Are you on Instagram? Do you love it? The noticing and seeing and snapping, the vintage filtering, the sharing with friends? Are you a little bit obsessed? Do you make amazing pictures?
We want to see them! More than that, we want to put them in a book!
That’s right. Starting today we’ve opened up a call for submissions for the first ever crowd-sourced Instagram book. Just go to www.chroniclebooks.com/thisishappeningbook to upload your photos. Be sure to use the hashtag #thisishappeningbook, too. If your photo is selected for the book we’ll get in touch with you.
We’re for sure a little Instagram obsessed around here. How obsessed? Several dozen employees liking one another’s photos all the time obsessed? Yes. Friends with Bakerella who once made Instagraham cookies? Yes. Planning to make a book that will gather your, yes YOUR Instagrams into an utterly wonderful little tome of awesomeness? Yes! Resoundingly yes.
I admit I’m a bit obsessed myself. That moment when you notice something—be it big or small, beautiful or strange—that gives you the This Is Happening feeling, that feeling of unreasoning happiness at seeing the gifts the world is giving you, and you get to capture that feeling and share it. That’s some heady stuff.
Which is why I’m beyond delighted to be editing this book. I love the notion of getting to hold a little piece of that feeling in tangible form in your hand. Of getting to see what simply made the day of different people all over the world.
We all love our phones, of course we do, but I’d be in the wrong line of business if I didn’t still believe that a book is something unique and magical. And odds are, if you’re reading this, you think so too. A digital photo can feel as ephemeral as a butterfly, a book is like a redwood tree that lasts and lasts.
So help us make a book. Get out your phone and get out there and start shooting. If you’re not on Instagram yet, maybe now’s the time to join. Look for that special This Is Happening moment—you’ll know it when you see it. And when you do see it, catch it and send on over.
We can’t wait to see what you create!
Your Photos. Our Book. This is Happening.
With special thanks to Alison Presley, Alyson Pullman, Emily Dubin, Genny McAuley, Kate Woodrow, Lorraine Woodcheke, Peter Perez, Guinevere de la Mare, Brooke Johnson, and Tina Hardison for sharing their Instagrams.
Bridget Watson Payne
Editor
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This book is going to be da bomb!
Instabook I already love it :-D
Mobile device only?
Hi Jim,
Instagram photos can only be taken with a mobile device, yes, but the contest can be entered either via phone or computer.
thanks for your interest!
b
how many pictures can one enter?
Curious:
no number limit on how many you can submit, just send us your very best shots!
b
Hi,
What are the Terms and Conditions for submitting? I don't see anything on the link you provided.
Thanks,
Ben
Ahhhh!
Hi Ben,
If we are interested in using a photo you submit in the book we will be in touch with all those details for you to sign off on.
can't wait to see what you submit!
b
Hi Bridget — If I am uploading from my iPhone library of stored Instagram images directly into the form above, where and how can I add the hash tag "thisishappeningbook" ?? Thanks, TechnoPeasant Yvonne
Hi Bridget-what a wonderful idea-I can't wait to give it a go! If I just add the hashtag to my existing pics will that be ok or do I need to fill in a form-you mention one on the phone app, but I'm not sure how to find it! (sorry to be so dumb!) Thanks so much Caroline :-)
inside instagram you can scroll back to when you originally posted the photo, and add the hashtag in a comment. but if it's so old you can't find it, or some such, don't worry about it–as long as you upload using the form we'll get the message.
thanks!
b
Hi Caroline,
You do need to upload your photos using the web form, just hashtagging them is not enough. In terms of how to do that i just meant that you could access the web form, via web browser, either from a mobile devise (phone, tablet, etc) or from a regular computer (desktop, laptop, etc). make sense?
thanks!
bridget
Hello Bridget,
Can you tell me what the deadline is? I recently upgraded to a phone that has more than double the pixel size of my last camera phone. I'm wondering if the photos from my now old phone (as of last week) are at a high enough resolution to qualify. Could you give me more information on the required dpi or pixel size?
Thanks a bunch
Hello, again. I just found the pixel size required on the entry form page.
Thanks
Hi Bayle,
Glad you figured it out! Let us know if you have any other questions.
Can't wait to see what you submit!
best,
b
What an awesome idea!
Hello,
I'm really excited about this contest. I've been uploading photos with the form today, but just received an error notice that says, "Sorry, but this form is no longer able to accept file attachments." Can you tell me what I need to do to keep submitting? Thank you!
Bayle
This is a great idea :)
Is it too late to submit? The form doesn't seem to be working.
Yes, I'm afraid it is too late to submit–the call for entries closed on December 1st. Sorry to have to disappoint. Next time!
–Bridget
Is there any news on the progress of this project? Or an anticipated release date? I am so excited to see the end result.
Morgan:
The book will be published in the Fall of this year and it's going to be AMAZING!
thanks so much for your interest!
b