Instagram Stars Get Prime Access to U.S. Open

Photographers for national news outlets won't be the only ones jockeying to capture unique images from the U.S. Open tennis tournament on Thursday. An elite crew made up of three of Instagram's most popular users will be there too, with better vantage points than any fan and intimate access to rival that of any traditional media shutterfly.

The three Instagrammers -- @bridif, @takinyerphoto and @newyorkcity, who have a combined following that tops 600,000 -- will be at the tournament as part of a tennis-themed Evian marketing play with a clever social media twist. Their shots don't have to be branded or reflect some corporate stance, but the idea is that they'll make Evian look good and c…
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