Instagram Influencer Spotlight On: Ram Ng @ramng

1) Tell us a little about yourself. What are you doing now and where do you come from?

Hi! Everyone calls me Ram. I’m a mountaineer, a traveler and an adrenaline junkie. I currently work as an Adventure Guide for an outfitter in the Philippines called Trail Adventours, which specializes in outdoor and hiking tours around the country. I worked in the banking industry and finished my MBA when wanderlust took over me and decided to go on living life a traveler and a mountaineer. More than a year has passed, and I haven’t regretted this decision to pursue my passions and dreams to live life in the outdoors.

2) What are your topics of interest? What do you post on Instagram the most?

I love photography in general. I enjoy taking landscape photos and snaps people in their real moments. I usually take my photos during my adventures out in the mountains or in any place I may have been at that moment. I usually post highlights in my Instagram, especially of the places that struck me the most and that left a lasting impression to me.

3) How did your Instagram name come about?

My Instagram name? Well, it’s pretty straightforward. It’s easy for me to remember – since it’s my name – and easy for everyone to remember, since it’s just five letters: R-A-M-N-G 🙂

4) What are some apps you use to edit your photos? Share with us your photo-editing routine!

I usually edit my photos using Snapseed when I’m on mobile and Adobe Lightroom when I use my desktop. When I want to quickly post pictures online after taking a shot, I would usually have my photos in my mobile phone and edit them using Snapseed. But when I want to take my time and don’t have the urgency to post my photos, I usually use Lightroom on my laptop.

5) Any Instagrammers whom you really like? Which Instagrammer inspires you the most?

I enjoy following NatGeo explorers and amazing photographers such as Jimmy Chin, Renan Ozturk and Chris Burkard. They are my favorite outdoor guys who just seem to live life to the fullest while working on their craft to perfection. Their photos just seem so surreal and their landscape photography is top-notch. These men inspire me to pursue what I’m doing now, which is travelling and working with the outdoors.

6) If there’s one thing your fellow Instagrammers just gotta try now, what’s it gonna be?

They should try leaving your cameras and mobile phones at home or somewhere safe once in a while. They just need to live in the moment. Life is too short. Sometimes, life is not just all about the camera and posting for social media. You need to be IN the experience to fully grasp and enjoy what you have in front of you.

7) What’s your favorite part about being an influencer?

I enjoy meeting people and sharing/communicating new ideas with each another. Being an influencer enables me to do those things. Instagram is an easy and convenient channel to discover and get to know people who share the same interests that you have, and those who have different interests from you that you might potentially like.

8) What are some of your top tips to brands for running campaigns? How do you maintain authenticity?

I recommend maintaining a genuine attitude and approach to your audience. Do not bombard them with generic promotions or impersonal messages about your product. I want a brand to know my needs in a way that is personalized and appropriate at that moment. I want them to be authentic in their mission, whether they want to improve people’s live or they are offering a new way of doing things. I believe that quality trumps quantity. Nowadays, it just takes one message to move people. That’s how you maintain authenticity: when your message already has an impact and doesn’t need to be repeated over and over again.

9) What would your advice be on the importance of quality and original content?

It is important to have quality and original content because it shows your real passion and talents to the world. In the age of social media, it’s just easy to copy ideas and images because technology enable us to do so, sans copyright laws and code of conducts. Bringing in original, quality content enables you to express your unique individuality and shapes your image to others. It is crucial that you develop your own personal brand nowadays, and being original helps you to bring the best brand in you.

10) What do you like best about partnering with brands?

Partnering with brands enables me to collaborate like never before. It is such a synergistic relationship where the brands and I can help one another in achieving our goals. It’s a win-win situation since they can help me achieve my goals for my work by lending their brand and products to provide an effective experience, whilst I deliver their brand pressence to other people through my influence.

Topics:

• Food & Drink
• Health & Fitness
• Nature & Outdoors
• Photography
• Technology
• Travel

Country:

Philippines