Nature’s dancing lights

Over 2,000 species of the beetle family Lampyridae (aka fireflies) are known for their unique ability to illuminate via bioluminescence. The males use this behavior to attract mates in flight, creating a courtship of light streaks captured in long-exposure photography.

Global Street Art Photo Walk August 2nd and 3rd!

The #Flickr10 Global Photo Walks in May were so much fun, we’re putting a call out for another weekend of walks with old friends and new. The best way to enjoy the best photo community in the world is face to face, so mark your calendars for the weekend of August 2nd and 3rd, reach out to your friends, organize a walk, and share your photos on Flickr.

Flickr Weekend Samplr VIII/2014

The weekend is here and that means it’s time for our weekly Samplr featuring some of our favorite photos of last week. Go for a stroll through the Flickrverse to find more talented photographers you would like to follow. The weekend is beautiful!

Flickr Friday: Gone With The Wind

Let our #GoneWithTheWind theme for FlickrFriday inspire you and get carried away! As always, there are many ways to interpret the theme, and we’re already curious to see all your ideas come in. Will you reinterpret the romantic story of Rhett and Scarlett for this #FlickrFriday? Will you capture the almighty power of nature surrounding all of us? What will it be?

Photographer Spotlight: Morey Spellman

20-year-old fine art photographer PtoIemy sets out to interview conceptual artists from Flickr this summer. His upcoming book “The Fine Art of Photography” will feature their work and share their stories alongside the diary of his own adventure touring through the US and Canada to meet and collaborate those exceptional photographers.