12 image editors to follow on Instagram

Life on a photo desk isn't always glamorous, but when there's a moment between organising shoots, these photo editors (opens in new tab) are turning their phones on the world around them.

Head of visual content for awesome image-sourcing site ImageBrief (opens in new tab), Isabelle Raphael, curated a list of Instagram feeds belonging to the world's top image editors that are guaranteed to give you Insta-envy.

Get a sneak peak into the life and work of an image editor, and stay up to date with what's happening in the editorial photo world by following these 12 Instagram accounts now.

01. Kathy Ryan (opens in new tab)

Kathy Ryan is director of photography at The New York Times magazine.

02. Alessia Glaviano (opens in new tab)

Alessia Glaviano is senior photo editor at Vogue Italia and L'Uomo Vogue.

03. Manuel Oprea (opens in new tab)

Manuel Oprea is visual content editor at Bloomberg Markets.

04. Olivier Laurent (opens in new tab)

Olivier Laurent is editor of TIME's photography website.

05. Bruno De Cock (opens in new tab)

Bruno de Cock is international photo editor for Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders (MSF).

06. Jessie Wender (opens in new tab)

Jessie Wender is senior photo editor at National Geographic magazine.

07. Elizabeth Griffin (opens in new tab)

Elizabeth Griffin is photo editor at Esquire.

08. Stacey Baker (opens in new tab)

Stacey Baker is associate photo editor at The New York Times magazine.

09. Sara McDowell (opens in new tab)

Sara McDowell is photo director at Refinery29.

10. Evelien Joos (opens in new tab)

Evelien Joos is photo director at CR Fashion Book.

11. Patrick Witty (opens in new tab)

Producer, editor, photograpger. Patrick Witty is former director of photography for WIRED.

12. Ida Hariri (opens in new tab)

Ida Hariri is senior photo editor at Refinery29.

Words: Isabelle Raphael

Isabelle Raphael is head of visual content for image-sourcing site ImageBrief (opens in new tab).

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