I would like to post photos on a site that is accessible to others but that is A) somewhat respectful of personal information (i.e. nothing owned by Facebook); and B) is not too silly looking (Imgur). Is there any good option, or is Flickr still worthwhile? I don’t mind if the site charges a reasonable fee. Thank you.
I miss the golden days of social sharing. I used to be super active on 500px. I can even say that my desire to be at the top improved my hobby. Once they aggressively started monetizing, the site lost its mojo—too many bots, mutual boosting, etc.
It’s great to hear that people are heading to Flickr. So many nostalgic memories. I will create an account today.
I just started an account as I’m getting more into photography and I really enjoy the community actually. I’ve had a lot of good responses to my photos and getting one on Explore is a good boost for me. https://flickr.com/photos/199071291@N03
I’ve been on since 2005. I didn’t post anything for years but recently got back on. I’m finding it pretty enjoyable so far, but it feels lonely sometimes, like uploading photos into the void.
Good points; it has a void-ish feel to it, but it’s interesting how many people are on it and how many people use it according to these answers. When I just re-signed up, it feels a bit like it’s been left alone by its owners.
One feature of Flickr I really like is the “camera finder”. It basically lets you see what cameras are popular, but more importantly it shows you the “interesting” pics taken with each camera. Browsing this thing has to be one of the best anti-GAS measures in existence, at least when it comes to buying new camera bodies. You can compare popular photos from the latest whiz-bang top of the line cameras to photos from whatever outdated clunker you have and see that they just aren’t any better. At all.
I pay for Flickr pro, and have no regrets. My use case is a little different than most I think… I use it as another backup mainly, but also use the API access on a WordPress site, and my android tv box has flickfolio running to play slideshows. I also run a Piwigo server at home for family sharing.
Yeah, I think people who want to show still photography are heading back to flickr for the most part. IG really only wants you to post video clips now, facebook is kind of a wasteland except for friends/family, no idea what is up with imgur these days, 500px is only bots. Flickr has a decent UI, not much spam, doesn’t look dumb, and you can host whatever you want at high resolution, and even get some minor amount of exposure.