Research
At the Flickr Foundation, our aim is to be a research-driven organization. This means grounding our programs, tools and priorities in what our community needs and values.
Our Approach
Our research is guided by ethical, anti-extractive principles that acknowledge photography’s complex social histories and the contemporary challenges of networked data stewardship. Where possible, we aim to keep our research documentation and publications open-facing and accessible.
Research Fellowships
We host yearly fellowships, ensuring the Flickr Foundation is shaped by a diversity of perspectives, leading to better long term preservation of the Flickr Archive. Fellows allow us to explore the creative possibilities of Flickr as a archive and reinterpret otherwise dormant narratives. Bringing fresh perspectives to Flickr helps keep Flickr alive for the next 100 years, as a used archive is a living one.
Buidling with our community
Our work doesn’t take place in isolation, we regularly host workshops and attend events as both speakers and guests, keeping us connected with the wider world of photography, archiving, and tech.
Research Partners
We are building an intersectional group across history, ethics of care, the commons, digital humanities, organisational development, and archival practice. Please do contact us if your work blends well.
