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Gallery: Portraits from an InstaMeet

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For more read Jessi Hempel’s feature story Instagram is ready to take its shot.

Instagram NYC meet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn in May 2014.
Photograph taken at a New York City InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. May 2014
photo taken at Instameet in Greenpoint, NY. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from instameet in Greenpoint, NY. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Photo from InstaMeet in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. #thatnycmeet. May 2014
Selfie of Karston Tannis.
Karston Tannis, Instagram user @skinnywashere

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