Or – “A reminder of this social network origins”

It’s 2017 and Instagram is now 600 million users strong, that’s a lot of new images/videos and stories each day. An effervescent but non-curated activity.

Besides all the personal accounts and brands, there are a few magazines. Some of them revolve around the third art: photography. Let’s get a deeper look…

Noice magazine

Noice is an online and paper publication for photographers. It has a very meticulous style when it comes to minimalism. Line, colors and light are key elements of Noice publications. They have a limited paper zine.

• Instagram: @noice_mag #noicemag
• Website: noicemagazine.com

Paper journal

Paper journal is an online magazine based in London with contributors from all over the world. It creates a series of independent exhibitions, printed publications, talks and events. It is updated weekly with interviews, features, studio visits and photobook reviews and aim to bring the best of contemporary visual arts.

• Instagram: @paperjournalmag #paperjournalmag
• Website: paper-journal.com

Archive Collective

Archive collective is an online magazine, a printed publication and a platform that promotes the talents of a global creative community. It is heavily photography based and everything is curated with a very high attention to details and aesthetics. Definitely a must of this list.

• Instagram: @archivecollectivemag #archivecollectivemag
• Website: thearchivecollective.com

Somewhere magazine

Somewhere is an online lifestyle magazine based in Stockholm, Sweden, with a focus on Photography, fashion, film, travel and design. They publish both on Instagram and on their website.

• Instagram: @somewheremagazine #somewheremagazine
• Website: somewhere-magazine.com

Subjectively Objective

Online gallery (on Instagram and via their exclusive newsletter) and books; mini monographs of artists or books + prints. Subjectively objective has a particular focus on contemporary landscape and conceptual photography.

• Instagram: @subjectivelyobjective #subjectivelyobjective
• Website: subjectivelyobjective.com

Fujifeed

Fujifeed is an online magazine publishing the work of both emerging and established photographers around the world. Daily on Instagram and weekly through articles and interviews. Fujifeed publish photographers working with the Fujifilm cameras system.

• Instagram: @fujifeed #fujifeed
• Website: fujifeed.com

YET magazine

YET is a triannual photography publication which showcases editorials and photographic series from artists worldwide. They publish both emerging and well-known photographers, taking into account the quality of the submitted project.

• Instagram: @yetmagazine #yetmagazine
• Website: yet-magazine.com

Burn

Edited by Magnum photographer David Alan Harvey, Burn is an evolving journal for emerging photographers. It was launched in December 2008. They publish new stories on their website at least two times per week.

• Instagram: @burnmagazine #burnmagazine
• Website: burnmagazine.org

Street photography international

A collective of street photographers and an online magazine promoting the best of street photography. Their Instagram is a very good source on that particular genre.

• Instagram: @streetphotographyinternational #spicollective
• Website: streetphotographyinternational.com

Aperture

A quarterly photography magazine and a book publisher based in New York. The magazine is published by the Aperture Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to fine art photography.

• Instagram: @aperturefnd #aperturefoundation
• Website: aperture.org

Minimal Zine

Minimal zine is an independent platform to share a minimal view on contemporary visual culture. They publish regularly on Instagram and they recently started doing interviews with photographers on their Tumblr.

• Instagram: @minimalzine #minimalzine
• Website: minimalzine.tumblr.com

Phroom magazine

Phroom is an online exhibition space dedicated to contemporary fine-art photography. Running on Instagram, Tumblr and Facebook but also on their website. They have a very distinct curation style.

• Instagram: @phroom_magazine #phroommagazine
• Website: phroommagazine.com

Of the Afternoon

Launched in 2012, of the afternoon started out as a one-off printed publication then expanded as a bi-annual print magazine distributed in 21 countries. Their aim is to share the very best of photography, art and visual culture in an accessible way.

• Instagram: @oftheafternoon #oftheafternoon
• Website: oftheafternoon.com

If you leave

Started in 2009 by Laurence Von Thomas, this photography blog has gone from strength to strenght. They’re simply one of the most visually appealing curated stream of contemporary photographers around the web. If you have to follow only one zine, this is the one.

• Instagram: @ifyouleavestagram #ifyouleave
• Website: if-you-leave.tumblr.com

Feature shoot

Feature shoot showcases the work of international emerging and established photographers. With contributing writers from all over the world, they feature contemporary work in all genres of photography. From documentary to landscape.

• Instagram: @featureshoot #myfeatureshoot
• Website: featureshoot.com

About the Author

Samuel Zeller is a freelance photographer based in Switzerland, an ambassador for Fujifilm and the editor of Fujifeed magazine. You can contact him here and follow his recent work. This article was also published here and shared with permission.