We’re constantly impressed by the photos fans share with us on social channels each day. This month, we saw a ton of stunning shots from the Pure Michigan Instagram community that were taken all across the state. Below is a roundup of just a few of our favorites. For more, see our March and April Instagram roundups and be sure to follow Pure Michigan on Instagram.
Photo taken by @kaityfischer in Oxford, Michigan:
Tulip Time in Holland, Michigan by @salwangeorgesphotography:
Photo taken by @lucaste on Yarrow Golf Course in Augusta, Michigan:
Pretty flowers in Dearborn, Michigan, captured by @angamime:
Breathtaking view of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore. Photo by @breenem:
If you’re on Instagram, follow us @puremichigan! If you’d like us to share your photos from across the state, please tag them with #PureMichigan to give us permission to repost.
Thanks to the photos that have been shared with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, we’ve seen that Pure Michigan fans are capable of capturing the state’s nature and beauty like no other. If you follow Pure Michigan on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed that we feature a number of these photos from fans each week.
We also handed over our account a couple of times this year to fans to take photos on behalf of Pure Michigan at exciting local events. @tonydetroit captured shots from the Pure Michigan 400 in August, while @jeepwriter was onsite at Navy Week in September to share photos. Now, we’re opening up our guest photographer program to you!
If you’d like to be considered to be a guest photographer on Pure Michigan’s Instagram page, please email your submissions to ContactUs@michigan.org. Here’s what we’ll need from you:
- First and last name
- Instagram username
- Email address (if it’s different than the one you’re sending from)
- City and state
- 1-3 paragraphs on why you’d like to serve as a guest photographer for Pure Michigan’s Instagram page, including your favorite Michigan events or attractions
- Optional: Twitter ID (and your permission to promote your content on Twitter and other social channels)
We won’t be able to feature everyone, but we’ll be in touch if there’s an opportunity for you.
As a reminder, you’re always welcome to tag your photos with #PureMichigan to give us permission to repost outside of the guest program. Again, we can’t feature everything, but we do look at all tagged photos and appreciate your sharing with us.
If you’re looking for other opportunities to share your photography skills, be sure to check out our Pure Michigan Moments photo contest (still running through November 9th, 2012).
Are you following @puremichigan on Instagram? What do you like most about the social channel?
Pure Michigan made its debut on Instagram – a fast, beautiful and fun platform for sharing photos – earlier this summer. For those unfamiliar with the photo sharing app, we wanted fill you in on what’s been happening on this fast growing community.
We’ve been posting photos from around the state that we feel portray Michigan in a unique, exciting way. Additionally, we are constantly seeking fun photos from fans to repost on our page. Below are just a few of the most popular photos (including their locations) that we have shared on Instagram this summer. Click each photo to learn more.
If you’re on Instagram, be sure to follow us @puremichigan! If you’d like us to share your photos from across the state, please tag them with #PureMichigan to give us permission to repost.
Lake of the Clouds in the Porcupine Wilderness State Park (Porkies)
Mitten-shaped clouds, captured by Facebook fan Dave Dimuzio on Harsens Island
The lake reflecting the clouds at Isle Royale National Park
A breathtaking view of Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, captured by Instagrammer @_alison
A sunrise on the Les Cheneaux Islands 
What would you like to see on Instagram from @puremichigan in the future? Share with us below!
Thanks to fans like you, Pure Michigan has recently expanded its social media fan-base, surpassing 400,000 Facebook fans and 500,000 eNewsletter subscribers in August. Additionally, we’ve expanded our presence into new social media platforms like Instagram, Pinterest and Google+.
Social media has given us the opportunity to share the events, destinations and natural beauty Michigan has to offer, while also providing a forum for people to share their experiences and engage with the Pure Michigan brand and our community. This ongoing engagement among the community has helped Pure Michigan continue to be one of the top-ranked state tourism agencies, with Think Social Media naming it the second-best social media presence among all state destination marketing agencies in the nation.
Thank you for tweeting, pinning, hashtagging and being a part of our online community! Learn more about recent achievements here.
As a small token of our appreciation, we’re giving away fun prizes to celebrate the Pure Michigan 400 to three lucky fans who tell us in the comments below what their favorite Pure Michigan summer event is. Submit your comments (along with your email address) by Monday, August 13th. Only one comment per email address, please. On Monday, August 13th at 5:00 p.m., we’ll randomly pick three winners and send each their prize. We’ll contact you using the e-mail address you provide (we won’t share it or sell it to anybody).
