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    Today Instagram celebrates its second birthday. In just 24 months, the filter-filled photo-sharing service has gone from an iOS-only app to becoming Facebook's $735 million baby. It's now so popular that last month, Instagram passed Twitter in daily active users on mobile for the first time.

    We looked to our readers to commemorate Instagram's big day. Because, after all, it's the users who catapulted the app to fame. Here's how you snapped, cropped, filtered, tilt-shifted and uploaded the last 24 months.

    [More from Mashable: Instagram Now Has More Daily Active Users on Mobile Than Twitter [REPORT]]

    SEE ALSO: The Beginner’s Guide to Instagram

    Got another memorable Instagram shot from the past two years? Share it with us on Twitter at @mashablehq with the hashtag #MashPics.

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    The beach selfie is alive and well.

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