Welcome.
Imagine if we could place ourselves 100 years from now and still have access to photos shared by millions of people on Flickr…
We’re working on it.
Flickr has grown into one of the biggest photo collections on Earth. It contains tens of billions of images from people all over the world, and keeps growing every day.
That’s why we’ve created the Flickr Foundation—an independent, community-focused organization. We’re committed to stewarding this cultural treasure for future generations, and fostering a visual commons we can all enjoy.
BLOG
Why are we doing this?
Find out more from Ben MacAskill, SmugMug+Flickr’s COO & President, on why the company has created flickr.org.
Our programs
We’re a foundation that makes things. Our nascent programs are getting set up to explore past, present, and future, streamline tools, make toys, and challenge traditional methods.
Projects
Build a Data Lifeboat
Let’s just imagine the ship is sinking. (It isn’t.) What would we need to prepare to keep the photos from disappearing?
About Us
A 100-year plan
Flickr is 18 years old and huge already. If we’re serious about being a very long-term endeavour, we’re going to need to look much further out.