Photographers and Flickr members Annabelle Matter and Alexis Gérard have traveled the world together to retrace the history of Napoleon. Now, they’re sharing that journey in Napoléon: L’Esprit des Lieux, a photo book that includes their photography of these historic settings.
On this day in 1953, Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in a ceremony watched by millions around the world in the first televised coronation of a monarch. She was just 25 years old.
The time has come again, #FlickrFam, to band together with photographers around the world for a global photowalk. This year’s Worldwide Flickr Photowalk theme is “Monuments and Historic Places” and we’re working with our friends in the Wikimedia community in support of the Wiki Loves Monuments 2017 (WLM) photography competition in September.
World Religion Day is celebrated worldwide on the third Sunday in January each year. This year marks the 67th year this day has been observed to recognize and appreciate the diversity of religion and culture among us.
We are very happy to welcome the University of Victoria Libraries (UVic) as the newest member of the Flickr Commons. Read on to learn more about the institution’s historical collection.
In this week’s throwback journey, let’s venture into what elections were like in history. From polling booths to campaign fever to old-school cartooning, dig into these picks available in the photographic archives from The Commons.
In this week’s throwback journey, let’s explore photography of childhood moments, featuring scenes from the 1920s to 1969 and more offered in the photographic archives from The Commons.
In this week’s throwback journey, let’s explore theatrical and musical performances, featuring scenes of the 1890s to 2005 and more offered in the photographic archives from The Commons.
In this week’s throwback journey, let’s explore living in poverty, featuring scenes of shantytowns and more offered in the photographic archives from The Commons.
In this week’s throwback journey, let’s explore maritime life seen in the past, led by dazzling lights of an Australian cruiser in 1914 and more offered in the photographic archives from The Commons.