Instagram has become the go-to place for instant first-hand looks at what's going on around the world at every moment. From celebrities to current events, major moments of 2014 were captured and shared on the photo-sharing social media network.
With a record-breaking 300 million active users, Instagram has become more than just a place to post selfies. Here are our top 10 picks of the Most Memorable Instagrams of the year:
10. Remembering the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Una foto publicada por Ben C. Solomon (@bcsolomon) el Sep 9, 2014 at 6:17 PDT
9. Before she broke the internet, Kim Kardashian broke Instagram records with her wedding photo.
8. The peace after the storm.
Life moves on in Tacloban port, 6 months after #haiyan # Philippines @plansverige Una foto publicada por Pieter Ten Hoopen (@pietertenhoopen) el May 5, 2014 at 8:27 PDT
7. Riri's triumphant return to Instagram.
6. Beyonce and Blue Ivy dressed up as Janet and Michael Jackson for Halloween.
Janet and MJ A photo posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Oct 10, 2014 at 2:39pm PDT
5. Protesters gather to speak up for slain teen, Michael Brown.
Фото опубликовано jahi chikwendiu (@jaheezus) авг 8, 2014 at 7:41 PDT
4. Putting a human face amongst the rubble of Gaza that was reduced to dust in the 50 day conflict between Israel and Hamas.
A #Palestinian #girl stands during a #rain storm while #walking through a neighbourhood #destroyed during the 50 day conflict between #Israel and #Hamas, in the Shejaiya neighbourhood of #Gaza #City on October 20, 2014. By Wissam Nassar @wissamgaza #wissamgaza #war #NYT Una foto publicada por Wissam Nassar Photography (@wissamgaza) el Oct 10, 2014 at 5:49 PDT
3. Taylor Swift during secret listening sessions with her fans.
Yes we are ladylike. #1989SecretSessions
A photo posted by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Oct 10, 2014 at 12:21am PDT
2. The first selfie from the Red Planet.
Curiosity has been busy putting together its first complete self-portrait. This image is composed of 55 hi-res pictures taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager #MAHLI on 31-October. You can see Gale Crater in the background and its current location of science experiments, #Rocknest. A photo posted by Curiosity Rover (@marscuriosity) on Nov 11, 2012 at 9:41am PST
1. One of the most powerful images shared in Instagram, the moment when the Arab Spring took over Egypt.
