It’s time to face the cold, hard facts.
You’re not going to grow your photography Instagram account if you keep using generic hashtags like #instagood #travel and #photooftheday.
With more than 95 million photos uploaded onto Instagram each day, you need to get SPECIFIC if you want to grow an engaged and targeted following.
The best hashtags that will get you noticed aren’t the most popular.
Why?
Because EVERYONE else is using them and your post will get buried in a matter of minutes or seconds.
Yikes.
How to Find The Perfect Photography Hashtags for Your Account
Ready to get strategic with your hashtags?
With a maximum of 30 per post, you need to investigate each one to make it aligns with your brand, and you’re able to snag one of the top 9 spots.
Er… What’s the top 9?
It’s the top trending photos for that specific hashtag. If you can get your picture there, you’ll increase impressions, likes and attract new followers.
No bots required! (or allowed!)
How to Get Your Photos in the Top 9
The easiest and best way to get your photos onto the “Top Posts” tab is by avoiding super competitive hashtags.
A good rule of thumb is to take the average number of likes you get for a photo (let’s say it’s 400) and multiply it by 1000.
The final number (400,000) means you should target hashtags with 400,000 or fewer entries.
That’s your sweet spot!
Hashtags for Instagram Stories
Psst… You don’t only have to use your hashtag research for your feed posts. Play around with the most relevant tags you find and use them in your Instagram Stories.
It will give your account a boost and can land you up on the explore page!
Best Instagram Hashtags for Photography
Need some inspiration to kick-start your Instagram hashtag research?
Here are some of the best high, medium and low hashtags for different photography niches.
General Photography Hashtags
#photography: 534,714,708
#photographyislife: 9,336,614
#iglobal_photographers: 1,535,374
#ig_myshots: 1,222,284
#photographyaddict:: 934,442
#photographyisart: 612,822
#photographylovers💕: 176,237
#shotwithlove_: 158,599
#photographyismylife:153,511
#photographyislove: 141,160
#photographyismypassion: 121,800
#photographyofinstagram: 109,920
Camera Brand Hashtags
Nikon
#nikonphotography: 16,313,470
#nikonphotographer: 1,194,767
#nikonphotographers: 868,543
#nikonphotos: 443,957
#nikoncamera: 455,747
Canon
#canon_photos: 8,260,170
#canonlens: 440,348
#canonphotographers: 381,223
#canoncollective: 267,971
#canonshot: 245,648
#canonlover: 196,660
#canonmoment: 174,663
#canonportrait: 149,960
Fuji
#fujixseries: 1,515,753
#fujifilm_street: 548,395
#fujilovers: 232,356
Fujiphotography: 115,615
Sony
#sonyalpha: 12,854,138
#sonyimages: 4,903,450
#sonyphotography: 2,167,483
#sonyphotogallery: 912,327
#sonycamera: 902,549
#sonyportraits: 554,233
#sonyalphaclub: 449,111
#sonyphoto: 343,182
#sonypictures: 320,558
#sonyalphaportrait: 312,457
#sonymirrorless: 260,531
#sonyphotographer: 153,920
Olympus
#olympuspen: 1,475,088
#olympusomd: 968,921
#olympuscamera: 545,783
#olympusphotography: 232,452
Travel Photography Hashtags
#travelphotography: 108,549,145
#getoutstayout: 4,004,538
#adventurethatislife: 2,980,112
#iamatraveler: 2,737,162
#travelphotos: 2,437,035
#Hello_worldpics: 1,354,773
#lovetheworld: 1,302,251
#wondermore: 950,821
#postcardplaces: 897,824
#wheretofindme: 846,443
#speechlessplaces: 684,998
#adventureanywhere: 634,660
#travelwithus: 446,623
#letsgoback: 354,711
#travelphotography📷:347,924
#adventureinspired: 314,958
#adventuregram: 309,825
#travelphotooftheday: 308,450
#travelphotograph: 267,756
#adventureseekers: 239,777
#adventurephotographer: 200,732
#travelphotographyoftheday: 138,814
#travelholics: 137,100
#prettycities: 133,533
#aroundtheworldpics: 100,955
#lostatlast: 84,811
#travelwithaninsider: 84,752
#travelphotographers: 69,069
#aroundtheworldtrip: 56,794
Food Photography Hashtags
#foodphotography: 49,739,648
#onthetable: 9,137,580
#huffposttaste: 7,252,176
#foodiegram: 7,110,847
#instafoodie: 6,622,775
#foodiesofinstagram: 4,210,099
#foodpornshare: 3,044,961
#tastingtable: 2,840,245
#foodphotographer: 1,813,423
#foodlife: 1,788,176
#foodphotos: 895,498
#healthyfoodie: 618,539
#foodiefeature: 497,549
#foodieforlife: 463,523
#foodphotograph: 385,517
#feedfeedvegan: 365,528
#foodphotooftheday: 365,150
#foodiepics: 318,368
#beautifulcuisine: 299,604
#foodphotographyandstyling: 214,050
#foodieadventures: 187,537
#foodporndaily: 186,441
#foodofinsta: 181,645
#feedfeedbaking: 152,761
#foodphotoshoot: 148,417
#foodlifestyle: 95,188
#foodstylingandphotography: 92,825
#feedfeedglutenfree: 92,759
#firstweeat: 47,692
#feedfeedchocolate: 36,836
Wildlife Photography Hashtags
#wildlifephotography: 11,489,995
#wildlifeonearth: 1,135,526
#wildlife_perfection: 1,559,920
#wildlifeplanet: 2,276,534
#wildlife_seekers: 917,619
#wildlifeaddicts: 909,529
#wildlifephotographer: 732,694
#wildlifelovers: 522,729
#wildlifeperfection: 371,693
#wildlife_shots: 366,535
#wildlife_vision: 332,692
#wildlife_photography: 305,259
#wildlifephotos: 251,727
#wildlifeofinstagram: 236,356
#wildlifesafari: 142,417
#wildlifelover: 152,983
#animalphotos: 495,916
#animalshots: 384,243
#animalphoto: 370,667
#animalworld: 369,565
#animalfanatics: 369,181
#animalover: 264,053
#animalgram: 202,139
#animaloftheday: 179,884
#animalphotography: 3,730,497
#animalovers: 1,092,369
#majestic_wildlife: 118,149
#animalelite: 1,190,536
#animals_in_world: 718,249
#safari: 7,372,488
#africansafari: 347,816
#photosafari: 224,865
#cutewildanimals: 39,981
#ourwildlifedays: 45,525
#planet_of_animals: 100,092
#wildlife_supreme: 74,259
#natgeowild: 1,807,796
#natgeowildlife: 373,309
Fashion Photography Hashtags
#fashionphotography: 19,128,470
#fashionphotographer: 5,058,252
#fashioninspiration: 3,993,462
#editorialshoot: 526,199
#fashionphotographers: 174,081
#fashioneditorials: 139,785
#fashionphotographyappreciation: 134,681
#fashionphotographyoftheday: 70,906
Portrait Photography Hashtags
#portraitphotography: 37,797,566
#portrait_perfection: 6,440,094
#portraitphotographer: 5,444,294
#portraits_ig: 5,284,548
#postmoreportraits: 2,543,109
#portraitmode: 1,897,920
#life_portraits: 1,872,416
#portrait_shot: 983,805
#portraitcollective: 966,930
#portraitperfection: 903,361
#portraitphoto: 801,457
#portrait_society: 670,422
#portraitvisuals: 456,843
#portraits_today: 445,030
#portraitgasm: 417,614
#discoverportraits: 381,464
#portraitinspiration: 359,972
#portraits_shots: 204,030
#portraitphotoshoot: 83,843
Street Photography Hashtags
#streetphotography: 74,279,983
#streetphotographers: 3,585,843
#streetphotographyworldwide: 468,742
#streetphotographersmagazine: 434,745
#streetphotograph: 278,054
#streetphotography_color: 309,566
#streetphotographyhub: 202,347
#streetphotographybnw: 224,122
#streetphotographyincolors: 181,783
#streetphotographyintheworld: 76,973
#architecture_minimal: 415,932
#contemporaryarchitecture: 367,371
#architecture_greatshots: 572,519
#architecturephoto: 793,753
#architecturedaily: 596,201
#architecturegram: 258,657
#architecture_lovers: 319,148
#architecturedetails: 291,224
#architecturephotos: 225,854
#urbanphotographer: 169,915
#urbanphotography: 8,898,881
#streetartandgraffiti: 468,704
#streetart_daily: 632,491
#streetartphotography: 1,530,473
#streetartphoto: 384,961
#streetartglobe: 457,649
#streetartdaily: 315,833
#streetart_addiction: 282,571
#streetartporn: 140,170
#streetartiseverywhere: 94,199
#streetportraits: 254,895
#streetportraiture: 40,104
#wearethestreets: 150,377
#wearethestreet: 1,573,193
#Beststreets: 662,174
#citylifestyle: 210,568
#documentaryphotographer: 323,065
Drone Photography Hashtags
#dronephotography: 4,860,563
#droneoftheday: 2,605,075
#aerialphotography: 3,077,329
#dronefly: 1,810,841
#djiphantom: 1,220,971
#djispark: 1,158,223
#droneporn: 916,585
#droneshots: 421,517
#dronegram: 377,707
#dronedaily: 353,742
#dronepointofview: 287,300
#djicreator: 269,921
#djidrone: 237,164
#droneglobe: 234,615
#droneaddicts: 184,732
#dronephotos: 179,690
#dronenature: 171,848
#djiphotography: 130,110
#djingismylife: 54,509
Landscape Photography Hashtags
#landscapephotography: 34,253,444
#ourplanetdaily: 10,897,797
#landscapephoto: 1,283,582
#landscapecaptures: 1,160,462
#landscape_hunter: 995,262
#landscapeporn: 880,937
#landscapephotographer: 509,379
#earthlandscape: 464,656
#landscape_love: 414,121
#landscapephotos: 266,720
#landscape_perfection: 138,730
#landscapecapture: 132,757
Beautifulplacesonearth: 82,303
Nature Photography Hashtags
#naturephotography: 97,299,024
#naturephotographer: 1,235,094
#naturephotos: 1,089,894
#earthvisuals: 865,538
#natureseekers: 620,879
#wildernessnation: 534,839
#earthportraits: 481,989
#instanaturelovers: 456,376
#natureshooters: 398,243
#earth_pix: 295,489
#mothernaturerocks: 291,111
#naturephotograph: 248,138
#mothernaturesbeauty: 246,129
#naturephotography📷:214,376
#earthshotz: 177,536
#nature_seeker: 153,610
#earthisunique: 50,883
#mothernatureisbeautiful: 40,579
Wedding Photography Hashtag
#weddingphotography: 29,231,425
#weddingphotos: 2,415,556
#destinationweddings: 1,194,414
#engagementphotography: 753,584
#weddingphotoinspiration: 721,319
#weddingphotographers: 715,003
#destinationweddingplanner: 502,663
#instaweddings: 489,045
#Bridetobe2020: 449,683
#weddingphotoshoot: 369,235
#theknotweddings: 345,689
#engagementphoto: 298,308
#weddingphotomag: 286,829
#weddingphotobooth: 233,836
#destinationweddingphotography: 223,734
#engagementphotoshoot: 206,990
#weddingphotograph: 158,340
#weddingstyles: 157,037
#weddingphotographersociety: 151,668
#weddingphotoideas: 110,866
#engagementinspiratio: 104,032
#weddingphotographyideas: 97,069
#engagementseason: 91,583
#Weddingplanningtips: 65,891
#weddingphotographyinspiration: 62,145
#bridetobe👰:54,116
Astrophotography Hashtags
#nightphotography: 10,318,134
#nightsky: 4,447,954
#astrophotography: 2,415,049
#starrynight: 1,130,765
#skymasters_family: 836,551
#stargazing: 822,237
#longexposurephotography: 722,092
#longexposureoftheday: 581,553
#milkywaychasers: 554,783
#astrophoto: 423,228
#longexposures: 337,353
#milkywaygalaxy: 328,421
#nightscaper: 305,966
#natgeospace: 250,642
#astro_photography_: 167,887
#nightskyphotography: 166,905
#ig_astrophotography: 151,042
#milkywayphotography: 102,703
#milkywaypics: 74,521
#astrophotographer: 53,218
Featured Photography Accounts
When compiling your hashtag groups, add in a few feature accounts.
While these tags are more competitive, it’s worthwhile throwing in a few hyper-relevant ones.
If the moderators choose your work, you’ll get exposure to their audience and maybe a couple of new followers.
Here are a few featured photography accounts options:
#visualsoflife – @visualsoflife
#AGameofTones – @agameoftones
#artofvisuals #aov – @artofvisuals
#peoplescreatives – @thepeoplescreative
#streetsdreamsmag – @streetsdreamsmag
#worldtravelbook – @worldtravelbook
#passionpassport – @passionpassport
#discoverearth – @discoverearth
#pursuitofportraits – @pursuitofportraits
#exploretocreate – @visuals.collective
#portraitmood – @portraitmood
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