We fell in love over Instagram: How singles are finding 'the one' through a shared devotion to filtered photographs An increasing number of singles are turning to Instagram, a mobile photo-sharing service, to find love. When Bailey Gates, 20, noticed Ryan Williams' series of filtered Instagram photographs, she immediately knew she would have a lot in common with the 21-year-old. I would see his photos and I started looking at others he had taken. I started following him and saw we both shared a love of outdoors,' Miss Gates, who lives in Seattle, told ABC News. Love at first Instagram: When Bailey Gates, 20, noticed Ryan Williams' series of filtered Instagram photographs, she immediately she knew she would have a lot in common with the 21-year-old The pair, who have both had Instagram accounts for more than a year, happened to follow the same #northwestisbest hashtag, created by Ben Schuyler, @benschuyler, which includes photos of Washington state. Miss Gates, who uses the handle @hey_bails, found a photograph of Tumwater Falls Park posted by Mr Williams, @incrediryan, and commented on its beauty. 'Then we started to comment back-and-forth on each others' pictures,' said Miss Gates. That is, until Mr Williams took the next step; he found Miss Gates' Facebook profile and sent her a message. They began talking and eventually decided to meet near Seattle. 'Our first date was a hangout-turned-date, if that makes sense,' Mr Williams told MailOnline. We called it hanging out but our intentions were along the lines of a date, at least once I offered to pay. We took a whole afternoon and explored Seattle, seeing as up to that point I had only been in the downtown area or venues for concerts. We started with a walk and talk through Revenna park. Then went to sushi, and topped the night off with coffee. Oh, not to mention taking time to show each other our favorite funny videos on YouTube. Chance photo meeting: The pair, who have both had Instagram accounts for more than a year, happened to follow the same #northwestisbest hashtag, which includes photos of Washington state Shared love: The pair have been dating since January 10th, after Miss Gate first commented on one of Mr Williams' photographs on November 26th The couple, who are both in school - Mr Williams is working towards a BA in ministry and leadership, with hopes to pastor a church ion the Seattle area, while Miss Gates, who hopes to work with at-risk teens, is studying social work at Saint Martins College - began dating just a few weeks later. They now share their love, and love of shared outdoor activities, through pictures taken together on Istagram. 'His pictures weren't artsy but he had a lot of outdoor photos and that's something I'm really into. I was attracted to the different things he seemed to be attracted to,' Miss Gate explained. Another couple, Robin Coe and Matt Flemming, also found love thanks to Instagram. They started looking at each others' Insatgram photos in 2011, long before the service became widely popular. Miss Coe, or @robinmay, lived in Toronto and was attracted to the sunny North Californian photos on Mr Flemming's handle, @Matthewjay. Meanwhile Mr Flemming was attracted to Miss Coe's snowy, wintery shots. The two began to comment back and forth on the photos and eventually Mr Flemming gave Miss Coe his email address. The two have been in a long-distance relationship for about a year now. Filtered recordings: Miss Gates and Mr Williams now share their love, and love of shared outdoor activities, through pictures taken together on Istagram Romance: The couple, who are both in school - Mr Williams is working towards a BA in ministry and leadership, while Miss Gates is studying social work at Saint Martins College - began dating on January 10 'I think it's such a cool window into someone's aesthetic and someone's life,' Miss Coe said. Matt is an avid cyclist and he takes photos of what he is seeing, I got to see what he was seeing through his eyes. I got to know a lot about him just through his photos. Another couple who credit Instagram for their relationship is Santiago Perez Grovas, @santiagopgm, and Taylor Dee, @thisgirl_. Again, Miss Dee had stumbled upon one of Mr Grovas' Instagram pictures. But interestingly, Miss Dee thought he was a woman. 'I thought, "Wow, this girl's amazing! I love her pictures" for about four about four months,' she revealed to Mashable. And then he posted a picture of himself and I realized he was a guy. When Mr Grovas posted a competition to his page, asking people to submit photos of themselves and virtually 'cheers with him,' Miss Dee was quick to enter. She won the contest, and the two started chatting via FaceTime. They have now been dating for almost eight months, even though Mr Grovas lives in Mexico City, and Miss Dee lives in Colorado.