Home / Blog

Blog

    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

    The Ghost Stays in the Picture, Part 1

    First of three installments from Eryk Salvaggio as part of his research on generated imagery and Flickr.

    Read on

    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

    Introducing Eliza Gregory

    One of the Flickr Foundation's research partners, based in California.

    Meet Eliza
    A bookshelf holds a small collection of art, tech and theory books. On top of the shelf is a coffee pot and mugs.

    On being a research fellow

    Jenn reflects on her six months working with the Flickr Foundation crew.

    Read all about it

    The architecture of a Data Lifeboat service

    What are the different systems and pieces involved in creating a Data Lifeboat?

    Read more

    How does the Commons Explorer work?

    Let’s dive under the hood and find out how the new Commons Explorer works.

    Read more

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

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

    Read more

    New! Flickr Commons Explorer

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

    Read more
    African American men and women posed for portrait on steps at Atlanta University, Georgia

    Repurposing and Remixing Archival Images

    Looking closer at a passing piece of pop culture.

    See more.
    A woman engineer connects flight deck control wires

    Data Lifeboat: Deeper research into the challenge of archiving social media objects

    Digital photography is worth collecting...but how?

    Read more

    Welcome, Eryk!

    AI researcher and new media artist, Eryk Salvaggio joins as our first research fellow for 2024.

    Meet Eryk

    Data Lifeboat Update 2: More questions than answers

    Sketches of software, the labyrinth of licensing, and the selection of standards.

    Read more
    color photograph of a black woman in a print dress holding a book looking up at the photographer

    Black History Through Archival Images 2

    More stories of carefully curated Flickr albums that tell us stories about Black history in the US.

    Read more