Panning for speed
In your viewfinder, keeping a moving subject in a fixed position can be quite challenging. And when done well, this camera technique (known as panning) […]
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Gettysburg
"The Battle of Gettysburg was fought on July 1-3, 1863, at a small town in Pennsylvania. With an estimated 50,000 Confederate and Union casualties, the […]
Aeriality
Photos from Ruggero Poggianella Photostream ©, Emma Gallardo Richards, United Nations Photo, Francisco Aragão, and Katarina 2353.
The Weekly Flickr: Happy Pride!
From New York City’s historic Stonewall Inn to San Francisco’s famed Castro, gay pride parades across the country were especially exuberant following the Supreme Court’s […]
Stories of the faceless woman
"The question of why I don’t show faces in my photos comes up a lot," says photographer Patty Maher, known on Flickr as Patty. "It’s […]
This week in The Commons
We’re happy to present another round of institutions that have joined The Commons this week! Browse through each of their photostreams to see photos they’ve […]
US Supreme Court rulings on same-sex marriage
The United States Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and rejected an appeal about Proposition 8 on Wednesday, in two significant […]
In transit
We spend countless hours (or months!) of our lives on trains, buses and planes, in terminals and tunnels and uncomfortable seats. Most […]
Life inside North Korea: Between concrete and cherry blossoms
Thoughts of North Korea tend to conjure up images of organized military parades, nuclear missile tests and large crowds worshiping a supreme leader; today that’s […]
The weekend on Flickr
It’s summer in the northern hemisphere and your uploads on Flickr clearly represent this. We’ve seen you take strolls in the park, enjoy […]
NYC’s massive subway project
Last month, workers completed the installation of the spire atop One World Trade Center — making it the tallest building in the western hemisphere. The […]
World Heritage Site: Canaima National Park
Comparable to the size of Maryland, Canaima National Park is located on the border shared by Venezuela, Brazil, and Guyana. Unique plateaus called tepuis and […]