I love Instagram. It’s the one form of social media where I don’t have to see people’s dinners or babies or whatever, unless I actually want to. What I love about is is that I can research destinations, see locations, angles to shoot, time of day etc or just daydream about my next trip on the commute home. There are almost half a billion (yes!) Instagram users, so why not take a look at my particular favourite travel photographers to follow on Instagram to get you started?

Chris Burkhard

There is always something that keeps you coming back. For me it’s these Rivers. I became obsessed with their beautiful braided shape and color when seeing them from an airplane window. Now 8 years later it’s a full blown obsession. 23 trips to Iceland and thousands of dollars spent on flights to document them has been worth every second. ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ I have been lucky to work closely with Halendid – Iceland National Park (halendid.is) to help promote their preservation by establishing a national park in the Highlands. Maybe someday they will inspire you too.

A photo posted by ChrisBurkard (@chrisburkard) on Jun 8, 2016 at 5:01pm PDT

Iurie Belegurschi

Winter days in #iceland ❄ Who loves snow?

A photo posted by Iurie Belegurschi Photography (@iuriebelegurschi) on Jan 6, 2017 at 3:21am PST

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Stian Klo

Off to Greenland with @heidihallseth first thing on monday. Wish us luck ! #visitgreenland / Do I know anyone in #ilulissat ? 🇬🇱

A photo posted by Stian Klo 🇳🇴 (@stianmklo) on Aug 20, 2016 at 4:04am PDT

Øyvind Buljo

Stetind, Tysfjord. Norways National Mountain. Well deserved, it’s a beautiful piece of this country! _______ #landscapesofnorway #igworldglobal #thebestofnorway #igscandinavia #DreamChasersNorway #exceptional_pictures #longexpoelite #ic_longexpo #nightphotography_exclusive #theworldshotz #wu_norway #landscapesofnorway #marvelshots #earth_shotz #ilovenorway #ic_landscapes #landscapephotomag #world_beautifulshots #norgefoto #longexpoelite #igworldclub_landscape #landscapecaptures #worldmastershotz #northernnorway #global_beautiful_pictures #mittnorge #featured_by_peter #mittnordnorge #unlimitedscandinavia #got_hdr #nordicphotos

A photo posted by Øyvind Buljo (@oyvindb_photography) on Dec 27, 2016 at 5:16am PST

Felix Inden

Random winter morning in northern Norway 🙌 The weather is incredibly hot here in Germany… really craving some fresh marine breeze and mountain views! How’s your week going so far?

A photo posted by Felix Inden Photography (@felixinden) on Sep 7, 2016 at 12:19pm PDT

Of course this doesn’t cover half of the people I follow to get new ideas and not included on this list are National Geographic and it’s travel magazine National Geographic Travel; guide books such as Lonely Planet and Lonely Planet Traveller, the Rough Guide and Bradt. But don’t forget to check out destination tourist boards. My favourites include ILoveGreenland, Tourism Ireland, Mitt Norge, Visit Faroe Islands, and Visit Scotland. That is so many more than five really isn’t it?!