The rise of smartphone photography just hit another milestone: for the first time in Flickr’s history, half of all photos being uploaded to the photo-sharing service were shot with a smartphone in 2017.
In addition to revealing the most popular photos of 2017, Flickr today also shared its annual review of camera trends across its […]. petapixel.com
A screenshot of illustrated portraits shared on IBM's Diversity in Faces dataset website. Earlier this week, Flickr started taking heat across the web after it was specifically mentioned in a report from NBC News that took a deep dive into the 'dirty little secret' of using Creative Commons images to help train facial recognition algorithms. dpreview.com »
2019-03-16 03:22
As 2017 comes to a close, Flickr has been doing some data crunching on the billions of photos uploaded during the year by photographers around the world. Today the photo-sharing service revealed the most popular pictures of the year. petapixel.com »
2017-12-07 20:49
Flickr's top photos of 2016 The lonely tree. Photo by Tom Hall Flickr staff sorted through billions of photos uploaded to the site to pick their top 25, taking into account social and engagement metrics to help determine which photos made the cut. dpreview.com »
2016-12-17 14:00
Flickr has announced that it will be adding three new features to the desktop experience that will help users to discover and engage with photos more easily. The new rollout will strive to keep Flickr feed content up-to-date with groups to be featured more prominently as the company aims to increase views over its vast collection of over 12. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-20 03:00
Alongside PetaPixel's recaps for major camera manufacturers, including Sony, Fujifilm, Nikon, and Canon, we also recapped the year for the L-Mount Alliance and the Micro Four Thirds mount.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has wrapped up its first full year of scientific operations, and beyond "breaking" cosmology, the telescope has also delivered some of the most spectacular photos of deep space ever seen. [Read More]
This year included some fantastic new cameras, lenses, and accessories. From the Nikon Z8 and the Sony a7CR to the Canon RF 100-300mm f/2. 8 and Sigma 14mm f/1. 4 DG DN Art, nearly every camera maker brought something amazing to the table.
This year has been a fascinating one in the world of photography, and like every year, it was full of incredible highs, devastating lows, and everything in between. [Read More]
Micro Four Thirds remains an excellent system for photo and video applications. Despite the relatively small image sensor size, Micro Four Thirds cameras like 2022's OM System OM-1 and Panasonic GH6 show that great things come in small packages.
It has been a great year for the L-Mount Alliance. The alliance welcomed new members Samyang and Astrodesign in July, and Blackmagic Design joined in September. [Read More]
Canon's EOS R system finished 2022 with a bang, with Canon introducing the excellent EOS R6 Mark II camera and RF 135mm f/1. 8 L IS USM lens. The momentum carried into early 2023, with two new cameras and a pair of new lenses.