Our favorite reader-submitted Bay Area Instagram photos of 2023

Golden sunrise over San Francisco by @andystokesphoto.

Instagram / andystokesphoto

The San Francisco Bay Area is one of the most stunningly beautiful locales in the world. We have the images to prove it.

Each year, photographers spread out around the Bay Area, climbing the highest peaks and strolling the streets of downtown San Francisco with cameras in hand. They carefully compose their images and choose their favorites to share on their respective Instagram pages. Some photographers also share their creations with SFGATE’s Instagram by tagging us in their pictures so their images could be “regrammed,” or reposted, by our account. From these thousands of regrammed photos, we selected our favorite pics from this year to share with you.

This year, the San Francisco Bay Area experienced one of the wettest winters ever, with fierce winds, intense rainfall and lightning even striking the tip of the Transamerica Pyramid. An image of the rare event was one of our most popular posts of the year, with more than 20,000 likes.

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@indigofoliage captures the Transamerica Pyramid being struck by a lightning bolt from their office window.

@indigofoliage captures the Transamerica Pyramid being struck by a lightning bolt from their office window.

Instagram / indigofoliage

@bottykotty photographed someone taking a photo with the bomb cyclone that hit the SF Bay Area.

@bottykotty photographed someone taking a photo with the bomb cyclone that hit the SF Bay Area.

Instagram / bottykotty

San Francisco noir by @hwilliamsjrphoto.

San Francisco noir by @hwilliamsjrphoto.

Instagram / @hwilliamsjrphoto

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@tonywithasony found a winter wonderland at Mount Tamalpais State Park.

@tonywithasony found a winter wonderland at Mount Tamalpais State Park.

Instagram / tonywithasony

After the winter storms and record rains let up, the hills turned a vibrant green. One of the most brilliant displays of spring flowers in recent memory carpeted the hills and created beautiful foregrounds for some of the most photographed icons of the Bay Area. 

Bay Area spring by @jc.liang.

Bay Area spring by @jc.liang.

Instagram / jc.liang

A hummingbird’s delicate dance at the Golden Gate by @dankurtzmanphotography.

A hummingbird’s delicate dance at the Golden Gate by @dankurtzmanphotography.

Instagram / @dankurtzmanphotography

Keep scrolling to see more of our favorite photographs from this year, ranging from the annular solar eclipse to the Blue Angels soaring, and the sleeping sea lions at Pier 39.

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@punksworld captured this multiple exposure image of the annular eclipse over Stanford University.

@punksworld captured this multiple exposure image of the annular eclipse over Stanford University.

Instagram / @punksworld

San Francisco by @juliegeb.

San Francisco by @juliegeb.

Instagram / @juliegeb

@stuinsf captured the moon sitting atop the SkyStar Wheel in San Francisco.

@stuinsf captured the moon sitting atop the SkyStar Wheel in San Francisco.

Instagram / @stuinsf

Happy Valentine’s Day! Photo by @michelebellstudio.

Happy Valentine’s Day! Photo by @michelebellstudio.

Instagram / michelebellstudio

Dia de los Muertos in San Francisco by @fizzybubblah.

Dia de los Muertos in San Francisco by @fizzybubblah.

Instagram / fizzybubblah

4th and Market by @alwayschasingdaylight.

4th and Market by @alwayschasingdaylight.

Instagram / alwayschasingdaylight

San Francisco celebrates Pride like no other city in the world by @punksworld.

San Francisco celebrates Pride like no other city in the world by @punksworld.

Instagram / @punksworld

@jessecortesphotography found the Blue Angels dominating the skies over SF during Fleet Week.

@jessecortesphotography found the Blue Angels dominating the skies over SF during Fleet Week.

Instagram / jessecortesphotography

“Eye see you” by @pueo_in_sf.

“Eye see you” by @pueo_in_sf.

Instagram / pueo_in_sf

Nap time by @stuinsf.

Nap time by @stuinsf.

Instagram / @stuinsf

An outtake from the evening walk of @thesunkissedstate on the streets of San Francisco.

An outtake from the evening walk of @thesunkissedstate on the streets of San Francisco.

Instagram / @thesunkissedstate

Only in San Francisco by @sf.beforesunset.

Only in San Francisco by @sf.beforesunset.

Instagram / @sf.beforesunset

Traffic stopper by @findinghalffull.

Traffic stopper by @findinghalffull.

Instagram / findinghalffull

@findinghalffull found SF overrun with Santas.

@findinghalffull found SF overrun with Santas.

Instagram / @findinghalffull

Grizzly Peak fog by @jessecortesphotography.

Grizzly Peak fog by @jessecortesphotography.

Instagram / @jessecortesphotography

Protest march by @edovephotos.

Protest march by @edovephotos.

Instagram / edovephotos

Taking in the view by @peterngynn.

Taking in the view by @peterngynn.

Instagram / peterngynn

Beaver moon by @ksprasath.

Beaver moon by @ksprasath.

Instagram / ksprasath

@reneetakespics found the Grace Light by @illuminatethearts.

@reneetakespics found the Grace Light by @illuminatethearts.

Instagram / reneetakespics

181 Fremont by @_milkovi_.

181 Fremont by @_milkovi_.

Instagram / _milkovi_

ATM withdrawal by @pueo_in_sf.

ATM withdrawal by @pueo_in_sf.

Instagram / pueo_in_sf

Tis the season in the Bay Area by @brukdahl.

Tis the season in the Bay Area by @brukdahl.

Instagram / @brukdahl

@shotby.peach is thankful for Pacific Coast sunsets featuring the Golden Gate Bridge.

@shotby.peach is thankful for Pacific Coast sunsets featuring the Golden Gate Bridge.

Instagram / shotby.peach

Want to see your photo on our SFGATE Instagram page? Follow SFGATE on Instagram and tag us (@SFGATE) in your image.

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