Phototrails is using the patterns found in Instagram photos to create gorgeous “visual signatures” of cities around the world.

LIZ STINSON, WIRED

The researchers produce fantastic, path-breaking visualizations of the way Instagram users are engaging with the app.

JOHN WIHBEY, NIEMAN JOURNALISM LAB

The project is a first foray into what we might learn by treating user-generated photography as another source of Big Data.

EMILY BADGER, THE ATLANTIC CITIES