If you’ve been anywhere on the Internet over the past months, you’ve no doubt seen the fruits of Instagram – the app that allows users to run their cellphone photos through “artistic” filters and upload ‘em to the site. The application’s pretty controversial amongst photography enthusiasts who wonder, “Um, is choosing a Polaroid filter all it takes to take good pictures?”
Joining the conversation is the blog Mastergram, a tumblr that challenges the service by running famous photographs through Instagram filters. Their tagline is, “Remarkable photos made better (or worse) using Instagram.” It’s pretty fascinating stuff. Here are some examples — we put the original before the Instagrammed version for comparison. More »