Battling Wildfires
This wildfire season has been especially severe in North America. Following the devastating Waldo Canyon Fire suffered by Colorado in June, a frightening series of […]
Alterations of Underwater Art
Environmental artist Jason deCaires Taylor installs his sculptures underwater, a peculiar process that has boosted him into high demand after he started it in 2006. […]
The Taste of France: Tarte Tatin
This is a guest post by Frankie Hruzek of Frankie Fights Food. The very first time I had tarte tatin was at a small, sort […]
The Trip that visits the world
jnicholls357 had an idea: He wanted to send his beautiful, vintage Olympus Trip 35 on a journey, a journey to visit like-minded photographers and see […]
Thrills on Pulpit Rock
Every year, thousands of hikers take a two-hour ascent at the southern tip of Norway to reach a destination called Preikestolen. Known in English […]
Happy ‘RoidWeek 2012
Flickr is home to many instant film fans across the globe, and one of the biggest instant film events of the year is happening […]
Perspicuous Perseids
Right on schedule, the night skies have been lighting up as the Earth passes through the debris of comet Swift-Tuttle. This year’s light show […]
In Motion
SLRs and many modern cameras with their capability to shoot multiple frames per second are a great tool to freeze motion. They make […]
A Sunday of Hiccups
A certain photo sharing website is having a little bit of a temper tantrum on this foggy Sunday evening here in San Francisco. We’re investi-ma-gating, […]
Finding a new species on Flickr
A common use of Flickr is to find photos. But what about finding a new species of insect? Insect biosystematist Dr. Shaun Winterton discovered a […]
Natural oddities paint the sky
Rare phenomena, known as iridescent clouds, appear when sunlight strikes thin clouds in just the right way. Not everyone agrees on the names and definitions […]
Flooding in Manila
Heavy rains pounded the Philippines capital on Wednesday, prompting a new danger alert as emergency workers rushed food, water and clothes to almost […]