Holiday lights, decorated trees and even an elf from the North Pole...this Holiday Edition Instagram Follow Friday is all about spreading holiday cheer. Get into the spirit with these scroll-stopping holiday shots posted by Sony photographers and then don’t be a Grinch - give their accounts a follow! Tag your own Sony shots on Instagram with #BeAlpha for the chance to be featured on AlphaUniverse.com, and follow @sonyalpha for your daily dose of creative inspiration. Happy holidays! 

Tag your Sony shots with #BeAlpha for the chance to be featured on AlphaUniverse.com, and follow @sonyalpha for your daily dose of creative inspiration.

Bob Krist – @bobkristphoto

Bob Krist is a National Geographic photographer and Sony Artisan Of Imagery. He captured this mesmerizing video of a Holiday Lights display at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens using his Sony RX100 V.

Paul Gero – @paulgero

Paul Gero is a portrait photographer and Sony Artisan, and his holiday Instagram post gave us a chuckle. Certainly you’ve heard of Elf On The Shelf, and Gero captured his 2020 version of the toy tradition using his Sony α9 II. 

Mike Meyers – @mmeyers76

Mike is a Sony photographer based in Chicago and a member of the Alpha Collective. He took this awesome timelapse of Chicago’s holiday train using his Sony α7R IV and Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 G Master...make sure you watch with the sound on for the full effect! (Learn more about how he composes epic timelapse footage in The Making Of A Stunning Lightning & Cityscape Timelapse.)

Crissi Beth Cooper – @crissibeth

Crissi Beth is a NYC-based photographer and member of the Alpha Collective. She also travels all over for her photography and her work includes themes like symmetry, leading lines, vanishing points and architectural elements. We love the perspective of this beautiful Christmas tree shot she took in San Antonio, Texas.

Mic-Anthony Hay – @micanthony_

Mic-Anthony is a travel and adventure photographer/videographer and a member of the Alpha Collective. He often gets authentic video footage that makes you feel like you’re standing right there yourself, and that’s exactly how we feel looking at his video footage below including holiday lights taken at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Jessica Hirsch – @cheatdayeats

We don’t know about you, but when we think of the holidays, we think of delicious food and beverages. If delicious food photos and videos are your thing, you’ll definitely want to follow Jessica Hirsch of the Alpha Collective. Her dynamic food and drink shots can work up an appetite like nobody’s business. Now who wants a hot cocoa bomb like in the video she created below?

Jess Dales – @jess.wandering

Jess is a Seattle based travel photographer and member of the Alpha Collective. Her account is filled with stunning shots of her enjoying the places she visits. This year, she decided to decorate a tree up in the mountains and posted these fun photos to spread the holiday cheer.

Renee Hahnel – @reneeroaming

Renee is a photographer, blogger and member of the Alpha Collective. She posts photo after photo of her adventures and scrolling through her account will make you want to go on an adventure of your own. We love this shot she took of the holiday lights while crossing the Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver. 

Roberto Cordero – @bobbyfingers

Roberto is a New York City-based cityscape photographer. If you love the magic of the holidays in NYC, you’ll definitely want to give his account a follow. He took this shot below at Grand Central Terminal using his Sony α7R III.

Viola – @iroolavida.photography.art

Viola is a fine art photographer and on her account you’ll see that she likes to use macro lenses to capture the details of all that holiday magic. She took this shot of a snowflake ornament on the tree using her Sony α7 III and Sony 90mm f/2.8 Macro G lens.

Marek Gaj – @marek_gaj

Marek is a photographer and filmmaker who travels around documenting his experiences. He’s been posting a ton of street photography including holiday lights, and they’re sure to get you into the holiday spirit! He took the one below with his Sony α7 III. Give him a follow for more!