Times Insider explains who we are and what we do, and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.

To get into the minds and notebooks of Times journalists, look no further than Instagram.

The app allows many reporters, editors and photographers based in New York and around the world to show how their professional and personal lives intersect. Their feeds become a repository for unpublished details and visuals, and serve as a creative outlet for their journalism-related interests.

Here are 12 Instagram accounts from journalists who span The Times’s report and take readers behind the scenes.