Blog - Flickr Foundation

Announcing Digital Daybook

How do we set up with a legible resilient archive of ourselves?

Read on!

Happy 17th, Flickr Commons!

Our flagship program, Flickr Commons, turns 17 years old today!

There's a lot to celebrate

Welcoming our first 2025 Research Fellows

Emily Fitzgerald & Molly Sherman are joining us as our first research fellow pair to continue development of their Reproductive Reproductions project.

A Phoenix in Paris: Data Lifeboats for User-Generated Histories

The case for citizen-driven collections in enhancing our understanding of contemporary events.

The Best Little Museum Shop is here

Take a look at our new online store, and get yourself a treat to support the Flickr Foundation

Our Data Lifeboat workshops are complete

Now we are working out what just happened, and here's an outline.

Flickr Commons is growing again!

Read George's update on how our revitalization strategy is progressing...

“Flickr.com is a Gathering of Memory”

Read highlights from the Flickr Foundation's First Conversation, and access the full transcript.

Happy World Photography Day!

How far we've come since that first view of the rooftops in France...

Look!

Huzzah! New grant from the Mellon Foundation

We're thrilled to join the fold of organizations connected with and supported by the Mellon Foundation.

Find out more

On the way to 100 years of Flickr

A report on archival strategies by Ashley Kelleher Skjøtt.

Read the report

Welcome, Prakash!

Prakash Krishnan (he/him) is an artist-researcher and cultural worker, and joins us on a research fellowship in 2024.

Meet Prakash

Data Lifeboat Update 3: Legal stuff, workflow, and a day out.

Learning about physical lifeboat design, starting legal framework with C.A.R.E.

New! Flickr Commons Explorer

Browse around the wonderful Flickr Commons collection all in one place!

Our 2024 plan

Learn about our intentions for our projects, pipeline, and people for 2024

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