r/photography
Active/r/photography is a place to politely discuss the tools, technique, art and culture of photography and to post topics that would be of interest to other photographers.
Members
5,470,483
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2008
January 25, 2008
Total posts
525.4K
archived
Total comments
5.5M
archived
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How many members does r/photography have?
r/photography had 5,470,483 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/photography dead?
No. r/photography is active — the most recent post was today, with 100+ posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/photography created?
r/photography was created on January 25, 2008.
Can I take over r/photography?
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