I love Instagram and following anonymous feeds that stick to one subject. While one might be an entire feed dedicated to floors, another might revolve solely around a certain color. As I scroll through the pretty pictures, I’ve been left to wonder: who started this feed or that one? What goes into running a feed that is really just there to be viewed? There are so many great ones that I thought it was time we get the backstory on some of these accounts and go behind the Instagram account.
Susan Hutchinson has this thing with France and it’s now part of her everyday, as the face behind the handle, @thefrancophiles, a gathering place for those who love all things French. “There was (and is) an abundance of accounts with pretty pictures of Parisian cafes and the Eiffel Tower, but nothing I knew of that was focused on French culture and its influence around the globe. I wanted to help people get their French fix, wherever they are in the world — you can often find a little piece of France in your own neighborhood,” Susan shares. Her ah-ha moment came to her in the middle of the night in late 2015, which had her jumping out of bed to immediately secure the Instagram handle and web address. “I wasn’t sure how or when I would be able to make it happen, but with the help of friends and fellow Francophiles Kirsten Alana and Lindsey Tramuta, the first post went live on Bastille Day, 2016,” Susan says. Scroll down for a Q & A with Susan and a few images from the hashtag #thefrancophiles. Enjoy! — Erin
Image above: Susan Hutchinson photographed by Ashley Ludaescher Photography
from Design*Sponge http://www.designsponge.com/2018/05/behind-the-instagram-handle-thefrancophiles.html
from Home Improvment http://notelocreesnitu.tumblr.com/post/173703389814
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