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Looking back at us

February 4, 2013

Thousand of portraits are uploaded to Flickr every day, and if you also love portraiture, share your shots, discuss them and enjoy the stunning photography in one of the many portrait groups.

A trick of the light

February 1, 2013February 2, 2013

Christopher Renfro has been painting with light for the last three years. “When I first found light painting in 2009 it just completely blew my […]

It’s Flickr Friday and Everyone Loves Pie

February 1, 2013February 1, 2013

The new Flickr Friday theme is "Everyone Loves Pie" If you’d like to join the project, take your shot and share it with us in […]

This week in history from The Commons

January 31, 2013February 1, 2013

While we rush further ahead into an increasingly futuristic world, it’s worth remembering the incredible resource we have in the The Commons on Flickr. There […]

Miniature fakes

January 31, 2013July 3, 2013

Tilt-shift photography, often made with a specialized lens, lets you put an area in focus while blurring other areas and distorting the photo’s perspective. One […]

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands turns 75

January 31, 2013January 31, 2013

Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard, better known as Queen Beatrix, celebrates her 75th birthday today. Here are some photos that have been taken of her by […]

Paris architecture: La Grande Arche de la Défense

January 30, 2013January 30, 2013

While the Neoclassic Arc de Triomphe undoubtedly receives plenty of attention from tourists visiting France, this modern version of it symbolizes national humanity, rather than […]

Cats and dogs, hide and seek

January 29, 2013January 30, 2013

No matter which camp you’re in, there’s no denying that pets are experts at not-so-subtly lurking, crouching, peeking, and generally trying to go unnoticed. And […]