Throwback Thursday: Gardens
In this week’s throwback journey, let’s explore gardens seen in the past, led by a Japanese flower garden in the 1890s and more offered in the photographic archives from The Commons.
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Wildlife Wednesday: Marine mammals
In this week’s photo selection, a brilliant shot of a sunbathing Icelandic seal pup inspired us to corral more pictures of those immensely photogenic mammals of the sea, particularly seals, otters, and sea lions.
20under20 Spotlight: David Uzochukwu
David was born in December 1998 in Innsbruck, Austria, and delved into photography at the age of 10, focusing on self-portraiture and fine art photography after having fallen in love with the craft. He is one of our 20under20.
Flickr celebrates exceptional young photographers with 20under20
Photography has the power to fascinate, inspire, and even change the way we see and understand the world around us. Today, we’re excited to introduce the first annual Flickr 20under20 – an initiative that celebrates 20 of the world’s most extraordinary young photographers on Flickr.
Finding faces in unexpected places
“It’s not easy finding faces,” Jody Smith says. “They normally find you first!” Jody is the creator of the Flickr group Faces in Places, a quirky and creative collection of photos capturing human like faces in everyday objects that we want to show you in our latest episode of The Weekly Flickr.
Flickr Friday: The JetLag Selection
Congratulations and thank you for your great contributions for #FlickrFriday! We felt jet lagged, we lost all notions of time, we traveled with you between sleep and awakening, trying to keep our eyes open. We saw the world’s shape blurred and vague. Now we all need a good night’s sleep!
Welcome the Jerwood Library of the Performing Arts to The Commons
We’re excited that the Jerwood Library of the Performing Arts joins The Commons today. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is the UK’s only […]
Flickr Weekend Samplr XVII/2014
We hope your weekend is enjoyable. Here is our weekend selection to make it even better. Click through to enjoy all of these interesting photos that captivated us this week.
Photographer Spotlight: Alexandra Cameron
“Photography is my life”, says Alexandra Cameron. The professional freelance photographer from Cambridge, England, specializes in fashion, beauty, event and portrait photography and has been featured in publications such as Marie Claire, The Independent, and The Economist. Today she tells us how she became a photographer and shares her thoughts on photography with us.
From manila folders to Boeing 777-300ER
We spoke to Luca Iaconi-Stewart to get to know more about his sophisticated construction of a model Air India Boeing 777-300ER.
Welcome the Internet Archive to The Commons
We’re excited to welcome the Internet Archive with an initial selection from its 14 million high-resolution image scans spanning more than 5 centuries to The Commons. Read on for all the details.