With over 1 billion monthly users, Instagram is among the most popular social media platforms in the world.  Its mobile friendly user experience combined with an emphasis on visual content makes it a perfect way for lighting people and companies to share illuminating stories about lighting design, products, ideas, research, applications and so on.

Here are some of our favorite lighting-related Instagram feeds to follow:

Gustavo Tello
@gustavotello

His 2.2 Million followers can’t be wrong. Gustavo is an architectural lighting designer who gets involved in amazingly luxurious residential lighting projects – many in the Miami area. His feed includes cool project photos but also pics with his athlete and celebrity clientele. We occasionally see the “real Gustavo” with intermittent peeks of his family life and Boston upbringing.

Delivered Lumens
@deliveredlumens

JP Bedell of SDA Lighting & Controls shows that lighting salespeople don’t need to be salesy on social media. JP shares information, ideas and inspiration about the world inside and outside of architectural lighting. His laid back persona and thought-provoking curiosity about big picture lighting ideas make us stop, watch and listen every time we see him recording from The Shed. 

The Lighting Police
@thelightingpolice

Don’t judge this feed solely by its 22 posts. The frequent Instagram stories (that disappear after 24 hours) show lighting installations from around the world that range from extreme fails to poor lighting choices. To our dismay, The Lighting Police shares criticism in a constructive and non-insulting manner.

Lighting Design Mag
@lightingdesignmag

There are numerous lighting design firms that post stunning architectural lighting design photos. If we listed all the great ones, it would monopolize this article. Look for your favorite award winning design firms and follow them. If you simply want an occasional taste from a variety of architectural lighting design projects from around the globe, follow lightingdesignmag.

Barn Light Electric
@barnlight

This Florida-based lighting manufacturer shares vibrant and creative application photos of its farmhouse chic luminaires for commercial and residential applications. See how the company inspires design ideas with fixture installations at beach homes, drive through restaurants, chalets and pubs.

Women in Lighting
@womeninlighting

An inspirational platform that profiles women working in lighting and aims to raise their overall visibility.

Philips Hue:
@philipshue

“Alexa, all lights magenta” is how we set the lights when we walk into the inside.lighting world headquarters office pre-sunrise. Even if Hue isn’t your chosen smart lighting platform, the feed shares lots of creative inspiration for smart lighting enthusiasts.

LIT Lighting Design Awards
@litdesignawards

The LIT Lighting Design Awards were created to recognize the efforts of talented international lighting product designers and lighting implementers. The feed shows the award-winning people, projects and products.

Lytei
@lyte_i

Follow Lytei for posts that contain polished, well-produced, professional stories about lighting. View their stories for more casual behind-the-scenes peeks at Sam and his lighting adventures.