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by ghaff 809 days ago
There's still Flickr but I think the reality is that typical people have zero interest in a dedicated photo site.
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Instagram is still a thing; granted it pivoted from being a dedicated photo site to a social network with videos and stuff, but still, it started off as a photo website.

Photographers were using Flickr a lot, but then Google started to randomly turn off websites and they realised they put all their eggs in one basket.

Yeah, I put Instagram in a different category from Flickr even though Instagram used to major in photos more and Flickr had more of a community aspect once upon a time.

I still have a Flickr subscription but I definitely recognize that it's a pretty small-time operation and it wouldn't be a shock if it were to go away someday. I like it but I don't depend on it.