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WE CAN'T CLICK ON THOSE HEARTS fast enough. When Austin's creative energy is funneled through the Instagram feeds of visual visionaries, magic happens. We look to them to see the best of our city through their filters. Here are four of our favorite 'Grammers who have attracted legions of fans with their unique takes on fashion and food, music and design. Wherever they go, we follow. JACKIE LEE YOUNG | MUSIC, FASHION, PORTRAITURE @jackieleeyoung Even the photos Jackie Lee Young takes here in Austin have a far-away feel on her Instagram feed, undoubtedly influenced by her upbringing overseas, where she traveled extensively with her family, a disposable camera in hand. Profoundly influenced by a Seydou Keita book of portraits given to her by a professor at St. Edward's University, Young started focusing on fashion editorials in 2014. Now the social media manager of Bunkhouse Group, which manages hotels like the San Jose and Saint Cecilia, Young was drawn to Instagram instantly. Her following exploded when Instagram featured her early on, but the reaction to her edgy, '70s-soaked images wasn't all hearts. "People were yelling at me through comments saying nasty things … but I never tried to change my style," recalls Young, who now boasts 87,000-plus followers. She has spent much of the year focusing on music photography: " The New York Times found me via IG, and I've worked with them through the platform as well as a surprising music branch of a career as well." Favorite photogenic spot: The James Turrell Skyspace installation, "The Color Inside," at UT at sunset. Everyone must go and lie on the ground and sit through the sequence. Prime people watching: Tillery Street Plant Company. Everyone loves plants, so you're getting a variety of people at that place. On weekends you'll find me: at Hotel San Jose. Not only is it beautiful and extremely photogenic, they have amazing workshops there seasonally and a reggae DJ. It rules. Austin holidays aren't complete without: a trip to the Trail of Lights. For more on Young's best of Austin, go to austinway.com clockwise from top left: Jackie Lee Young's self- portrait at Austin restaurant Launderette; James Turrell's Skyspace, "The Color Inside," shot during a thunderstorm; her best friend, Andrew, visiting Austin from Brooklyn; her friend Alec Friedman wearing one of his many robes at his Marfa home in front of artwork by Marfa's Sam Schonzeit; a car decked out with giant wheels at the old Highland Mall shot during the Texas Relays. PHOTOGRAPHY COURTESY OF @JACKIELEEYOUNG