Instagramers throughout Italy, unite. In Bari. With faces strictly behind the phone, ready to capture and share images of the city through the social network of 40 million photos a day, fans will animate from Friday, three days of events (info instagramersitalia.it). Starring the capital and all of Puglia, with some first time. As the national assembly of the association Instagramers Italy, which brings together fans present in 35 Italian cities, on Saturday in the estate Bocca di Lupo in Minervino Murge.
The community of Bari, which hosts the event, is one of the most active. Established in November 2011 by Annarita Dipace, Sara Meledandri and Marco Bottalico, has grown with the aim of promoting the area of Bari in Italy and abroad: "To date we count one thousand and five hundred followers," says Bottalico. They are the curators of the exhibition to be held from 11 to 13 October in the former Post Office building: "A selection of the best shots that portray the Puglia". On Friday there is also room for training. Specifically, how to promote the region through Instagram. Why this free application for mobile, who just turned three years and has 150 million active users each month, on the one hand it is a passion, the other a smart way to communicate and develop a territory. Through images, labeled with the hashtag, can easily reach a wide audience. With impressive numbers: over a million contacts estimated for the initiative on social networks. Figures that are enough to explain why the region has sponsored the initiative, along with other institutions, associations and individuals who have decided to make the network.
Scrolling through the program are read odd terms: instameet, instatour and instawalk. In reality, nothing but meetings and walks with the ability to mediate everything that you look through the lens of the cell and the filters offered by the application. Each event is an opportunity to take and share photos. As the visit scheduled for Saturday in Castel del Monte. Or as the appointment on Sunday, in Bari. Here Instagramers joined by 70 local enthusiasts from all over Italy to give life to the third national meeting and the first "Instameet" Mediterranean. The meeting fact also involved people from Turkey, Germany and France, selected for their skill, but also for the basin of users that are able to achieve.
Bari, choice as the Mediterranean city par excellence, will appear in their shots with its monuments, open Sunday at the marathon organized by the FAI, Italian Environment Fund and the Lotto. The theaters Petruzzelli and Margherita, the palace of the Aqueduct and Palazzo Colonna. But also the Basilica of San Nicola and the cathedral. Who, captured by smartphones and appropriately tagged, hopefully to become effective business cards of the city in the world.
For more info and to register for the event on Sunday visit www.instagramersitalia.it
Source: The Republic of Bari