Flickr in 2025 - Dead or Alive?

[@j797s25]

just got into it, such a better experience than other social apps. Love how old some of the photos are, as a newbie photographer I am impressed to see photos from 2005-2015 that weren't ruined by overfiltering or facetune in the way that old instagram photos have. I hope it continues as I start to have my photos developed and scanned.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Interesting to hear from someone who's new to Flickr. The stuff you mention is what drew all the photographers to it back in the day. :)

[@SammySantiagoIrizarry]

Flickr is the best place for a photographer!!! Excellent video Andy!!!

[@Andyhutchinson]

Thank-you kindly :)

[@oldtvnut]

I have stayed with Flickr because of its dedication to photography per se and hosting full sized images, rather than extraneous social media crap. I am strictly a hobbyist, so I can ignore the money making aspects of posting to other more widely viewed platforms. My usage falls into three areas: Capital P Photography for the image, the kind of stuff I do in the local camera clubs; documentary photography for other interests like car shows that a few acquaintances will be interested in; and a smattering of images useful in other hobbies, like posting a schematic of an old TV with an arrow saying "check this part" to help some other collector troubleshoot. I never thought of using it to search cameras and lenses, though, and I thank you for that hint!

[@Andyhutchinson]

No worries. :)

[@alanwainwright79]

I’ve been on Flickr since 2012, still there. I have quite a few “Flickr friends” and really enjoy the interactions. My main reason for staying with Flickr is the viewing medium, not a crappy compressed file on a phone, but a full sized good quality image on a monitor. Nice update, you’re right an attempt to attract new blood would be an improvement. Cheers.

[@Andyhutchinson]

I hear you about the photo quality - was always the main drawcard for me.

[@mack1media]

I've been on Flickr since 2008 and still use it, it's great.

[@Andyhutchinson]

That it is. I just needed to remind myself. :)

[@susanbrambila1781]

I have been a member since 2009 and continue to post. Always fun to see how my photography has evolved. So glad to see this video.

[@Andyhutchinson]

I do regret nuking my account in 2012 and starting from scratch.

[@mikewilson8513]

I joined in 2010. I am the same as you, good to see how my photography has evolved, and I think, improved over the years.

[@MartysWhiteSuit]

I've been a Flickr Pro member for a few years now and enjoy viewing Flickr content every day. I tried the Instagram thing for a while, but never got on with it and agree with you that Flickr is in good hands if no real changes are made.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Instagram's just a TikTok alternative these days - not a photo sharing platform. :)

[@RiccardoPareschi]

Totally agree. Flickr is a good place to meet other photo enthusiasts or professionals, always an inspirational place where we can put ours best shots and share them with friends. We (my wife and I) have choose a pro subscription. Thanks for share.

[@Andyhutchinson]

I just signed back up to Pro today. :)

[@michaelsussman9577]

Interesting to see your take on Flickr. I reactivated my account on Monday after a 6 year hiatus. I've posted a few photos and have got 40-50 views each compared to several thousand views per photo before I left. I need to rebuild my audience and find new active groups. We'll see how it goes.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Thanks Michael. I think as long as none of us expect any miracles, we'll be right.

[@steveuow]

Well I'll be ... finally caught up .. well mostly with my playlists etc .. and there I am on the big screen (well in references anyways) - I've been considering the 'community' aspect of it all in regards to flickr, group discussions seem to wax and wane - flickr is more to me about the unspoken with the right balance for someone like myself - no pressure to talk but mostly with the oppourtunity to do so and plenty of work to inspire and motivate. Great work 'as always' Andy 🙂

[@Andyhutchinson]

lol - you actually inspired the whole video in some ways since when I visited Flickr I always saw your shots and I know you share from Flickr to social too. :)

[@stuartsilverman3797]

Excellent video, Andy. When I transfer images from my camera to my iPad, they are JPEG and raw. They then go to Flickr. When I download images from Flickr they are still raw plus JPEG. So, I use Flickr for storage purposes and lose no resolution. Keep up your good work!

[@Andyhutchinson]

Wait, so you can upload full RAWs to Flickr now? Or is that just iPad HEIC images? Definitely going to check it out. :)

[@stuartsilverman3797]

@ When I download a raw file from Flickr, both my iPad and Lightroom mobile tell me it’s raw

[@barrywilson3352]

I have been a Flicker user since 2010 , a pro user since 2014 . I have 2 sites which I must consolidate ( sometime ) I did have a web site but when you went over 500 photos the price was very high . Introduced to Flickr with a free site made it an easy choice but now a pro user . I really need to sort them out . Now have over six million views on the combined sites . A large range of subjects . Now in my 80's I have slowed down a little as I am a widower i take a lot of coach trips just in the UK .

[@Andyhutchinson]

I've just been weeding out my old account for that exact reason :)

[@eeclass20]

Flickr is a great research tool for those of us that are hobbyists rather than photographers,I visit everyday to search for inspiration. Thanks to the members that are prepared to upload years old collections I've been able to check many pictures to help me model(railways) accurately. I also pay for a subscription so I can pass on my model project ideas to others. If I could have one wish that would be to have sub albums for my Faves collection, it would save a lot of time trawling back through 74 pages( and growing)of my Faves! And to all those past and present who contributed to Flickr over the years, thankyou.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Quite a few interesting use-cases in these comments. :)

[@GordonRunklePhoto]

I went back to Flickr this year. I find that discussions section is pretty quiet, which is fine by me; it's the photos themselves that I'm after.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Nice. Why'd you go back?

[@GordonRunklePhoto]

@@Andyhutchinson The other photo-sharing sites just don't do photos justice, IMHO, and seem much more focused on "social".

[@petermcginty3636]

Thank you, Andy, for all your videos during the year. I hope that you have a great Christmas with your family and friends. Take some great photos in 2025. Cheers, Peter.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Thanks Peter - appreciate it :)

[@geofffield7805]

Very timely Andy - I've recently reactivated my Flickr account and upgraded to pro. I was looking for an online hi res storage which I can access on all my devices and share from to family and friends. I also like to download individual photos to my phone then post to social media etc. Still getting used to the album structures and pulic/private settings etc but on the whole it's starting to work for me. I tend to the view that if it's costing someone to provide the service ti's worth paying for!

[@Andyhutchinson]

Yea I'm feeling my way back in as well. Feels nice to be back on there.

[@adrianroyle4425]

Excellent, been a Pro member since 2006, 177k pictures and more added several times a week. I used to photograph athletics with vast viewing figures, but since I gave that up my figures plummeted. Every now and again there are little problems but they get sorted eventually. I never used Instagram and never will.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Woah - that's some archive.

[@MattHill303]

I'm currently looking at reactivating my account, at £5 a month in the UK if you pay for a year it's pretty good value for a site you can host images and post elsewhere i.e. forums and the like. In a world where even linkedin models itself on the social network model and algorithms drive for engagement and clicks no matter how worthless the engagement is it's nice to go back to a site that's about hosting a possibly sharing content that's driven by the people sharing and viewing not the platform owner trying to maximise ad revenue.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Yea, it's not terrible value, given that it's all-you-can-eat. :)

[@psoup216]

Flickr had always been about photographers. I cut my teeth and grew and LEARNED! Better still, there were a couple dozen folks who happened to like each other's work and we became an unofficial sort of community! We boosted each other's confidence and creativity and we learned techniques and lighting and editing from each other long before you could learn to be a photographer in 5 minutes from youtube. And while many moved on or even let the hobby go totally, I still find great reward from feedback of other photographers, and not just some random wannabe models looking to somehow win at the pyramid scheme that is Instagram. Flickr is a place to post photographs YOU LIKE. People posting on Flickr don't give one dam whether it's seen or liked or not. It's expression and you even feel good just seeing your own work there. It's true of every medium and category of photography from photojournalism to wildlife, portraits, landscapes, still life and beyond. "Social" algo sites cannot provide that in any way. You may love to photograph still life and it can take a lot of effort and love to make it right... And there isn't a "social" site where you would feel welcome posting it. Except for Flickr.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Great comments and no arguments here. :)

[@elainemiller2828]

I thought about not renewing this year because of the price. I don't want the upkeep or expense of my own website, so I did renew. My goal for 2025 is to post something at least once per week, but we'll see.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Did you have access to the coupon code with the reduction or is that limited if you're renewing? Weekly upload challenge seems like a good way of keeping your photography fresh.

[@mjpt57]

That is a blast from the past. I decided to sign up. Then I discovered that I am already a member. Just needed a password reset and I logged in. No stored images but according to my profile I joined up in 2010. Anyway, I’m now following you. A local group sounds good. Meanwhile I’ve been browsing some of the work on Flickr and that I’m flabbergasted at the quality of a lot of it would be an understatement. I’m only viewing it on the iPhone at present. So I’m keen on seeing how these images look on my 32” widescreen monitor. It’s not 4K but it should be still good.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Cheers. I'll be setting something up over the xmas/ny period. :)

[@tremaincheerful4189]

I joined just a few years ago and love all the features you mention. People are civilized there, which makes me dread it becoming "the hot new" old place..

[@Andyhutchinson]

I don't think it's ever going to be what it was in the late '00s.

[@TechPhotoGuy]

Like many I drifted away, but about two years ago I began posting regularly on Flickr. It's a great place to share and see some amazing photography.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Cheers - I think I under-valued its importance.

[@Clipper024]

Interesting video, I liked the comparisons to other sites, as I have wondered about that. I do use Flickr as a means to organize my better images and as an archive not only for my stuff, but for older family photos (digitized) that allows family members to see and copy. I've been an active member since 2009. It is nice for others to indicate they like the images, but as you say, it is not a service that caters to that sort of thing exclusively.

[@Andyhutchinson]

The sharing side is definitely on of its best features.

[@CarloPiana]

I've joined in 2004, so I'm already in the 20's. Rediscovered it lately after some 5 years' hiatus.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Nice. Seems it's a growing trend.

[@alx7157]

Thanks, fam. I forgot how cool Flickr is/was 15 years ago. Respect.

[@Andyhutchinson]

lol - no worries :)

[@CliffHairston]

I’ve had mine about a year less than you (coming up 19 years now) and use mine as a record of progress for my photography. It’s always good to look back and see where O started with my digital photography and see if I’ve learned anything :) I actively use it, posting once a month or so when I have something mildly interesting to post. One of these days I might even pay for the pro (which is just slightly more than for you here in NZ). If I decide to do it, it will be to purely go past the 1000 photo limit as I really don’t want to get rid of anything. I WANT to keep the less than stellar shots up there with the good ones to show that it is a learning process.

[@Andyhutchinson]

I bit the bullet earlier today and ponied up for two years with the discount code.

[@AndyClement]

I've personally met and made quite a few of my personal friends on Flickr. It was great for organizing in person photo strolls/walks. I just haven't been able to let it go. Still a great place to store images and share images from. If you do create a group, I'd love to join.

[@Andyhutchinson]

I'll post on here if I do. Given how popular this video's proving to be I think there's a fair bit of latent interest out there. :)

[@michaelsussman9577]

@andyclement, you met me on Flickr!

[@KnightlyHouse]

I've been thinking of resurrecting my old account ... as you said, its a fantastic archive especially of old lenses

[@Andyhutchinson]

Quite a few us heading back there I think. :)

[@KnightlyHouse]

@@Andyhutchinson after further investigation, i probably won't be buying a pro license. seems a little spendy when u consider how little they have done to the platform in terms of feature set. I mean, why would i not just have a website and link it to my bsky or other socials? the community at flickr isn't what it was. I remember how the groups used to run comps with people voting, the helpful message boards and interaction on photos - most of that has gone. and wtf is the tax charge? I live in asia, pay taxes here, why should i have to fork out for u.s taxes?

[@TheSchubi74]

Very good Video! I'll be back in Pro within the next days. Missed the 20%, but anyway...

[@Andyhutchinson]

Thank-you :)

[@subourbonite50]

I've gone back to Flickr this year. Instagram sucks. What I enjoy most is seeing people from poor countries posting photos using 10 year old cameras and learning photography for themselves. It's amazing some of the results they get with such old kit and it's nice to look at something that hasn't been taken by someone who gets a new camera every month and over processes their photos to death. I've even noticed film photographers starting to use it which is great. Coming from the first world myself I've been more inspired to concentrate more on the photos than getting new gear. I followed a mother in India who found a beat up Canon T3 in the landfill next to her neighborhood and she's learning photography in her 50's. There's nothing like that on Instagram.

[@Andyhutchinson]

An interesting take - thanks Steve.

[@diforbes]

Been a member since 2005 (happy anniversary to us!). I use it mostly as a catalogue of my work. My engagement there has fallen off as I spend more time interacting with other photographers on Bluesky.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Yea I like Bluesky - nice little community growing there.

[@peterjohnson1739]

Andy an interesting perspective. Here’s my experience: In June 2018 I went on a one-day workshop. The tutor ran a private Flickr Group onto which course participants could post up to six images. He then critiqued the pictures. First, of course, I had to join Flickr. I posted my chosen pictures from the day and received the promised feedback. The group was last active in March 2023. I went on another workshop earlier this year with the same company (different tutor) this time no offer of a review via Flickr. Since posting my initial half-dozen images I’ve posted a few but none since October 2022.

[@Andyhutchinson]

It's a nice simple way of gathering shots together for a critique I reckon.

[@bertreket6666]

Been there for several years and stayed while the short attention span of others moved on to different platforms. Personally, I find it a very interactive site with groups that are active as well as interactive. Best photo sharing site as far as I'm concerned.

[@tdalton854]

Hello Andy, I logged in while listening. Started in 2006 took a rest from 2009 to 2017, then about 1 photo a year since then. Still a couple people still posting from way back. Think I'll give it a more serious go again. Thanks for the inspiration. Maybe see you there. - tim

[@Andyhutchinson]

Cheers Tim. Seems like this subject hit a chord with a few people, for sure.

[@petercardow2083]

Hi Andy, In that case, I will be joining your group ! Has been on Flickr since the "happy" Covid days in 2020.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Cheers. This video's blown up a bit so it looks like there's a fair bit of interest.

[@VERY_VARIOUS_VIDEOS]

Interesting infos. Video liked 👍

[@Andyhutchinson]

Thank you 👍

[@VERY_VARIOUS_VIDEOS]

@@Andyhutchinson You're welcome friend. Have a nice weekend. 🙂

[@zkarj]

I'm another person who never left. I get that some people didn't like some actions from the various owners, but a lot of the negativity was around "what might happen". Meanwhile, I've continued to pay for a Pro account excepting the free period, and the first photo I uploaded in 2006 is still there, unadulterated in any way. Also, you said they hadn't changed anything, but they have. They've not added new features or fundamentally changed existing ones, but there has been a decent amount of "spit and polish" since SmugMug bought it. A fair video, on the whole, but it was evident you were one of the ones who has not stuck around.

[@Andyhutchinson]

No, I definitely didn't stick around. I did visit it semi-regularly because it was used as evidence in several cases that Pixsy litigated for me against people using my photographs illegally - but I certainly wasn't active on the site.

[@andycakebread7663]

Hey Andy, you know you might just have hit on a good idea there.... I'm in and can see it being a great adjunct to the channel and a solid two-fingers to the Zuck stuff etc. I only recently didn't renew my sub, simply because of all that tumbleweed.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Thanks mate - I just bit the bullet and paid for pro for the first time in a looooooooong time. Watch this space. :)

[@dillank3240]

I continue to support Flickr. I've been a "PRO" member since 2010. It's great for photo sharing, hosting and viewing. It's also great that a lot of the photos have full exif data. It's not great for conversation other than discussing the photos. The terrible part is the proliferation of unmoderated zombie groups. You win some, you lose some, I guess.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Yea - those dusty groups aren't a good look.

[@RobinCapper]

Been on Flickr as long as you, in 2005 unlimited full resolution storage was the attraction, and will likely stay as I have hundreds embedded in my blog which is about a year older.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Definitely some value in that :)

[@mjpt57]

I’m now using Flickr in place of other photo sites. One thing that I don’t like is that on the iPad, I can’t load images from my NAS. It only shows the PadOS camera roll. So I’m using the Files app to copy photos from the NAS across to the iPad’s camera roll. And now that I’ve figured out how to remotely access the NAS when away from home I’d like to upload the images to the NAS, point Photomator to it then when finished editing the images, I’d like to directly access them to upload them to Flickr instead of having to save them to the Photos app, then upload them to Flickr. Phew! I’ll write to the devs and see what they think of this.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Be interesting to know how responsive the devs are :)

[@c.augustin]

Flickr is the only alternative for me (I do have a Pro account since this year, or maybe the last, I can't remember) - because everyone can access my images without an account (no "walled garden")! It was this way with Tumblr in the past (but they changed that some years ago), and Instagram also requires an account for viewers. I don't care about "social media" as a whole, for me Flickr is just a way to show my images with some added features (like albums and comments). And Flickr reads XMP/exif data in a useful way (for me, as I use camera scans of film negatives and can give those the data that will show in Flickr the way I want it). One not so obvious feature I love: I can re-upload (change) photos at any time (comes in handy now and then)! Groups? Well, not my cup of tea, but maybe at some point in the future I might have a look at this feature.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Yea, the public access to images is an important point.

[@alastairmacdonald]

First uploads done January 2006 then not a lot of activity until 2010 and since then I have been a regular user. I have used Flickr as a place to show my images and a place to store my images. That means not every shot that goes up is a Portfolio image. I have 17,400 images uploaded and that number is going down. Yes down! I had uploaded a large amount of scanned 35mm film and transparency images to my main Flickr page. Most of these are just memories of trips and activities, so I have opened a second page and I am moving them over to there. My main page will end up just 21st century digital images. There is a change to Flickr that has arrived that I very much appreciate. That is the ability to move albums around so that they can be in date order. This wasn't possible for many years and was a real frustration. I stayed with Flickr because I had put so much into it. The thought of transferring albums was not appealing. Until they say it will be closing, I will stay with Flickr as a fully paid up member.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Nice. I've been weeding out photos too, since I just ponied up for two years of Pro.

[@lucky_spyke]

Think I might give flckr a go, thanks Andy!

[@Andyhutchinson]

No worries :)

[@chuckmoser9662]

Once I learned what groups fit what I like about the photography I do, I've enjoyed the Flicker experience. I pay for the Pro account and enjoy viewing the photographs of the folks I follow.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Cheers Chuck - just setting it all up again myself :)

[@montycraig5659]

I use Flickr to see a lens, or camera, and the quality that was there. I find it to be a great way to do my research!

[@mtbboy1993]

Keep in mind most pics are edited removing imperfections, I use Lightroom, Photoshop. Mine are unless otherwise stated. Bu yes if it's straight out of camera samples it's nice. There are camera and lens reviewers on Flickr doing this. Keep in mind blacks are compressed on the preview, very noticible on a wid egamjy monitor, but if you look at full size that's not the case. But that's the only compressing I noticed.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Yep - it's great for reseach.

[@Sven-R]

Everything you said about the status of Flickr is true, especially the bad situation about finding active groups. Discussions are not used in almost any group, no matter how active the user base in this group is. It’s mostly used, when people complain why their image was rejected in a moderated group. If have always had Flickr as my main sharing site. Archiving inactive groups is not as simple as it sounds. For moderated groups, yes. If the Admins has not been active for more than 12 months, maybe. But there still could be active moderators. For all other groups? Just impossible, because discussions are not a good way to measure how active a group is. I will stick with Flickr although I wish there were some serious improvements. But I really like the non-algorithm driven concept. VERO and glass use this as well. The groups are a good concept, but just look how many macro groups are there, it's insane for someone new. Also I wonder, how many new users are coming to Flickr these days (and stay for longer than 3 months. I haven’t found a site which is better for my needs though. The coupon code might only be available for users without an active subscription. My subscription ends at Dec 27th right now and I can’t use it

[@Andyhutchinson]

Yea, despite the flaws it's still the best place to share photographs I think. I guess the distinction is that Flickr's for photographers and Insta's for content creators.

[@TheArtofGrain]

The problem with Flickr is that they delete your photo's if you end your subscription. Flickr cost about 66 Euro a year. If i'm living another 40 years and don't want they delete my photo's it cost me 2640 euro. That's a lot of money for storage.

[@Andyhutchinson]

They said they would but they haven't actually done it. I had a huge number of photos on there and they were all intact even though I didn't pay a cent.

[@TheArtofGrain]

@@Andyhutchinson That may be the case for old users in the past. Will new Pro users get the same treatment when they end there Pro subscription? Anyway, I think it's to expensive.

[@Andyhutchinson]

@@TheArtofGrain love the monochrome shots on your Flickr photostream - particularly that one in the airport where they're all looking in their bags.

[@TheArtofGrain]

@@Andyhutchinson Thank you!

[@JohnZolla-bp7tl]

Flickr has been threatening me for months. I'm not as active as I have been so I don't need to pay for an upgraded account. I wish they would just cancel my account and be done with it.

[@Andyhutchinson]

I believe you can request deletion.

[@jayarbe60]

I’ve been on Flickr since… well, I’ve forgotten - it’s been that long. One of the minor joys is when somebody ‘likes’ an old picture you have totally forgotten about and you look at it almost with new eyes. Oh, and the dopamine rush and ‘like’ pile-on when one of your photos finally makes it to ‘Explore’. 😂

[@Andyhutchinson]

Oh yea - Explore - blimey - I was on there a couple of times back in the day.

[@GrahameHall]

I've been a dedicated Flickr user since 2007. I’ve looked at, and dabbled with, a few of the others but none of them provide the same enjoyment for me that Flickr does.

[@Andyhutchinson]

It's had a few pretenders over the years, that's for sure.

[@quasiguy]

Sharing is my single biggest reason for paying for Flickr. Both my clients and friends can get quick access to my latest uploads-even download favorites if they like. What I don’t like is how clunky the Organizr portion is. For one, you can’t make the thumbnails any bigger for rearranging photos. And if you do want to move photos inside an album, you’ve got to do it one photo at a time. Very old school. Still, I have a lot of photos there and if I don’t want to download them all, I have to keep paying ransom (I mean a subscription!) to Flickr.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Sometimes old school is the best. :)

[@damianip]

Flickr is wonderfully BS free. The troll factor is low and doesn’t pretend anything more than a reliable place to store and display images. It excels at that.

[@Andyhutchinson]

It's weird how it just became forgotten about apart from the faithful keeping the lights on.

[@borderlands6606]

Flickr is/was an odd platform, containing unutterable dross (50 shots of a cat's face from slightly different angles, each out of focus), to highly curated groups of talented individuals who went on to build a public reputation. It suffered from a lack of well-known photographers who had their own career, gallery representation and agent, who saw few upsides to a public platform that was at best aspirational and at worse a photographic dumping ground. The stuff I enjoyed most was the quirky, obsessive subject matter for which a camera was a means to an end, rather than derivative camera club type shots, that aped old fashioned ideas of professional photography. Will Flickr ever regain its original traction? Only if people drag themselves from the lure of their pocket monster screens.

[@Andyhutchinson]

lol - accurate.

[@mtbboy1993]

I've never left Flickr. I was there for years. Even stayed past the 1000 pic limit. And pay for Pro. I have Deviantart too, but I only upload my designs and drawings. Uploading process isn't great, so I don't bother duplicating everything. But on Flickr I upload everything. I love Flickr. There's a massive user base too, I see car photography is massive there. Even trucks, firetruck, and various vehicles. Plenty of groups. I love that it has a map, so one can see where pic was taken.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Just clocked up 23 years on DeviantArt. Used to upload app skins for Stardock customisers back in the day. And wallpapers. Loads of wallpapers.

[@krone5]

I uploaded loads this year to flickr, it has been uploading better, and sometimes it gets views. Flickr has hurt my video posting. I posted 300 photos for the public today.

[@ericlarson6180]

I joined Flickr in 2006 and was active for about 4 years. I returned active for a year in 2015. I posted a couple of photos in 2022, but decided to focus on instagram. The traffic on instagram is great, but I don’t get the sense of community, and the adds and content they push on my stream are irritating. I really hate instagram now. I might be lured back to Flicker if I could find a small community I could engage with. Would be interested in your group

[@Andyhutchinson]

Cheers Eric - I'll get something going over the holiday period.

[@cdl0]

Good suggestion! My account has been inactive for ten years, and I checked it is still there, and I can still login.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Blow the dust off :)

[@ronmasters751]

Flickr member since 2007, very active most years since, running several active groups. Walrustexas 😎

[@Andyhutchinson]

Nice one. Are they active old groups or active new groups?

[@ronmasters751]

@ Some I made, some I took over. Not very much discussion, except “in explore”, which I co-lead. Flickrology and the new unofficial Help Forum (neither mine) are the most active discussion groups. There are also some critique groups, very active challenge groups with weekly themes, award ladder groups. Several groups have threads with variations on Chain Gang; e.g., “get the picture”, where whoever posts a photo on the requested theme gets to ask for the next one. I asked to see successful afforestation once. 😃 I made 20% Solution (only Faves/Views > 20% with at least 20 faves), Verticality (only portrait orientation), Anthropocene (each photo showing both Nature and Culture). Rescued Karma Photography (people), Sublime Shapes (geometry), Architecture Unlimited, Fast Glass, Visual Haiku. Flickr has fixed a few things, but the prevalence of Zombie groups-still open, but with absentee admins who don’t enforce the group theme-is annoying. Drop in and say hello some time!

[@SilverfoxJB]

I have just re-downloaded it after this video. Now, can I remember my log in details?

[@Andyhutchinson]

lol - my password had appeared in about 20 hack lists. :)

[@SilverfoxJB]

@ and I have already re-delivered it

[@erichaas]

I've been a Pro member since 2005. Still regularly upload photos.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Nice one. :)

[@arunakalu]

I've been a memember since 2009 with a love-hate relationship. I feel that Smugmug hasn't done much for Flickr, other than upping the fees. They changed the interface a little here and there, but nothing much. They keep milking the service. I really like the big photos, and real photographer user expericence in Flickr. I am also a member of Smugmug, and I may stop paying for that soon, it is quite expensive. I hope Flickr will improve and become valid in 2025 and onwards.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Yep, fingers crossed :)

[@thedarkslide]

Flickr is still the best. I'm clocking in at 18 years on Flickr now. This week, I actually deleted by Instagram account permanently. Done with the social media crap. Done with the crappy Only Fan bots. The shit people with their toxicity. Done with Meta's ridiculous content moderation.

[@Andyhutchinson]

I've come close a few times. I only keep it open because I have contacts on there in the tourism industry that I sell photos to - otherwise I'd have deleted it a long time ago.

[@dancetweety10]

I never left Flickr it is better than Instagram with its minimal possibility to place photos.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Yea but literally *everything* is better than Instagram :)

[@danielrao3120]

I've been a Flickr contributor since 2012 during which time my enthusiasm for ccoFlickr has waned. But I admit to adding a few protographs quite regularly. Importantly, no longer do I subscribe to other photographers, and I have made it clear that I'm no enamoured with other photographers boldly eulogising the merits of "Likes", joining "Groupa" in large numbers, and repeating meanigless "comments", and taking humbrage when "comments" are challenged. However, Flickr, and this is for me the rub, insists on dreaming up more, and more, irritating means of trying to convince it's non "PRO" contributors to part with their hard earned money. Much like your commentary in this video and the blazing hot red, orange landscapes hanging on your walls, the video does little to convince me to reconsider. I'll probably, God willing, around to witness whether Flickr will reinvent itself and succeed in attracting new contributors in the numbers to make any difference to Flickr's present woes. If so I'll drop you a line and extend my hand in concilliation.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Certainly going to be interesting to see if they ever get round to a redesign.

[@Ozone280]

After being recommended by a photographer friend, I tried joining last year. TBH I found it so complicated all round and in the end I just gave up.

[@Andyhutchinson]

What did you use instead?

[@Ozone280]

@@Andyhutchinson I use FB and Insta but they're anything but suitable. Also on a couple of sites that bring models, photographers together. Flickr does sound much better in theory.

[@stevebarnett5048]

I’ve always been with Flickr based on the idea that the nob heads would bugger off to trendy sites, but the world will ultimately always moderate itself and ‘steady as she goes’ will always be the best option.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Haha - nothing trendy about Insta - pretty much the opposite ;)

[@gruagach1]

Flickr is dead I have been posting there since 2007 still do. To test in 2019 i started a second account after seeing an interview with the guy that runs it. It was as dead as I thought if you are lucky an image gets one view. The 2007 account is almost the same in the past six months I have almost stopped using it.

[@Sven-R]

As Flickr is not driven by algorithms, no one will see your photos, if you have no followers and if you are not posting them in groups. Posting them in relevant, active groups is the only way until you have a base of active followers. Flickr is not dead by any means. You need to use it in the way it’s supposed to be used.

[@gruagach1]

@@Sven-R Thanks for the comment. Yeah my first account I have followers and I do still post to active groups. The second account I deliberately do not post to groups and have very few followers both account perform very similar. Because of this I set up a website which generates more traffic than Flickr I do not like the you follow for follow thing and do prefer sites that do not rely on algorithms. Thanks again.

[@filterfreephotography]

Somehow my account was deleted during Covid. However, I was able to rebuild it to the way it was before its deletion. I still actively use it (same account name as my KZbin username).

[@vincealcazar2870]

Mate, you pose an interesting question...

[@Andyhutchinson]

Thank-you :)

[@JohnnyPerth]

I find the engagement low, most friends I had on Flickr have not returned

[@Andyhutchinson]

Lower than social media?

[@VGScreens]

I don't like the current page layouts is my only issue with Flickr. They've made it increasingly a clunky chore to navigate and parse. Their design choices probably increase page time interaction and appeal to iPad users or something, but for many it's just annoying to use.

[@Andyhutchinson]

That's a shame - maybe the desktop-first thing isn't always best.

[@WillNewcomb]

I've been a Flickr user for >15 years, mainly as an archive and diary. I love the albums and groups though disappointed Smugmug haven't improved it. Some things you have to do on a computer.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Could do with some TLC.

[@MichaelToussaint0111]

I still use my account for sharing photos including posting links on Facebook

[@Andyhutchinson]

Certainly far better quality than FB

[@oldtomsphotos]

I stopped in 2019. But miss it, somewhat.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Year after me. :)

[@whiskyandlemon]

Good idea !

[@composedlight6850]

Flickr is a good platform and still has the potential to be a big player. Needs to be cheaper ie quarter the price then get more users paying and using . They seem to have a policy of treding water.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Yea, kind of what I was driving at. Doesn't feel like there's much urge to improve it at all.

[@BobK58]

My last upload to Flickr was 2022. Joined in 2006.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Why'd you stop?

[@johnmehalick]

I am on as a pro. I wish more people would make comments.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Maybe it'll happen. :)

[@Sven-R]

Most comments are something like "Seen and admired in group xyz". Do you give individual comments on many images?

[@johnmehalick]

@@Sven-R I did, now a days just check the box!

[@smooth111012]

I might look at my old account too

[@Andyhutchinson]

Blew the cobwebs off :)

[@colinhothersall8343]

Yes I would love you to create a Flickr group as I would join it.

[@Andyhutchinson]

I just paid for Pro so expect an annoucement. :)

[@PhotoToasty]

I’ve been there since 2006, and still somewhat active.

[@Andyhutchinson]

It's the new old :)

[@karlx19]

Been on Flickr since 2008 - but it’s going through it’s usual phase of not registering views or comments 🤦‍♂️

[@jimmiebrewer5776]

I am so tried of ads they are everywhere

[@Andyhutchinson]

Indeed.

[@jasongold6751]

Instagram barred me, for reasons unknown! A apology but yet no way in! I said to Instagram, OK I'll delete my images! Inst. said I was threatening them!! So I don't bother to get back. Flickr is nice! No vile comments.

[@Andyhutchinson]

You're not missing anything - Instagram might have started as a photo sharing app, but it stopped being that a decade ago. :)

[@smooth111012]

VERO can accept raw files

[@jwill9311]

I have been there since November 13, 2005. Have been pro since I could.

[@Andyhutchinson]

They need some 'veteran' badges for us originals.

[@michaelhassall6821]

i loke flickr . i have had account since 2010 , i wish it luck.

[@Andyhutchinson]

Me too. It deserves to carry on.

[@salpatalano2306]

Flickr is the ADULT version of Instagram…..

[@Andyhutchinson]

Instagram from 15 years ago maybe. Don't see many similarities to the current version.

[@salpatalano2306]

@ I agree, IG is a total piece of CRAP….TOTAL CRAP….

[@g-r-a-e-m-e-]

​@@salpatalano2306 I've learned quite a bit from Instagram and enjoying seeing what work is being put out by various people. It can be annoying. But it's free.

[@tomcat7525]

Blockbuster. 😆

[@Andyhutchinson]

The one and only. :)

[@thomasclark631]

Check out the categories for posting your “best shot” for 2024.

[@photosquare7]

I'm done with flickr. They deleted all my data.....

[@Andyhutchinson]

Sorry to hear that.

[@mtbboy1993]

Somehow I got unsubscribed it seems. 🙄

[@Andyhutchinson]

lol - welcome back :)

[@Biosynchro]

Instagram is no longer a photography platform. It's a blogging platform. It has been for years. It's a terrible platform although some of the content is good. I can't wait to leave it.

[@frontstandard1488]

Flikr is 99% full of shitty amateur photos. oo find any serious photos is a chore. I long gave it up

[@Andyhutchinson]

I guess the amateur thing is true - not the shitty bit though - there's some outstanding photography on there.

[@petersheppard1979]

You need to learn the quick flickr search to instantly suit your interest.

[@StephanieMariah]

I’m still awaiting for Flickr support to email me back as I can’t remember my login details and want my account deleted. It said 3-5 business days. Does anyone know how long they really take to reply to non pro members?

[@Andyhutchinson]

Not me - hope you get it fixed soon :)

[@commonwunder]

There're three types of photographer... A) The professional : They will shoot anything for cash. B) The creative : They push the boundaries of what defines photography. C) The hobbyist, who produce the same polished, yet inert images every other hobbyist produces.