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Upload from your desktop — more better!

January 22, 2009February 1, 2012

Since our last main release, we wanted to provide a better uploading experience — more stable, more accepting of different file formats and more capable […]

Building the Flickr Collection on Getty Images

January 21, 2009February 1, 2012

The 2nd phase of our partnership with Getty Images has launched. Invitations are being sent out en masse to photographers across the Flickrverse, introducing the […]

We watched

January 20, 2009February 1, 2012

Many of us stopped what we were doing this morning to watch history being made. Here are a selection of photographs from […]

5 Question for Charlie Lumanlan

January 18, 2009February 1, 2012

After traveling around the world, 5 Questions comes home to San Francisco. In this, the 15th edition, we ask our 5 Questions of Charlie Lumanlan, […]

Inaugurations Past, Present and Future

January 16, 2009February 1, 2012

Photography makes history. Today, the Smithsonian Institution added historic inauguration photos to the Commons on Flickr, including photos from several of the most recent US […]

Countdown to Inauguration 2009

January 15, 2009February 1, 2012

Join our group! We’ve just launched Inauguration 2009, for people to share their photos (and video) taken of this memorable event! Whether you’ve got […]

Great Scot!

January 14, 2009February 1, 2012

We’d like to welcome the National Galleries of Scotland to The Commons on Flickr today, joining with a diverse sampling from its collection. There are […]

Growing Up Star Wars

January 14, 2009

The force is strong with these ones! You must check out Growing Up Star Wars: 1977-1985: “With the creation of this group you now […]

Your best shot of 2008: for the birds

January 12, 2009

A selection of avian photography from Your best shot of 2008 in Flickr Central. Photos from Stefan’s Page, super.boone, *eSThER*, Nikon66, kvdl, Nat […]