Detroit, Mich. -- Photographers, bloggers, videographers and those looking to waste a few hours all have a great resource in Flickr. Whether searching for a picture of a sunset or a snowfall, Flickr has a wide variety of professional and amateur pictures and videos to peruse and use.
An image and video hosting website, Flickr was launched in February 2004 and initially focused on its real-time photo exchange chat room. Over time, the site evolved into a highly-interactive, user-friendly photo and video hosting online community. After signing up to become a member, an individual has the ability to upload their own photos or videos, comment on other users' photos and videos, tag photos and videos with labels and mark photos and videos as 'favorites'. Becoming a Flickr member is free, although the site does offer a paid 'Pro' account option, requiring users to pay a yearly fee in exchange for unlimited photo and video uploads, in addition to other perks unavailable to the 'Basic' account member.
Ever since its inception, Flickr has been increasingly useful to photographers, bloggers and lovers of photography alike. The website's online community is incredibly active and helpful, whether it is in tagging pictures, offering advice or providing commentary on a set of photographs. The amount of photos available for public viewing and use grows exponentially each day and is a great resource for anyone looking to add pictures to their blog or website. A virtual viewing gallery, Flickr has the potential to become a 21st century digital museum.
