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Instagram Inspiration: Our Weekly Top 5

We're Seattleites and proud of it

By Cassady Coulter May 22, 2015

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Instagram Inspiration is a new column on Seattlemag.com that explores our favorite Instagram themes each week.

There’s no denying how much pride flows through this city. You see it in the crowds at Safeco and Centurylink cheering on our beloved Hawks, Mariners and Sounders. You see it with the kayaktivists protecting our harbors from invading oil rigs.

So this week, we thought it was only appropriate to give a round of applause to our beautiful city and the people who inhabit it. Cheers to Seattle and the PNW.

1. Seattle Seahawks: @seahawks

2. Atom: @atomphotobomb

3. Seattle Mariners: @mariners

4. Seattle Sounders: @soundersfc

5. seattlechawks: @seattlechawks

 

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