Instagram influencers selling the beauty of Adelaide’s west to large followings
From beach to brunch, to beer, there’s plenty of Instagrammable spots in Adelaide’s west – and plenty of influencers to follow. See the west’s top eight stars.
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Who are the Instagram stars promoting Adelaide’s west to the world?
From cafe owners, to beer ambassadors, these social media whizzes are using Instagram to shine a light on all the west has to offer.
KANE OVERALL
Handle: @kaptainkirky
Followers: 15.4k
A brand ambassador for Port Adelaide’s Pirate Life Beer, Kane Overall’s Instagram feed will have you dying to hit the beach.
Also an ambassador for Canon Australia, the photographer has gathered a following of more than 15,000 on Instagram.
His Instagram features beaches from across SA, some with a Pirate Life Beer in hand.
SHANI HONOR
Handle: @summertownstudio
Followers: 11.5k
Sharni Honor is the co-director of the Summertown Studio, a shopfront and series of creative studios at Somerton Park, alongside Sarah Bradford.
A music lover, Ms Honor is also the co-founder of Porchland – billed as a festival of ‘nice things’ – music, South Australian food, wine and wares.
She also created the Porch Sessions – a platform of music discovery in surroundings including porches, forests and cellar doors.
ANIKA HAVEY
Handle: @folklorecafe
Followers: 4k
One of the busiest cafes out west is Folklore cafe, overlooking the Port River. Anika Havey owns Folklore Cafe and grew up in Port Adelaide.
As well as featuring plenty of pictures of the cafe’s mouth-watering food, the Folklore Instagram feed also regularly features Port River dolphins frolicking in the waters outside the cafe.
JASE HICKSON
Handle: @jase_hickson
Followers: 8k
The administrator for another popular Instagram feed – @jettyrdglenelg – Jase Hickson has a following of 8275 follows on his personal feed and 18,400 for the Jetty Road page.
From stunning shots of a dust storm, to a lone fisher casting off from a jetty, Jase Hickson’s page highlights the best the Bay has to offer.
JESS DAVIS
Handle: @jessdavisaust
Followers: 12k
From posing on a jetski with Glenelg’s ferris wheel in the background, to snaps in her business at the Bay, Jess Davis has a feed featuring cracking shots out west.
Jess runs Mr Potato with partner Tyson Hoffmann, with stores at the Bay and Hyde Park.
BROOKE UPTON
Handle: @brooke.upton
Followers: 35k
Brooke Upton’s feed features a range of western suburbs attractions – from the Palm Spring stylings of the Chicco Palms restaurant at Brooklyn Park to super popular eatery Bloom at Thebarton.
With a massive 35,000-strong following, the content creator has a focus on fashion and lifestyle.
MATEJ BACIC
Handle: @matejbacic
Followers: 13.3k
The Black Diamond Tattoo shop in Port Adelaide has plenty of talented Ink Masters but the one with the biggest Instagram following is Matej Bacic.
With more than 13,000 followers, the talented artist draws plenty of likes for his amazing black and grey tattoos.
ANDREA FAUSTINO
Handle: @theandreajournal
Followers: 7.8k
The Instagram page of western suburbs foodie Andrea Faustino has attracted closed to 8000 followers.
Featuring delectable images from local cafes such as Pony and Cole at Hindmarsh and Pixie and the Hawk at Torrensville, the feed will have you drooling.
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