This Is One of the Most Beautiful Instagram Accounts We've Ever Seen

Instagram is only five years old, but without it, life would be much less colorful. Many people use the platform to post bright, beautiful photos of their world, like journalist Nikolai Tolstyh.

Tolstyh, who is based in Russia, takes cutouts of animals like bears or lizards and poses them in front of vivid backgrounds of nature or food. It trips you up a little bit but only because the colors are so powerful — it's almost like looking at a painted canvas. Check out some of our favorites and see if they'll inspire you to take your Instagram to a whole new place of creativity.