Standouts of silhouette photography
We noticed many distant and close captures of shadowy subjects from our community lately, and here’s a sample of beautifully outlined figures and objects in […]
Yearly Archives: 2013
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Yosemite Rim Fire
The inferno, known as the Rim Fire and labeled the biggest wildland fire in the history of California, continues to devour acres of nationally protected […]
Welcome DEXTRA Photo to The Commons!
We are proud to welcome the DEXTRA Photo Collection from Norway as our latest member of The Commons. The collection was assembled by […]
Canada’s busker festivals
During the summer season, Canada hosts festivals showcasing hundreds of street performers, including the charitable BuskerFest held in Toronto. Attending photographers had a field day […]
Wildlife portraits
From colorful insects to curious mammals, creatures of all kinds pop up in Explore, and it’s always a joy to see them so eloquently captured […]
#FlickrFriday: The Final Frontier
Our last Flickr Friday theme was #TheFinalFrontier, and here is the weekly selection of your submissions. A characteristic trait that makes us all […]
Breathtaking blue moon
On Aug. 20, the blue moon, or third full moon this season, captivated many photographers who took these terrific shots. See, and share, more spectacular […]
The Wild Ones open happiness in August
A contribution from Sarah Ann Loreth Continuing our tour across the southern United States, we ventured from Dallas to New Orleans where we explored the […]
Flickr Meetup this weekend in San Francisco
If you are around San Francisco this weekend, head on over to shoot some photos and meet other Flickr members IRL (In Real Life) for […]
Monterey Car Week 2013
For a week this August, rare autos went on display for the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and other annual car exhibitions in the Monterey […]
Peculiar Porcelain House
The 4th largest city in China, Tianjin, has an unusual attraction known as the Porcelain House or China House. An affluent collector of Chinese vases […]
Daguerreotype anniversary: Invention of photography
On this day (August 19) in 1839, France announced that artist Louis Daguerre (1787-1851) invented the first photographic process, Daguerreotype, and publicly presented it as […]