ally Tanner’s Instagram feed is full of beautiful imagery from around Northern California. Her most amazing photos come from the high alpine lakes of the Desolation Wilderness:
Check out her full account here
19. @alphawanderlust
Donny Barnec is an outdoor addict, and luckily for us, he documents his adventures. Located out of the Bay Area, Donny travels around NorCal to shoot some rare and gorgeous locations:
Check out his full account hereÂ
18. @aaliceinwonderland
Based in the Bay Area, Alice spends her time traveling around Northern California finding the most beautiful destinations to explore and photograph. Even though she sometimes leaves the comfort of NorCal for grander adventures around the world, her feed is full of great images from Yosemite to the Oregon border:
17. @brandonnbeck
We like to think about him as the craziest guy in Northern California. Skiier, cliff jumper and all around crazy person Brandon Beck has been lighting up Instagram with his death-defying stunts for years:
See all his death-defying stunts hereÂ
This account is run by Jason Luman, but we know him as Waterfall Adventures. To see all things outdoors in NorCal, specifically our stunning waterfalls, this is a great account to follow. Here are a couple of our favorite photos:
15. @_cliffy_
Combining a stunning mix of people and landscape, Cliffy has a unique ability to capture special moments in Northern California. His specialty lies in putting beautiful people in front of popular destinations. The results are stunning:
14. @ianchen0
A landscape photographer specializing in astrophotography and based in the Bay Area, Ian has a knack for finding the best side of NorCal. He gets photography in many different locations, but it’s his astrophotography around Northern California that really captures our attention:
Check out his full account here
13. @scenescapery
Based out of Westwood, Jake Edwards has the unique opportunity to capture the east side of Lassen and Lake Almanor. He uses his Instagram to share two stories: incredible landscape photography and the story of his prematurely born daughter, Ivy. Both are inspirational:
12. @kanecandrade
A former Marine who used photography to find his way post service, Kane C. Andrade uses a colorful essence to shoot stunning photography around NorCal and the world. His photos are bright, along with his future in photography:
11. @houstonshoots
Based near the Humboldt Coast, Houston Douglass is your go-to Instagram page to see the beauty of the North Coast. Spending his days exploring the Pacific Ocean and Redwood Forests, he shows us why the coast rivals any region in NorCal in its beauty:
10. @josh_wray
Our favorite page out of the Mammoth area, Josh Wray explores Mono County and beyond with a sense of joyous adventure. Exploring lakes during the summer and the snowy mountains in the winter, this page will inspire you to get out into the wilderness and have some fun:
Check out his full account here
9.@Robert.Wall
Robert Wall is a Northern California local who has used his experience in the outdoors become a world-traveling cliff-jumper. He was even chosen for a worldwide cliff-jumping trip from Volcom. His account gets around the world, but he also has a ton of photos/videos from his native NorCal. Check it out:
8. @glennleerobinson
If you like colorful photography, you’ll love Glenn Lee Robinson’s Instagram page. A landscape photographer who has an innate ability to find distinct color in nature, this page shows you the popular NorCal destinations with a look that you’ve probably never seen before:
7. @ohtombombadil
Patrick Mueller has recently got our attention as one of the best photographers in the area. He continuously has some of the best photos at each outdoor destination in NorCal, and while sometimes he ventures out of the area, his local photos rival anyone in the area:
6. @croulter
We’ve been following the exploits of NorCal daredevil Nick Coulter for a long time. His cliff-jumping antics, incredible videography (see: Flow State) and all-around sense of adventure has helped him gain popularity on Instagram and YouTube over the past few years:
See all of his adventurous antics here
5. @rynotime
In my opinion, Ryan Thompson is one of the most talented young photographers around. He finds the best vantage points and puts in the time to make his photographs perfect. While he recently moved to Oregon, his account still holds some of the best photography NorCal has to offer:
4. @warnerscorner
Kris Warner’s talent and dedication to photography is apparent on his Instagram feed. The best part of this Instagram page is it shows the sheer joy of being able to explore Northern California:
3. @corypoolephotography
We featured Cory Poole years ago in our print magazine years ago and he has continued to amaze us with his photography around NorCal. His ability to capture rare moments in the outdoors of NorCal makes this one of our favorite NorCal Instagram accounts:
2. @gettyphotography
With nearly a half a million followers, Bruce Getty has a massive Instagram following, and the uniqueness and professionalism in the photos shows you exactly why. Most of his photos are stunning renderings of Bay Area locations:
1. @the_lost_coast
In our opinion, Felipe consistently puts out the most stunning and diverse photography in Northern California on Instagram. His page features nearly all of the popular NorCal destinations and his range of style and consistent quality makes him our top Instagram page to follow for NorCal enthusiasts:
What’s your favorite NorCal Instagram account? Who did we miss? Let us know in the comments section!
