- Following 2.5K
- Followers 12K
- Engagement 1.01%
- Avg likes 108
- Avg comments 19
About Kristen Brown
Kristen Brown (@sambatothesea) is a Photographer creator on Instagram, also filed under Travel. The account has 11,999 followers and 3,466 published posts. Recent posts average 108 likes and 19 comments, an engagement rate of 1.01%.
With 12K followers, Kristen Brown is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Kristen Brown follows 2,454 accounts, so the audience is roughly 4.9 times the size of the list followed. Kristen Brown carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Kristen Brown under Photographer, with Travel as a secondary category.
The Instagram bio for Kristen Brown runs to 18 words across 5 lines. Emoji sit alongside the words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Kristen Brown dates from January 2025.
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3,466 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Kristen Brown, 5 are carousels and 5 are videos. No single format accounts for most of them. With 3,466 posts published, Kristen Brown's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark. Against the audience, that is roughly 3.5 followers for each post published. Kristen Brown also keeps 29 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 103 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include explorecharleston, costa, rica, charleston and surf. The captions tag #explorecharleston, #landroverseries, #charlestonphotographer, #chucktown and #lowcountryliving.
Hint hint, Father’s Day is this weekend and this is the last call for framed print orders!
#landroverseries #porsche911turbo #landcruiserlifestyle #vintageferrari
And how gorgeous is this sunrise glimmer over the marsh here in Charleston?! 😍🌅
#lifeisgood #manifestit #explorecharleston
Exactly 15 years ago today I hopped on the subway in the center of Manhattan in New York City. An hour later, at one of the very last stops on the A train line in Queens, the train doors opened and the fresh ocean air rolled in. I had arrived. An hour later, I had arrived at one of NYC’s beaches in Rockaway to take my very first surf lesson. No, I’m not pulling your leg...you can surf in NYC and my Google search had told me so!
It was a gray + rainy Saturday morning, and looking back, the conditions for surfing were bad. B-A-D. Any experienced surfer definitely was not going to paddle out in those wind chopped + ankle biter conditions, but hey...I didn’t know any better! Plus, when you’re a beginner surfer, you start out in the choppy whitewater waves anyway. And most importantly, as my 2011 New Year’s Resolution was to learn how to surf, I was going getting in the ocean no matter what! It was love at first wipeout.
I can’t even remember if I really stood up + “surfed” one of those choppy whitewater waves, but I was hooked. Something inside of me came alive, and my life path was forever changed. A year and a half later, I was trading my NYC corporate heels for a surfboard + camera in Costa Rica.
How those 15 years have flown by, but also those 15 years seem so far away. Samba to the Sea started right after that first lesson, and I’m so thankful that you’ve been apart of that ride with me here on IG.
Thank you + mil gracias!
It truly is amazing what happens when you listen to your heart + follow your happiness. 💕🌅🌊
#ladyslider #womenwhosurf #surfingruinedmylife #surflifestyle #slideladyslide
The sky was on fire this morning, a beautiful reminder that it’s always a great day to have a great day!
#explorecharleston #charlestonphotographer #chucktown #lowcountryliving #gardenandgunmagazine
The year was 1991 and it forever changed a tiny fishing village called Tamarindo, located on the northwest Pacific Ocean coast in Costa Rica. Robert August, one of the two surfers from the 1966 legendary surf film The Endless Summer and an accomplished surfboard shaper, received a tip from a Texas businessman and real estate developer named Russell Wenrich, who had taken up residence in Tamarindo. He said to Robert, “I don’t know much about surfing, but I’ve seen those things that look like waves to surf in Tamarindo!”
The spark was lit. Robert had to check it out, so he flew to Costa Rica to explore Tamarindo. Sure enough, Russell was right - there were waves. Peeling, beautiful, empty waves. It was enough to convince Robert to buy property and build a house in Tamarindo - by none other than Russell, who just so happened to have experience in land development and construction back in Texas. Two years later, knowing that Bruce Brown, the director of The Endless Summer, was scouting surf locations for The Endless Summer II, Robert suggested Tamarindo as one of the locations for Bruce’s sequel. The rest is history.
With the 1994 release of The Endless Summer II, Tamarindo was now on the map as a perfect surf destination. It didn’t take long for this tiny fishing village to become one of the most popular surf destinations in Costa Rica, and for the rest of the country’s coastline to become a favorite for international surf tourism. As if by fate, it was Robert, who during my second surf trip to Tamarindo, suggested that I move from New York City to Tamarindo and work for him. The spark inside of me was lit. Like for Robert, Tamarindo and surfing forever changed my life path. And TODAY just so happens to be Robert’s 81st birthday! A very feliz cumpelaños - happy birthday to you Señor Endless Summer Roberto Gallo Pinto! 🎉🎂🥳
#explorecharleston #charlestonlove #charlestonsunset #chucktown
10+ years of following my heart, teaching myself photography, and never stopping wildly dreaming.
10+ years to have my book Slice of Pura Vida-dise sold in awesome stores just like Ladybird Books here in Charleston. A total pinch me moment. I’m beyond grateful and humbled. Thank you 😊🫶!
#coffeetablebooks #costaricaphoto #independentbookstore #charlestonphotographer #charlestonshopping
Thank you for running with my creative vision and making this dream come true!
#landroverlife #landroverseries #explorecharleston
#lowcountryliving #lowcountrylife #explorecharleston #kiawahisland
I couldn’t think of a better way to kick-off 2025 than with the pre-release launch of my Costa Rica coffee table book, SLICE OF PURA VIDA-DISE!
The making of this book is a huge dream come true - 10 years of photographic work with over 150 awe-inspiring images of pristine beaches, jaw dropping sunsets, and the alluring surf lifestyle. This book is an ode to the magic of a spell-binding country, inviting you to get out there to discover your own slice of pura vida-dise.
I hope you love this book as much as I do - AND here is to the new year, wishing you all the best and more for 2025!
Click the link in my profile to order your pre- sale copy!
P.S. As a special thank you for ordering a pre-release copy now, you’ll receive a complimentary 8”x10” print! Also, this is your opportunity to have the book signed by me! Book is expected to ship early March 2025.
#costaricaphoto #visitcostarica #ilovecostarica
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Kristen Brown's engagement
Kristen Brown's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.01%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 99 followers. Comments stay close to likes on Kristen Brown's posts, at 108 likes and 19 comments on average, about 5.7 likes per comment.
Engagement rate
1.01%
- Avg likes
- 108
- Avg comments
- 19
- Interactions : followers
- 1 : 99
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Who is Kristen Brown?
Kristen Brown (@sambatothesea) is a Photographer creator on Instagram, also filed under Travel. Kristen Brown carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Kristen Brown runs to 18 words across 5 lines.
How many followers does Kristen Brown have?
Kristen Brown has 11,999 followers on Instagram (12K). Kristen Brown follows 2,454 accounts, so the audience is roughly 4.9 times the size of the list followed. With 3,466 posts published, Kristen Brown's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark.
What is Kristen Brown's engagement rate?
Kristen Brown's engagement rate on Instagram is 1.01%, between 1% and 3%, or 1 to 3 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 99 followers. Comments stay close to likes on Kristen Brown's posts, at 108 likes and 19 comments on average, about 5.7 likes per comment.
What does Kristen Brown post about on Instagram?
Flinque files Kristen Brown under Photographer, with Travel as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Kristen Brown, 5 are carousels and 5 are videos. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Kristen Brown repeatedly use the words explorecharleston, costa, rica, charleston and surf. Kristen Brown's captions carry hashtags such as #explorecharleston, #landroverseries and #charlestonphotographer. Kristen Brown writes those captions mainly in English. Kristen Brown keeps 29 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
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