The Brief: A photo dump is an Instagram post where people include a carousel of random, miscellaneous pictures from their camera roll.

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Photo dumps on Instagram and other social media platforms feature a collection of photos that someone has been saving or just took. They may include selfies, memes, scenery, and anything else. The photos may be high or low quality, or a mix of both. The idea of a photo dump is that it lets people share photos that might not fit into their curated aesthetic or may not be current. Photo dumps can also summarize the events during a period of time where someone wasn’t regularly posting updates on social media.

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