Over the past few months, hundreds of photographers from around the world have gathered to celebrate Flickr’s 20th birthday with a series of photowalks. From the iconic streets of San Francisco to the vibrant corners of London and the charming alleys of Vienna, photographers are meeting up, taking photos, and having fun. In case you didn’t get the chance to attend, we’ve got a great video of all the photowalks so far. And the fun’s not over yet! Flickr is taking to the streets again on June 8th and 9th, lighting up the Photoville Festival in Brooklyn, New York with a series of photowalks. And ..read more

My name is Smrithi Mohan, and I am the General Counsel of Awesome, the incredible company behind your favorites: SmugMug, Flickr, and This Week in Photo. As I sit down to write this blog article for World Intellectual Property Day, I find myself reflecting on the theme of this year’s celebration: “IP and the SDGs: Building our common future with innovation and creativity.” Not sure what SDGs are? Neither are a lot of people! Which is why I think this year’s theme is so important, and why this subject is near and dear to me personally. Sustainable development goals, or SDGs for short, are par ..read more

Time to wrap up another week by highlighting some of our favorite photos from Flickr Social. Check out this week’s installment of ‘Weekly Snapshot with Flickr Social’! If you’re interested in having an opportunity for your photos to be featured, join us over in Flickr Social today and start sharing your pics! “Mill Wall”- Jim Frazier “Through the sunlight”- Patrick Mustain “Buckeye Tree”- jtrainphoto “Broken Down Pickett Fence”- Edmund Lowe “Nostalgic train”- Woutr60d “Northern Gannet collecting nesting material.”- Janet Harbon “Morning Sun On A Little Wave”- Scott T. “I Made This-Macr ..read more

If you’ve ever visited Flickr’s trending page, you will see that nature and landscape photography takes center stage on a regular basis. That is for good reason, there are endless opportunities to capture unique, beautiful and diverse images within these photographic themes. For example, just check out our recent Flickr Social discussion thread, highlighting Earth themed photos for tomorrow’s Earth Explore Takeover. There are over 2,000 replies to the thread, showing there is no shortage of nature and landscape photographers on Flickr. Nature and Landscape Flickr Groups have thrived on Flickr ..read more

Hey everyone, it’s Friday! Check out some of our favorites from Flickr Social this week in our newest installment of ‘Weekly Snapshot with Flickr Social’. If you want a chance for your own shots to be featured and enjoyed by the Flickr community, head over to Flickr Social and start sharing them to the photo pool. “Slow walk”- Tuomo Kokkonen “The Calls, Leeds”- paulfarrington46 “Tea. Wide Angle Close Up”- oldTor error “Happy Furry Friday…”- Louise LeGresley “Cubic Dissonance”- Tigersight “ReAlign”- Raido Bergstein “Sitelle”- Josie Staehle “Oman”- Alessandro Neri Have a great weekend! No ..read more

photo credit: Dani Vernon It’s finally here: your chance to join our journey with The Conservation Alliance, Rivian, and Nuestra Tierra Conservation Project! In this film we share the stories of tribal leaders, conservation non-profits, politicians, and business leaders advocating for the protection of 3 million acres of public lands in their own backyards. These stories underscore the importance of national monuments for the environment, preserving cultural heritage, the local economy, and the future experiences of generations to come. So what are you waiting for? Watch it now! photo credit ..read more

Meet Gabrielle Morse – a filmmaker and photographer hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. Gabrielle is a graduate of Spelman College with a degree in documentary filmmaking and has been practicing photography for eight years. When asked how she got started in photography she shared, “When I was thirteen, my parents let me use their old, Nikon film camera. In the 2010s, Tumblr heavily influenced me then, so I focused on taking pictures of things I deemed aesthetically pleasing. When I finally received my first DSLR as a Christmas gift, I immediately began capturing portraits of friends, asking them t ..read more

It’s time for a check-in to share what we’ve been up to at Flickr over the last month. We have some fun product updates that we’re excited to share! And while we are catching up, we also want to show you a quick trailer from our Mobilizing for Monuments Road Trip film, coming out tomorrow! Updates to your mobile app Lightbox experience We’ve made some updates to the Lightbox on the mobile app and we are excited to share those improvements with you! We know that access to photo information is so important and our mobile app Lightbox update will improve that experience for you by adding a seaml ..read more

We are less than a week away from Spring Polaroid Week, aka ‘RoidWeek’ so it’s time to get your instant film gear in order. RoidWeek kicks off on April 21st and runs through April 26th, but you can join this year’s Polaroid Week 2024 Flickr group now, in preparation! Flickr members have been celebrating instant film at this biannual congregation of instant film enthusiasts since 2006. RoidWeek is community-run with participants around the globe sharing Polaroid pics along with other forms of instant film during a week of community engagement.   A few rules before you get started:&n ..read more

Welcome to the weekend! We’re starting it off right with some fabulous photos from Flickr Social in our newest installment of ‘Weekly Snapshot with Flickr Social’. If you want a chance for your own shots to be featured and enjoyed by the Flickr community, head over to Flickr Social and start sharing them to the photo pool. “Retro Vibes”- sophie merlo “Cookies”- Saveurs d’images “LA 185”- mihai malaimare jr “The Poppies Secret”- Don Benny Untitled- JC Cancedda “Lesser Sri Lanka Flameback (Dinopium psarodes)”- Andre Lorenz “A day at Wissant”- Frank van Dongen Untitled- buisson christophe ..read more