r/Photoessay
EligibleThe place to submit Photographic essays and slideshows. >To build community requires vigilant awareness of the work we must continually do to undermine all the socialization that leads us to behave in ways that perpetuate domination.
Members
11,413
as of February 2025
Last post
2 months ago
August 24, 2026
Posts (30 days)
0
Created
2010
July 2, 2010
Total posts
3.5K
archived
Total comments
1.9K
archived
Is r/Photoessay dead? Looks abandoned.
No posts in 80 days. If r/Photoessay's moderators are also inactive across Reddit, this community may be claimable through r/redditrequest.
r/Photoessay activity over the last year
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Frequently asked questions about r/Photoessay
How many members does r/Photoessay have?
r/Photoessay had 11,413 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/Photoessay dead?
r/Photoessay looks inactive: its most recent post was 2 months ago (80 days). Post activity is a strong signal, but whether a subreddit can be claimed depends on its moderators being inactive across all of Reddit.
When was r/Photoessay created?
r/Photoessay was created on July 2, 2010.
Can I take over r/Photoessay?
Possibly. If every human moderator of r/Photoessay has been inactive on Reddit for 60+ days, you can request it through r/redditrequest. Check each moderator's sitewide activity, send modmail, wait five days, then submit your request.
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