Curating the Feed
I feel like we spend a lot of column inches, (or whatever the digital equivalent is) advocating that people get off their phones and have a look around at the wonderful, tangible, analogue and imperfect world that surrounds us. But without our devises we are in danger of becoming disconnected from the very communities we are trying to hook into.
It’s a Catch-22 situation, a phrase that comes from Joseph Heller’s 1961 novel describing a fictional military rule that traps pilots in circular logic—if they’re insane they can be grounded, but requesting to be grounded proves they’re sane, so they must keep flying.
So the solution to managing the perils of social media is to be strict with the inputs. Regular culling of the feed is cathartic. It’s like putting out the bins on a Thursday evening… a bit of a hassle, but it feels good when its done.
But of course culling without refreshing the feed with new content, isn’t going to help! So with that in mind here are nine suggestions for instagram accounts that might enrich your online and actual world.
(Click on Images to visit the feeds)
A beautifully created feed teaching skin-on-frame boatbuilding. The workmanship is mesmerising to watch. This is the sort of feed that inspires people to get involved! Based in Portland, Oregon
Milan based Carlo Borlenghi is one of the greats of yachting and water sport photography. His regular posts never disappoint.
Peter Brookes is based in Auckland is one of NZs premiere builders and restorers of traditional wooden boats. He posts regularly, often from aboard the magnificent RAWHITI
This is more of a fishing site than a wooden boat one… but there’s some great stories and a lot of passion shown in the images of commercial Cray fishermen. Its a real and vibrant community.
OK I admit this is a very personal pick, with not a timber boat in sight… but its a great and active community and there are some magnificent old boats to enjoy!
One of Sydney´’s most friendly, helpful and talented timber shipwrights, Pittwater based working out of the generations old Gonsalves boat shed. Always worth a look!
Even when its not festival time the AWBFs insta feed, is a great pointer to articles and events around Australia’s premiere wooden boat gathering.
Holly and Jordy now run the slipway at Dunalley in Tasmania, and they are a breath of fresh air blowing through the established world of timber shipwrights.
Another great marine photographer, photographing old and new boats, but with an eye for the unusual.
Just down the road from MacKenzie Marine is Larry Eastwood, working on the restoration of the beautiful PETREL. A great accompaniment to his youtube videos covered in SWS