You all take remarkable photographs. From documenting momentous change to capturing the small precious moments around you, the Flickr community has been sharing some remarkable photographs for over four years.

Team Flickr has long wanted to create a way to make it easier for those who use photos as a part of their daily business to do so in a way that respects the talent and rights of our members.

The great folks at Getty Images and Flickr are joining forces to create a collection of royalty free, rights ready and rights managed photographs. This announcement is just the first step and there’s a lot to do before we launch. We’ve created a FAQ to address what we think will be the initial questions.

With the number of wildfires currently burning out of control in California, it was “ixnay on the ireworksfay” in many local counties this weekend. We here at Team Flickr have been living vicariously through your 4th of July sparkler photos.

Photos from john.reilly, ControlSix, and Kimmiero.

Team Flickr wishes all of our Canadian members a Happy Canada Day!

Photos from Lao Er, Amadika, About News46, marty_pinker, aiaichristmas, and poppymaher.

We’re super-happy to be working with Tate again this year. Tate are giving Flickr members the opportunity to get involved with their new exhibition Street & Studio: An Urban History of Photography, which focuses on international photographic portraiture taken on the street or in the photographer’s studio.

You are all invited to contribute your own urban portrait photography in Tate Modern’s Street or Studio group on Flickr. Photos from the group will be displayed on a screen in Tate Modern and on the exhibition website. In the final weeks of the exhibition, some very fine judges will select 100 photographs to be featured in a Street or Studio photobook (which will be produced by our friends at Blurb). As a thank you, all the photographers chosen will receive a copy of the book, which will also be available for purchase through the Blurb website.

The Street or Studio group will be open for submissions until July 27th, and the exhibition runs until August 31st.

Photos from thoka, catherine buca, jenna hanks, clareybonbon and anne556.

While only one “STOP Hammertime” photo is featured in this selection, I tripped across quite a few in my travels through the flickrverse. You all might want to think about creating your own group. Might suggest “Can’t touch this…”?

Photos from Skyler J., ®ominitä, kirt thirsten, Sarah S.R., Studio 950, somewheregladlybeyon d, magg!e, Richard Moross, and melisdramatic.
More stop signs can be viewed in this cluster.

Photos from Potatojunkie, vijayal, and Panorama Paul.
As suggested (and written) by TPorter2006 in FlickrCentral.

Have you ever wondered what you look like to your washing machine? Ok…maybe not, but now that I’ve piqued your curiosity, check out these great fisheye photos! They give you a whole new perspective on everyday chores. Just a warning though - it’s probably a good idea to make sure the oven is turned off before you put your camera in it!

Photos by Ikeyama, arkworld, and demetri..thinking out loud.

There are plenty more where these came from! Check out the fisheye tag or browse through the clusters.

We’re thrilled to welcome the first non-English member and second library to join The Commons on Flickr, Bibliothèque de Toulouse.

Witness this focused archive of life in the mountains around 1900. From glaciers to families, markets to mountaineers, these historic shots tell all sorts of tales about the people and places of the Pyrénées over 100 years ago. (See the map view.)

Do you have any photos taken in that part of the world? You might have noticed that some of the other photos in The Commons have had “here’s what it looks like today” photos added in the comments…

ColleenM has been sharing photographs that she took on a trip to Ireland in 1972. A couple of those photos have triggered stories from members.

Photos from ColleenM.

Anyone who spends a decent amount of time in front of the computer every day knows that not all chairs are created equal. From metal folding chairs to ergonomically adjustable chairs with knobs and levers coming out in every which direction, The League of the Empty Chair group has taken their dedication to seating to a whole new level! Archie Bunker would be proud.

Photos from romul0, ben patio, and eef..

Check out other chair related groups: CHAIR or empty seats. Or check out the chair tag.