Helicopter tour over the Canadian Rockies Heavy snowfall in the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia turns this area into avalanche country. Snow trees, Rossland, British Columbia, Canada Spring Snowstorm, Gatineau, Quebec, CanadaĪ massive snowstorm at the end of last March had me wondering whether spring was cancelled. Ottawa may be a government town, but the romance is still alive. I was out for some photography practice at Ottawa’s castle hotel, the Fairmont Chateau Laurier, when I caught these couples enjoying the sunset. Here are my ten most popular photos on Instagram this year: Romance at the Chateau Laurier, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Rather, three of the most popular photos feature snowy scenes and one of them, a glacier.

No blissful beach scenes made the top ten. This year, Canada celebrated its 150th birthday with a year-long party across the country. It’s fitting that, once again this year, most of the top ten photos were taken in my home country of Canada. The top Instagram photos of 2017 may not necessarily be the best photos I’ve taken, but there must some quality within each one that resonates with viewers. It’s always hard to predict which photos will get the most engagement on Instagram. PHOTOS: Scientists Take To Washington To Stress A Nonpartisan Agendaĭ.C.It’s a bit of a surprise as to which photos made the list of my top Instagram photos of 2017.

States Give New Parents Baby Boxes To Encourage Safe Sleep Habits Women's March Floods Washington, Sparking Rallies Worldwideĭispatches Of Discontent: Protesters Of Immigration Ban Take To The Streets The rest of the top 10 are seen in chronological order, highlighting different news events throughout the year. The top overall post was from early 2017, showing the Women's March on Washington following President Trump's inauguration ceremony.

Breaking news and politics led the top 10 posts of the year but our audience also gravitated to features including baby boxes, a favorite dish from Iran and a lesson on Native American treaties. Our Instagram philosophy is to share a mix of NPR stories from a variety of topics each day. With a mix of still images and videos, we gained about 350,000 new followers and surpassed our engagement goals in 2017. This year brought a wide range of news events and NPR's Instagram audience responded.

Best instagram posts 2017