A Virtual Photography Exhibit; curated by Pat Hogan

As part of our visual arts focus for Back to School week, we asked a Pittsburgh-based photographer to curate the best of what he’s seeing locally on Instagram.

by Aadam Soorma
September 10, 2020

If you’re familiar with Instagram takeovers, and you follow Very Local on Instagram, then you know we’ve never successfully tried something like this.

Until now.

As part of our Back to School week of content – and particularly today’s focus on visual arts – we decided to bring in a little outside help to showcase some inspirational creative content weaving its way through the Pittsburgh interwebs.

Meet Pat Hogan – a Pittsburgh-based Photographer

Our friend Pat Hogan curated today’s selection of (local) Instagram content. Photo Cred: Tim Semega

We asked our friend Pat Hogan – a local photographer – to help us curate a selection of creative content he’s been digging here in Pittsburgh. After some research, Pat came back to us with the following Instagram posts. We’re super grateful for his time and efforts.

Continue scrolling to check out Very Local’s virtual photography exhibit, curated by Pat Hogan. If you’re reading this on your phone, you can also pop through our Instagram Story Highlights (Title: EXHIBIT) to see the full gallery.

A Virtual Showcase of Pittsburgh-Based Instagram Content

Keep Pittsburgh Dope

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEc1hrWpN-4/

Bamcrown

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEuFzVMDofw/

VisionaryMedia._

https://www.instagram.com/p/CC9HwvmFzjL/

KeallyCreative

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDCVvDSDi9h/

TheMrAlex

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEEjvX_j8-p/

MartyMoment

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEs8gZIDY4r/

KingCoff33

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEUtDRjDNpI/

Elise.Michaux

https://www.instagram.com/p/CEiM5_UD-tD/

Thanks for checking out Pat’s curated gallery!

Be sure to keep up with Pat on Instagram where he regularly posts his own creative work and curates some of his favorite content from around the city on Instagram Stories.

Pat Hogan

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAsmpw1D9JM/

Header Photo by Tim Semega.

In 2012, Aadam moved to Pittsburgh. He's currently parked (sans chair) in Lawrenceville and plans to stay a while. On the weekends, you'll find him driving a small green bus (Porter Tours) as he leads tours at local breweries. Got a fun story idea? DMs are open: @asoorma.

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