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HAVENT POSTED ANYTHING ABOUT ZAYN SINCE IT HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. I SAW IT WHEN I JUST WOKE UP THIS MORNING, I SAW A VINE THAT HARRYS CRYING. I WAS CURIOUS. THEN I FOUND OUT THAT ZAYN HAS FINALLY LEFT. MY WORLD FELL APART. EVERY PART OF ME THAT THEY MADE. BUT WHAT NOW? THERES A SPACE IN MY HEART THAT ONLY ZAYN CAN FILL. IM HEART BROKEN. I CRIED A FEW TIMES TODAY, BUT I HID IT. I DONT WANT ANYONE TO TELL ME THAT IM OVER REACTING OVER ZAYN. BUT THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE, HOW IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE LEAVING WHEN THEY MAKE YOU HAPPY ALL OF THE TIME, WHEN IM SAD, STRESSED, INSECURE. I LOVE ZAYN, EVERY PART OF HIM. HIS ANGELIC VOICE, ESPECIALLY HIS HIGH NOTES, HIS ARMS, TATTOOS, HAIR, EYES. AND OF COURSE, HIS SMILE. WE WILL NOT SEE HIM ALL THE TIME NOW BC HE IS LIVING A PRIVATE LIFE. BUT I WONT SURVIVE A DAY WITHOUT SEEING A PICTURE OF ZAYN SMILING. I LOVE THIS PICTURE OF HIM. EVERYTHING WAS BETTER BACK THEN. HOPE WE COULD DO SOMETHING THAT COULD SAVE HIM, BUT WE DIDNT. AHHH BUT IM PROUD OF ZAYN FOR FIGHTING FOR HIS RIGHT TO LEAVE AND OF COURSE IM PROUD OF THE OTHER BOYS. THEY WILL STILL CONTINUE BC THEY LOVE THE FAME. THEY STAY BC THEY LOVE US, THEY ARE DOING THIS FOR US. SO DONT WORRY IF ZAYN LEFT, WE STILL HAVE OUR FOUR BOYS AROUND. AND NOW, WE SHOULD LEARN TO LOVE AND SUPPORT THEM NO MATTER WHAT. ZAYNS DEPARTURE IS A LESSON TO US ALL. AND ALSO I WANT TO THANK THE OTHER FANDOMS, THEY ARE HERE IN THIS MOST HEART BREAKING TIME. THANK YOU. FOREVER 5/5. FOREVER ONE DIRECTION. LOVE YOU @fakeliampayne @harrystyles @louist91 @niallofficial and @niazkilam ????????????❤❤❤❤

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Spanish photographer Chico Sanchez (@chicosanchez) walks the streets of Mexico as an observer. “I like images with a meaning,” he says. “Not only beautiful pictures, but something that conveys a message.” Chico says some of his photos are artistic, but others are just informative. “That’s what entertains me, capturing things without judgment,” he says.
After spending seven years shooting in Venezuela, Chico moved to Mexico, where he’s been focused on photographing everyday life. “Mexico is magic,” he says. “There’s an impressive diversity, an impressive cultural richness. In Mexico, you open your window anywhere and immediately can take a picture.” Currently photographing on assignment in Spain, Chico particularly likes shooting with his phone as opposed to a heavy camera. “I travel with it and I’m capturing everything I see,” he says. “It’s like writing an encyclopedia.” Photo by @chicosanchez

Boise Train Depot

“I have about 30 to 60 seconds of time to bend a strip of wood into the desired shape before it cools and becomes unbendable,” says furniture designer and builder Matthias Pliessnig (@matthiaspliessnig), who lives in Brooklyn, New York. “It’s a hectic, yet focused, series of movements.” Matthias was experiencing creative malaise after years of studying and practicing the rigid rules of woodwork. It was a chance opportunity to fabricate a boat that sparked Matthias’ desire to rebel. “In order to build this boat, I needed to teach myself how to steam bend wood. I was also taking a course on 3-D modeling, and these ingredients came together like an adrenaline shot.” The synthesis of digital and analog has become central to Matthias’ process, where each piece is designed for a specific space and can take more than 1,000 hours from concept to creation. While each work may be unique, Matthias says it also becomes a chapter in a larger story: “It’s an evolved version of the previous design.” Photo by @matthiaspliessnig

Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPlisten

What does a sound look like? The goal this weekend is to capture creative videos or photos showing a visual interpretation of a sound. Some tips to get you started:

You can find sound almost everywhere. It can come from things close to us, like teapots or people laughing, but also from objects in our recent past, like phone dials, typewriters or tape recorders. When people see your photo, you want them to immediately hear a sound in their minds. Let a unique noise around you draw your attention, then frame your shot to show the action and best convey the sound. For video, avoid music in favor of the ambient sounds in everyday life. From the roar of a train leaving the station to the strike of a match, seek to capture footage where sound and motion come together to bring a moment to life.

PROJECT RULES: Please add the #WHPlisten hashtag only to photos and videos taken this weekend and only submit your own photographs and videos to the project. If you include music in your video submissions, please only use music to which you own the rights. Any tagged image or video taken this weekend is eligible to be featured Monday morning.

For more examples and inspiration, check out blog.instagram.com.

Featured photo by @rthm8

It all started with a dream to become a trapeze artist. “Well, that didn’t go well. Every time I would come out, people would laugh and I would never be able to get on the trapeze,” says Gaby Munoz (@chulatheclown), who lives in Mexico City. “At first, it was frustrating, but then I understood the great feeling I had by making others laugh. It was contagious. My teachers told me that if I was a clown I could do whatever I wanted.” Gaby feels she has now found her true calling as a professional clown. To her, clowns are actually very much like trapeze artists: “They will throw themselves to the abyss without wings, hoping to build them on the way down! They’ll tell you about whom you are, exploring the depth of human emotions. They create an invisible mirror where one can look at the clown and see their own reflection.” Gaby’s profession is no surprise to her family. As a kid, she recalls, “I had my own interior universe of fantasy. I remember playing with mud, pretending to make little cakes and trying to sell them to kids in school, as well as inside trash cans, pretending they were supermarkets.” Her parents did have some words of wisdom as she embarked on her professional path, encouraging her to be what they deemed “a serious clown.” Gaby took her parents’ advice to heart and is now involved with social clowning, giving workshops all over the world, from refugee camps in Syria, Lebanon and Jordan to theater schools and indigenous communities in Mexico, Colombia, Sweden, the US, Brazil, Tbilisi, India, the Philippines and Indonesia.
Photo by @chulatheclown

Colombian graphic designer Daniel Aristizábal (@darias88) describes his art as a “retro, colorful, geometric bonanza.” “I like things that seem out of place, things that don’t belong together,” he says. “I’ve been obsessed with images since I was a little kid. I always had weird sceneries and colors mixed in my mind.” Growing up in Medellín, Daniel was influenced by the architecture and fashion around him. He later studied motion graphic design in Barcelona, where he became interested in cubism, dadaism and futurism. “I think the term ‘pop surrealism’ works well for me,” he says. “My work is full of simplicity and organic shapes. It is nostalgic in its essence.” Photo by @darias88

Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPcandid

The goal this weekend is to capture creative photos of people in candid moments. Some tips to get you started:

Take your camera everywhere and never stop shooting. Whether among friends or a crowd of strangers, the best candid shots are ones where you feel as if the camera was never there. As you shoot, try to blend in and keep your camera out of the way. Make sure the flash is off, and try shooting from the hip. Find a space with a background that interests you, frame your composition then wait for an unusual moment to pass through to complete the shot. Finally, respect your local laws and the people you're photographing. Only shoot in public spaces and be kind if someone notices you and asks not to be photographed.

PROJECT RULES: Please add the #WHPcandid hashtag only to photos taken over this weekend and only submit your own photographs to the project. Any tagged image taken over the weekend is eligible to be featured Monday morning.

For more examples and inspiration, check out blog.instagram.com.
Featured photo by @scottstrazzante