photo by Michael Seeley
With the total solar eclipse less than a month away, now is the time to start preparing for the big event and spending some time focused on the sky. Astrophotography is a much loved genre of photography that focuses on photos of objects and events appearing in the sky. Flickr has an active astrophotography community and if you are looking for a way to learn more and see the beautiful shots of other astrophotography enthusiasts, we’re here to help point you in the right direction. Flickr groups are a great way to discover new photographers and connect with Flickr members who share similar interests. As the solar eclipse quickly approaches, we’re sharing some popular Flickr groups focused on astrophotography. Check these groups out and find your inspiration and community!
This Flickr group is focused specifically on eclipses so it is a great place to start if you’d like to see how other photographers have caught eclipse pictures in the past. Here you can check out the photo pool and see what type of gear is being used to capture these stunning moments. Start a brand new discussion about this year’s upcoming eclipse to hear about location scouting and tips on photographing the event from other eclipse fans.
photo by Laura Ngo
This Flickr group is tied to an external astronomy and space news site of the same name. Universe Today features news on NASA projects, cosmic events and more! Photos shared in this group are not limited to eclipses, all types of astrophotography shots are shared here and may even be considered to be featured on Universe Today’s official site. Learn more about the group here!
photo by Paean Ng
If you’re looking for an abundance of beautiful astrophotography, this group may be just what you need. Many of the photographers in this group provide helpful details about their shots and their processes in capturing these photos so make sure as you scroll through, you check out the photo captions. Take your time as you peruse this collection so you don’t miss any tips and tricks from the talented photographers who are sharing photos here.
photo by Kees Scherer
Formed almost 10 years ago, this Astronomy group has an enormous collection of over 175K photos submitted by almost 17k group members! Ask questions or join in the discussions with other photographers about all things celestial. As with the other astrophotography groups, make sure to check out the captions on the photos. Join the group and follow some of the photographers here to add the striking images to your Flickr activity feed as they come in!
photo by NASA/Bill Ingalls
Don’t forget that NASA has you covered on all things solar eclipse. Make sure to get your eclipse glasses and other gear lined up and in hand soon so you are prepared to view the eclipse safely. If you’d like another look at the path of totality, you can find NASA’s most up to date map on their official solar eclipse site!
photo by NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
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]]>“Grüne Limette!”- Renate Dunkel
Untitled- Rico Pfirstinger
“Ducks gracefully descend through the mist, embracing the tranquil surface of the pond below.”- Ted Holm Photography
“Marigolds”- David Franks Photography
“The Lone tree of Milarrochy Bay. Loch Lomond. Scotland.”- Adrian. J. Walker
“Puddle of Wrinkles”- Ginger︎Snap
“Hong Kong city life”- lai king yin
“Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)”- Piotr Pogoda
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]]>Meet Marcia Williams. Marcia specializes in portrait photography, professional headshots, events, couples, families, and graduating seniors. She shared with us, “I have always had a love for photography! I started in high school taking yearbook photos at events such as football games, high school ceremonies, plays and more!” Marcia currently attends college in Boston, pursuing a degree in business management with a focus on entrepreneurship.
When asked how she would define her style as a photographer Marcia said, “My style of photography is “expressive art” – colors that are bright, welcoming and warm and attract the mood of the overall theme.” She continued, “ I enjoy shooting outside when I can, especially when it is nice outside. The natural light from the sun, trees and leaves (especially in the fall) and the benign environment inspires me to shoot outside.” For Marcia, the magic of photography doesn’t just happen behind the camera – but when she’s able to see the genuine reactions of her clients seeing their photos.
We asked Marcia to choose one of her favorite photos she’s shared in the Black Women Photographers group and the story behind why she chose this shot.
Marcia shared, “This photo called “Nura” was submitted for Light in Motion contest for Black Women Photographers. I chose this shot because it depicted more than just light and motion but was apart of my mantra of: “expressive art”. The subject in the photo was staring into the photo and holding on to the pole, while the scene looks like it was in motion, it is not. I chose this shot because I liked all the details in the photos, the colors and the general uniqueness of the photo.”
When we asked about editing she said, “There were lights in the background and with long exposure, I created light streaks across the photo and depicted a theme of Light in Motion. Edited the photo in Lightroom. I wanted the photo to enhance the colors, saturation and I achieved that in this photo through “Nura”.”
Besides photography, Marcia is passionate about speaking her truth and sharing her personal experiences with others. “I have a podcast called Expressive Thoughts Pod, I am also passionate about fashion. I will be dropping an apparel line as well as another form of art, painting! I like to call myself a multidisciplinary artist.”
If you’d like to connect with Marcia – please feel free to reach out to her via email bookings@photosbymarcia.com. You can also follow her on instagram @photosbymarcia, see more of her work on photosbymarcia.com, and shop her storefront https://photosbymarcia.com/store.
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Our friends at NASA have shared some exciting updates. They have a new class of astronauts who have recently graduated and are now eligible to participate in NASA assignments like future trips to the Moon, space station assignments and more! Check out the photos of the new NASA graduates on their Flickr site! Along with the announcement of new grads, NASA has also opened up applications for their astronaut recruitment program. If you love science and have dreams of space exploration, learn more about the program and application process today!
photo credit – NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
In other space news, a total solar eclipse is headed our way on April 8th. Get your cameras and gear in order to safely capture photos of this amazing event and then share them on Flickr! Read the Flickr blog to learn more about safety protocols and where to find the path of totality for this event.
Last week, we announced the 10 winners of our Flickr 20th Birthday Photo Contest. We had over 2,000 Flickr members join us in the contest group and submit over 1.7K photos! That’s a lot of hot pink and blue and it was a beautiful sight! We are so grateful for all of the love, creativity and excitement over Flickr’s 20th milestone birthday. Check out the winning photos!
photo credit – Eleni
February was Black History month which we honored by featuring some truly amazing photographers and storytellers. Last month we shared a series of galleries curated to tell stories from some of our favorite photographers. We also introduced the Flickr community to Elvert Barnes, an archivist and storyteller who has been documenting his life through his photography for decades and then storing his archive here on Flickr. If you missed the galleries or blog posts highlighting these gifted Black photographers, make sure to check them out!
photo credit – Felicia Renne Tolbert
This month we are featuring the women photographers and artists of the Flickr community in honor of Women’s History month. To kick off our Women’s History month features, make sure to read the stories behind the photos in this gallery captured and curated by photographer Nicole Le Roy. There are more stories to come so keep an eye on the Flickr blog!
photo credit – nicole le roy
Speaking of community, we have one more shout out to some of our Flickr community members. We are looking to get some feedback from the virtual photographers capturing and sharing their creations on Flickr. We have a short survey we’ve created to check in and hear your thoughts. If you have a moment, we’d love to hear from you!
credit – Leica Frame
We wanted to share a quick reminder with you all about a couple of ways to put your photos in the running for a feature on Flickr. Every month we manually curate one Explore Takeover that goes live the last Thursday of each month. We announce the theme on Flickr Social and then open up that discussion thread for submissions. Our Community team browses the thread and uses the replies there to help them curate the month’s Explore Takeover. It is a simple and fun way to share your photos with the Flickr community and also submit your photos for consideration for a highlight on Explore. Also, just by adding your images to the Flickr Social photo pool, you have a chance at being featured in our weekly installment of ‘Weekly Snapshot with Flickr Social’. So make sure to join us over on Flickr Social and share what you’ve been working on!
That’s all for now. Thanks for tuning in and thank you for being part of the Flickr community!
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]]>My name is Jill Valenzuela Schapiro, and I’m the Chief People Officer at Awesome, the company behind SmugMug, Flickr, and This Week in Photo. I’ve been with the company for thirteen years, growing from Recruiting Director to a C-level executive who oversees our entire people program. It’s been an incredible journey, and I’ve grown an immense amount, but today I’m truly tackling something scary: my first blog. Don’t get me wrong, I love to write, and I have *so* many things to say about this amazing company, but my inner critic often stops me from putting my voice and ideas into the universe. So, in honor of this year’s celebration of International Women’s Day, I’m choosing to step far outside my comfort zone and share part of my story as a woman of Awesome.
I grew up with a career-oriented mother and saw work as a core part of identity from an early age. Despite this, it took a *lot* of trial and error to discover my own passion and drive, and I found that in tech recruiting—specifically, when one routine cold call led me to a family-owned photography start-up named SmugMug.
If you’re reading this, chances are you know and love this company just as much as I do today. But at the time, I didn’t know them from a sea of start-ups, and I had three amazing years of recruiting to understand just how special this company was. When they offered me a dream job as their in-house Director of Recruiting, needless to say, I jumped at the opportunity.
As the first member of what was dubbed the “People Team,” I was given the opportunity to grow into a leader overseeing all facets of the employee experience. This was simultaneously terrifying and thrilling. There was so much to do that the first few years felt like a blur, but I had established myself as a senior leader in the company, began building a people program from scratch, and for the first time in my life, I was passionate about my work. What I was doing felt important and challenging. I loved my job, and I had never been happier. Then I unexpectedly became pregnant.
I need to be honest up front: Having kids was never something I planned for. In fact, I was terrified of being a mom. When I saw the positive pregnancy test, it felt like time froze, and I knew at that moment that, despite my fears and not feeling ready or equipped to be someone’s mother, I was going to have a baby. As my pregnancy progressed, I felt conflicted: While I was surrounded by people celebrating this momentous milestone in my life, I mostly felt anxious because, like many women, I wanted to have it all—a successful career *and* the ability to be a great mother. The societal pressure on women to achieve a perfect balance between work and family is immense, and, for me, it meant a lot of internal struggles and self-doubt.
Although I knew the kind of company I worked for, and constantly boasted about our incredible work–life harmony and support systems, what I experienced as I entered this new phase of my life still amazes me. As a new parent I was able to take a generous parental leave that I even extended a bit when I realized I needed more time with my son. I created a flexible schedule that allowed me to have a productive work life and a present home life. I even pursued therapy to help me talk through my own conflicted feelings, all with the full and enthusiastic support of my company.
Importantly, it wasn’t just the policies in place, but the compassion I experienced in the day to day that blew me away. On one occasion, my son, dressed in full Batman attire, appeared behind me on camera during an executive Zoom call. Naturally, I felt flustered and panicked that I was disrupting our work—but just then, our CEO Don MacAskill exclaimed, “It’s Batman!” and encouraged my son to come closer so everyone could say hello to the caped crusader. He was greeted with genuine enthusiasm and laughter, and my fears were immediately calmed. These moments, and so many others like them, have allowed me to continue unapologetically prioritizing my family and well-being while pursuing my career.
I recognize that not every company operates like Awesome. But that’s why I take my role here all the more seriously. As a woman and an executive, I carry an enormous amount of privilege, and I want to use that to ensure we’re creating equitable experiences for all the women who work here, today and into the future. Today, that looks like braving my fears and writing a blog—sharing my story and elevating the stories of other amazing women I work with. But in the big picture, it’s a team effort, every day.
I am fortunate to work with a world-class People Team. They are fiercely committed, hard working, and deeply empathetic. Together, we have continued to raise the bar every year on what it means to be a people-first organization. As a team, we’ve worked hard to define career levels and promotion processes. We provide coaching for our managers to ensure career-growth opportunities are accessible throughout the entire organization. We’re focused on taking an already generous parental-leave policy and evolving it, to include structured planning before and after that leave so our newly returning parents can better manage this momentous time in their lives. And we’ve grown our employee benefits to encompass mental health, too, offering company-sponsored therapy and coaching sessions to our entire employee population.
In celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day, I am so proud to represent this company as one of its leaders, and to share the stories of other amazing women I work with. I feel a tremendous amount of gratitude as I look around at the people I’m fortunate to work beside. Together, we support each other, challenge each other, and build an equitable, inclusive environment where women can thrive. I am humbled and honored to be on this journey and look forward to the future we continue building together.
]]>“the model”-Alexandre Dulaunoy
“Pyrrhuloxia Looking at Camera”- Patti Deters
“From Southeast to Northwest”- Emma K Alexandra
“fancy frog home”- Sabine Groel-Koch
“Light”- nonochampion
Unititled- CC Camerawork
“Street Candid”- Daniel Fortin
“about expextations and sharpness”- Mathilda LeLapin
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]]>“Pin Pals” by Kat
“Optic fiber Flickr” by matr0shka_
Untitled by Larry Gelmini
“1934 Ford Bonneville Coupe” by Anthony Tong Lee
“Flickr Disco” by Silke Klimesch
Untitled by Marina Pokupcic
“Happy 20th Birthday, Flickr!” by Alexandra Lawrence
“A pencil and a dream can take you anywhere. ―J. A. Meyer” by Eleni
“A photography love story” by Simple Joy
“dripping in colour” by Sarah Zanon
Thank you to everyone who submitted a photo to the contest. If you’d like to see the submissions in all their blue and hot pink brilliance, you can take a scroll through the photo pool in the Birthday Contest Flickr group. We’ll continue to celebrate our 20 year milestone birthday throughout the year so make sure to stay tuned to the Flickr blog and to Flickr galleries to learn more about the many storytellers who use Flickr to document and share their photographic journeys. Congrats again to our contest winners!
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]]>Today, NASA welcomed 12 new graduates as the next generation of candidates eligible for spaceflight. NASA has shared photos of the NASA graduates on their Flickr site and we wanted to share those with you! The new NASA graduates are Nichole Ayers, Marcos Berríos, Christina Birch, Deniz Burnham, Luke Delaney, Andrew Douglas, Jack Hathaway, Anil Menon, Christopher Williams and Jessica Wittner. Also graduating in this group, from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Center, are United Arab Emirates astronaut candidates, Nora AlMatrooshi and Mohammed AlMulla.
The recent graduates completed over two years of basic training. In that time they focused on a variety of areas relevant to space exploration preparation including, spacewalking training, robotics, space station training along with other speciality training programs. With training complete, the graduates are now eligible to be considered for a variety of NASA assignments including participation for future missions to the Moon, assignments to the International Space Station and more. You may even be looking at a future mission to Mars candidate!
Class Wilderness Survival Training at Ft. Rucker, Alabama. Photo Date: February 7, 2022. Credit: Robert Markowitz
Learn more about the graduates, their accomplishments and the Artemis program on NASA’s official site! Also, make sure to check out NASA’s Johnson Space Center Flickr site for more photos featuring the new astronauts. Congratulations to the grads!
Ever daydream about becoming an astronaut? Following the recent graduation celebrations, NASA is kicking off their astronaut recruitment program. The next headshot in a NASA Flickr album could be yours! See what it takes to become an astronaut and if you think you may qualify, sky’s the limit!
While we are talking about things ahead, a major event in the sky is coming our way. On April 8th, a total solar eclipse will occur and be visible to parts of Canada, across the United States and parts of Mexico. The next solar eclipse, following next month’s event, isn’t expected to happen again until August of 2044, so it is definitely worth catching it this time around. With over a month before the big day, now is a great time to learn more about the path of totality as well as how you can safely view and photograph this amazing site.
At Flickr, we are keeping a close eye on the skies as well – with the protection of suitable safety equipment of course, and safety is a top priority when preparing to view a solar eclipse. Remember, it is NOT safe to look at the Sun directly without special safety glasses. One thing to note as well, according to NASA, is that even with safety glasses, one should not look through a camera lens, telescope or other device as the concentrated rays can burn through the safety glass filters. With that said, now is the time to make sure you have the right equipment on hand for the big show. NASA has you covered! You can find a quick guide to safety tips on their site. Also check out this site to get an idea of the type of safety equipment available for viewing and photographing the upcoming solar eclipse safely.
We have some fun content planned for next month and will also be putting a call out for your own solar eclipse captures so make sure to get that equipment ready and figure out where you can find the best view, near you. If you would like to find some inspiration from previous eclipses, make sure to check out NASA’s Flickr site and search total solar eclipse!
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“Shygirl @ Palác Akropolis”- Pavels Dunaicevs
“Portret van Poubelle”- Elles van Pinxteren
“MORNING LIGHT- Biarritz, France”- Patrik Seiler
“.amnesia3.”- bₑₜₕ
“Portrait With Green”- Nakib Haque
“Snowy Elm In Fog”- Jeff Sullivan
“Running Eagle”- Shayne Kaye
Our February Explore Takeover highlighting Black photographers in the Flickr community went live yesterday. If you didn’t get a chance to check it out, make sure to give it a look and fave some of the gorgeous shots that were featured!
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]]>Flickr has been a hub for photographic storytelling since 2004. Here, you can discover photographers that have built their craft over the years all while sharing their processes, creative visions and experiences with the Flickr community. This year, as we continue to celebrate 20 years of Flickr, we want to introduce you to some of those storytellers.
Meet archivist and photographer, Elvert Barnes. Elvert was born on October 5th, 1953, the 6th of 7 children to Elsie and Bernard Barnes in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. “Since my maternal grandparents owned a 75 acre farm, I spent summers and most of my teen years living with them and sometimes working on their farm,” said Elvert. “After graduating from Great Mills High School in June 1973 with honors, I attended the University of Maryland College Park studying business management and accounting.” Soon after, he began a position in a co-op program with the federal government. He has since worked in the high-end catering industry in Washington DC. If you follow his work on Flickr or other platforms though, there is no doubt that you know Elvert as a visual storyteller and documentary photographer.
“I’ve always had an interest in photography, dating back to my teen years,” said Elvert. “Unfortunately, I no longer have any of the photo albums and shoe boxes of my photographs from the late 1960’s through early 1980’s as they were left with my grandmother, and after her 1998 passing my brother Joe took them to his Ohio home. All of which have since been discarded after his untimely 2020 passing.” Today, the photos that remain in his possession are well cataloged and documented on a variety of sites, including Flickr.
Elvert reflected on his early days as a photographer, “In December 1991 my partner, Richard, surprised me with a Minolta camera as a Christmas gift. From that moment forward, rooted in street and urban photography, the documentation of my life has been a primary focus.” In those early days with his new Minolta in hand, Elvert traveled, with the goal of documenting his adventures. From trips to San Francisco, CA with Richard, to solo trips to NYC and friend meet-ups in Chicago, Elvert captured each moment on film. As a writer, Elvert, also enjoyed combining his love for photography with journaling when archiving each trip. This resulted in a robust collection of history preserved for himself and for anyone looking to visit those moments in time through his eyes.
Elvert says that each event, protest and street shot he’s captured has helped to shed light on his experience as a Black gay man. Some of that early documentation includes photographing National Coming Out Weekend in 1992 as well as a visit to the National Mall in Washington DC to photograph the October 1992 AIDS Quilt display
Elvert says that his photography process is ‘rooted in the street’. He explained further, “Seldom, do I leave my apartment without a camera. So much of my picture taking reflects my daily life. Depending on my work schedule, I may transfer these daily life images from my cameras to a portable hard drive on a weekly basis, but in the case of events or protests transferring images to a hard drive and archiving detailed information in a notepad takes place immediately.”
Elvert continued “I post my images primarily to Flickr, under a creative commons license, I also have an Ipernity account. In addition and of equal importance to my archiving has been my (other) various websites. “ These sites help Elvert track all of his ongoing projects and also assist in organizing the content chronologically and by event for easier browsing. Since Elvert uses the creative commons attribution on many of his images, his photos are often available via Wikipedia as well.
When heading out to shoot, specifically for his photojournalism projects, Elvert often brings two cameras, one for close up shots and one for long distance shooting. He said, “I currently shoot with a DSLR Canon T8I, for which I have 3 different lenses, one of which is a Sigma 18 – 300mm. The other two lenses are 18 – 55mm and 75-300mm. My second camera is currently a mirrorless Canon R7, for which I have two different lenses; 18 – 150mm and 100 – 400mm.”
We also asked about his process for choosing which events and subjects to capture. To that Elvert explained, “ In the beginning and for several years afterwards, I’d photograph events that had little or nothing to do with my personal interests.” In some cases he would document events on assignment for independent news organizations or as a contributing photographer. “As a 70 year old Black gay man, most events and protests that I document now have direct connections to my heritage and interests. While I may get shots of speakers, performers and VIPs … if not on assignment … I prefer mingling, marching, running and if needed, dancing with the crowd,” Elvert said.
We wanted to hear more about Elvert’s work and the stories his photos tell. He shared some special shots with us and gave some context as to why they are important parts of his archive.
Elvert Barnes, Self Portrait, Chelsea NYC, 8 July 1992
“This photo was taken on 8 July, 1992 at (friend) Lothar Wullert’s apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood of NYC, which was one block from where I shared a studio apartment with my best friend Frank. I met Lothar Easter Sunday morning, 19 April 1981 when Frank and I were partying and dancing at The Saint (a gay, members-only club located in the East Village).” Elvert described this time period as a difficult one for him. This photo came about while he was testing the self-timer feature on his new Minolta camera. “I wanted to document myself in the process of journal writing. Lothar and I remain close friends as he and his partner currently live in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of NYC.”
Brother Joe Barnes, No Point Farm, Dameron MD. Christmas Day, 25 December, 2004
“Taken by me, of my younger brother Joseph Barnes, at our grandparents former No Point Farm in Dameron, MD during our Christmas Day, 2004 visit with the family in Southern, MD. These photos are among my favorites of the farm, since I no longer have any that I had taken decades before. During this visit, Joe and I both expressed that we wished we could repurchase the property, which he considered until his March 2020 death.”
Without Apologies: LGBTQ Public Displays of Affection Docu-series
Elvert’s archives are rich with documented protests and rallies which is where this next shot was captured. He said, “In connection with my ongoing Without Apologies: LGBTQ Public Displays of Affection series, this picture was taken during the Now More Than Ever!: LGBTQ Mass Wedding Ceremony. This ceremony took place on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C, during the April 2000 Millenium March on Washington for Equality weekend. “When documenting protests, I always try to get a few pictures of demonstrators and counter demonstrators as well as the police, in the same photo. This image captures a male couple who, moments before, had participated in the wedding ceremony staging a kiss directly in front of the Fred Phelps Westboro Baptist Church Anti-Gay counter demonstration,” Elvert described. You can find more of these images in Elvert’s ongoing series, documenting Marriage Equality for same-sex civil unions.
Montreal Gay Pride Parade Protest March, 2022
Elvert said that his photos from Pride celebrations throughout the years make up one of his favorite photography docu-series. Beginning in 1993, where he photographed the Washington DC Pride parade, he has since attended many other Pride events over the years from Montreal to NYC.
Laid Back. Million Man March. Oct. 1995
“Born in 1953 and having come of age during the 1960’s, I identify as Black American vs African American,” said Elvert. This photo is one of his favorite shots, taken on October 16th, 1995 during the Million Man March in Washington, DC. More of Elvert’s Black Heritage project can be found on his official site and cover events from Black Lives Matter Protests to the annual NCNW Black Family Reunion gatherings which began back in 1989 by civil rights leader, Dorothy Height.
Lighted Candle Vigil May 2022 – National Police Week
Every year, Elvert also photographs the events that correspond with National Police Week. He said, “Among my favorite and most important ongoing projects is National Police Week which takes place in Washington, D.C. each year during the week of 15 May which I first documented in 1994.”
When asked about other passions Elvert has, besides photography he said, “Journal writing, which has direct connections to my photography, is one of the reasons that I seldom leave my apartment without a camera and notepad. In fact, my writings and photography from 1992 through the early 2000’s are part of a BLACKOUT Book Project, details are still under development”. Other writing projects like his Cause and Effect 2024 New Year Word Mantra photo essay are also in the works. Elvert finds music and creating music mixes an important part of his artistic expression as well. “In the late 70’s and with an ever growing record collection, I shifted to cassettes,” said Elvert. “In December 2007, the MIXOLOGY archive was launched. There has not been a time that my intentions were not to create video projects that feature my photography with my music mixes. Along with my cameras and a notepad, I often leave my apartment with an mp3 player plugged into my ears.”
As to his time on Flickr, Elvert has Flickr member and friend Brian Long to thank for the introduction, being given a membership back in 2004. Elvert said, “From the very start, it (Flickr) has shaped almost every aspect of my photography. For the first year or so, I was shooting film and I’d scan as many of my photo projects as possible to digital format and upload them to Flickr. Even after purchasing my first digital camera in September 2005, I continued to scan old images shot on film for digitizing to Flickr.”
“Not only is Flickr excellent for sharing photos and connecting with other photographers and institutions, but also for storage, ” Elvert explained. “Since Flickr has made it clear that they have no intention of going anywhere I am confident the many web pages that I have created that link to my Flickr albums and collections are safe, as archiving is of great importance to me.”
To follow along with more of Elvert’s archiving journey check out his Flickr site as well as his official site. He can also be reached via email at elvert@elvertbarnes.com
]]>“herald of spring”- Conall
“Glasswing Butterfly”- lynnette Ward
“Impression”- Milos Lach
“Sunset in the window”- Juanjo Rueda
“Breiz_Côtes d’Armor”- Chantal Le Gall
“Arctic Waters”- Fabian Fortmann
“Before the Rain”- Babette Plana
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]]>“Winter Raspberries Bokeh”- Milan Cvijanovic
“Be Yourself”- onirocriticon
“The Underground”- Mr Max
“london”- Toni Delong
“Alone”- Tanju Tekelioglu
“Best Behavior”- Ekon Kanté
“Oh!”- Paula Bertrán Salinas
“Echinacea”- Angie Simmonds
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