We've all seen plenty of mediocre airplane shots on our Instagram feeds, and they're not usually all that inspiring.
These 12 photographers, however, take some amazing travel photos that are bound to inspire feelings of wanderlust in anyone who sees them. With follower counts numbering in the hundreds of thousands, they're incredibly popular, too.
Niche, a startup that helps brands partner with popular social media creators, helped us compile a list of the most-followed travel photographers on Instagram.
From Tokyo to the Great Barrier Reef, these photographers are all over the map, and many of them are getting paid the big bucks to do it.
Pete Halvorsen is a surf and lifestyle photographer based out of the Southern California town of Manhattan Beach. He has worked with several high-profile clients, including TOMS and Toyota, and shoots amazing photos of waves up and down the California coast.
(@petehalvorsen, 111K followers)
Matt Gee, a Los Angeles-based photographer, travels everywhere from China to Utah, posting breathtaking shots to his Instagram profile.
(@mattbg, 112K followers)
In 2012, Zach Glassman left a career in finance to spend a year traveling the world. A year later, he founded Passion Passport, an online community of bloggers and photographers who use the site to share their travel experiences.
(@zachspassport, 126K followers)
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