DCist Photobloggers: Flickr Community

Although D.C. has a growing group of dedicated photobloggers (see our list on the bottom left) there are many photographers who would like to share their photos online but who don't have the technical skills -- or the time -- to run a full time photoblog. For them there is the Washington DC/Metro Area photo sharing group on the popular photography website Flickr. Flickr can best be described as a super-charged Friendster (or TheFacebook) for photos, where users upload their photos to share with friends, browse photos by topic, and create or join thematic groups. Rumors have been flying lately about the site being purchased, perhaps by online titans Yahoo or Google.

This photo, titled "snow" was uploaded by Flickr user Kenkun to the Washington D.C. group, which has over 110 members. Other users include Keith Jenkins, The Washington Post Magazine's photo editor. In addition to posting their personal photos, the Flickr community has organized a couple photo outings and even hosted a casual competition for the best snow photos this week.