Happy World Photography Day!

It felt right to send this one out today, a day the whole community shows up for, and this issue is packed with proof of that. We’ve got a contest closing tonight (still time!), a shoutout to a great cause, some eclipse photos that’ll stop your scroll, and a few small product updates along the way. Let’s get into it.

Today is World Photography Day and every year we celebrate the day by hosting our popular World Photography Day photo contest! The contest closes tonight but there is still time to get your submissions in and join the party.  This year’s winners will take home a MODE Festival Mystery Box that includes a 3-day VIP Interactive Pass for MODE, a brand new photography festival taking place in Minneapolis, MN Sept. 18th – 20th. Winners will also receive a year of Flickr Pro and have their photos featured at MODE for the community to enjoy. 

We celebrate photography everyday here at Flickr but taking some time out for World Photography Day and shouting out our love and appreciation for this community is something we’ll never pass up. Happy World Photography Day everyone! Join us over in the contest group today to get your submissions in by the end of the day, before the contest closes!

Product Updates

We’ve rolled out a few small design updates here and there on the desk top view and in the iOS app that you’ll start seeing. Nothing major, your workflow and the way you use Flickr on mobile stay exactly the same. Just some visual updates we wanted you to know about ahead of time. We’ll be sure to give you a heads up as new product updates are made so you know what to expect while we continue to make Flickr the best place to be a photographer online. 

Weekly Snapshot, your weekly round up

Have you heard about Weekly Snapshot? Every week, we spotlight some of our favorite shots from the Flickr Social group in a Flickr gallery and on our socials. Flickr Social is our home base for photo sharing, community discussions and Flickr announcements. If you’d like to see your own photos featured, head over to Flickr Social and share some of your favorite shots to the photo pool. You might just find your photos being enjoyed by an awesome photography community and even make some friends along the way. Stay tuned for this week’s Weekly Snapshot, dropping on Thursday, August 20th! 

Tagging your Photos

We recently published a refresher on tagging photos on Flickr. We know that tagging photos is one of the highest value things you can do when uploading your photos. It directly improves your photos’ discoverability, builds photo views and your community. If you’d like to learn about how tags work, tips for mixing broad and specific tags and more, then check out the Flickr blog.

Public Lands. Hand ’em down. Not over. 

We’re not the only ones hosting awesome photo contest opportunities this month. Our friends at The Wilderness Society have less than two weeks left for their photo contest celebrating the preservation of Public Lands and we don’t want you to miss a chance at taking home some amazing prizes while also supporting a cause that deserves our attention.

The Wilderness Society has a vision of creating, “A future where people and wild nature flourish together, meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing planet.” We know that photography serves an important role in this vision which is why we’re giving a special shout out to this photo contest opportunity. 

To learn more about them and the contest, ending on August 31st, visit: photocontest.wilderness.org.  

Solar Power 

Parts of the world were recently treated to a total solar eclipse and it did not disappoint. Last week’s total solar eclipse brought out some incredible shots from our community, from full totality in Greenland and Spain to partial views across Europe and North America. Check out our favorites in this gallery. Thanks to everyone who shared their photos with us.     Visit the gallery here!

That’s a wrap. See you next month!