Since moving to Boston from Chicago two years ago, Jamaica Plain resident Darrick Chan has charted his experiences and escapades on the East Coast through social media.

On his Instagram account (@drokwhiz), the 25-year-old provides followers with a stimulating combination of richly detailed landscape shots and off-the-cuff personality posts (including some impressive guitar videos), both designed to let his feed function as a fully immersive visual journal.

Q. You arrived in Boston just a couple of years ago. What do you think of it so far?

A. One of my favorite things about Boston is the architecture; I’ve fallen in love with that, and just exploring the city. It’s not a big city, but at different times in the day it takes on different life, so I absolutely love it. I think I’ll be here a while.

Q. What catches your eye as a photographer?

A. For me, it’s about space. I really like capturing more three-dimensional aspects in my photos, and a lot of that has to do with atmosphere. So I like taking photos when no one is around, or when there’s just one or two people there, because that way you can emphasize the empty space. During the snowstorms this year and last year, when there was no one on the streets, that was a playground for me, because it’s pretty incredible when you don’t see anyone else and you can just see the city as it is.

Q. What’s the story behind your username, @drokwhiz?

A. [laughs] I’ve had a few people ask me about that. When I was a kid some people used to call me D-Rok, so it’s just stuck around. I think it was my AOL Messenger username as well, but I’ve never changed it. I know it’s silly, but I kind of like it. I’m pretty ridiculous with Instagram anyway, and I feel like a kid.

Q. Your Instagram includes a lot of strong, serious photography and lighter-hearted material. How do you balance those two?

A. At the end of the day, it’s still a form of social media for me, so I just share whatever I’m thinking, whatever I enjoy. For me, in terms of striking a balance, I don’t plan out what I’m going to post when. It just comes up as it happens. I just want my Instagram to be about expressing who I am. I’m 25 now, and I feel like as I get older, I can flip back through my Instagram and look at how I’ve changed in terms of what I’ve chosen to capture or the friends there who’ve come and gone. It’s a diary.

Interview has been edited and condensed. Isaac Feldberg can be reached at isaac.feldberg@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter at @i_feldberg.