The Perks of Being Yourself

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Nature Boy by Lizzy Stewart on Flickr

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just messing around with animated gifs

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This GIF was selected for the amazing imigif day n°3 curated by imiging. Submit your own creation to join the party next month. GIF it to us!

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Tristan Henry-Wilson thewhiteleaf working on his nebula dress series

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Emily Julstrom Bulb Patterns

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Walk this way, Davis Ayer

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Follower of Fashion, Conrad Roset

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Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPnightlights

Weekend Hashtag Project is a series featuring designated themes and hashtags chosen by Instagram’s Community Team. For a chance to be featured on the Instagram blog, follow @instagram and look for a post announcing the weekend’s project every Friday.

The goal this weekend is to capture dynamic displays of light in the darkness. Some tips to get you started:

Look for all the different sources of light that can illuminate an interesting scene around you, including street lamps, flashlights, candles and moonlight.

The glowing lights of buildings and bridges at night offer a great opportunity for cityscapes.

Remember to hold your camera as still as possible for the longer exposure required in a low light setting. To prevent your photo or video from being too bright or grainy, tap and hold the brightest part of your frame to adjust and lock the exposure.

If you’re celebrating Independence Day in the United States this weekend, try to capture the unique light effects of fireworks and sparklers. (Just remember to maintain a safe distance.)

PROJECT RULES: Please add the #WHPnightlights hashtag only to photos and videos taken over this weekend and only submit your own photographs and videos to the project. If you include music in your video submissions, please only use music to which you own the rights. Any tagged image or video taken over the weekend is eligible to be featured on Monday.

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“I actually went to the shelter to get another dog, but he’d already been adopted. So I decided to do a lap around the facility before I left, and I saw Engelbert. He had about ten pages of physical problems. His back legs didn’t work. His old owners kept him outside, so his ears were completely frostbitten. And he only had three teeth. So I thought if I didn’t get him, nobody else would.”

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Standing in the Rain, Ortaköy, Istanbul, Turkey

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A New Life for Nooks of Decay with @acommonname

To see more of Paige Smith’s crystalline-inspired works, follow @acommonname on Instagram.

Graphic designer-turned-multimedia artist Paige Smith (@acommonname) has lost count of her “urban geodes” that occupy the nooks and crannies of decay in places as far-flung as Bali, Madrid and Istanbul.

It all began three years ago in downtown Los Angeles, where Paige was living. “I started noticing the cracks and holes and decaying surfaces of our buildings, and that no one seemed to be paying attention to them,” she says. “The idea clicked to utilize these spaces and create something beautiful.”

Paige started by using a paper-cutting and folding technique called kirigami to create three-dimensional installations that look like geodesic formations. While she still prefers this method for her large-scale installations, her process has evolved to incorporate crystals of silicon-molded resin. The resulting works draw attention by juxtaposing inorganic formations that appear natural against the backdrop of a deteriorating man-made landscape.

Like the walls and buildings they inhabit, Paige’s works also decay over time. “I appreciate the mystery of their demise,” she says. “It’s a natural occurrence.”