r/photography is a subreddit with 5.7M members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses struggling, photography, hate, worst, and hard time, and they frequently recommend/review film slr, dslr, and tripod.
/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.
Popular Themes in r/photography
#1
Solution Requests
: "Flash setup for a nighttime outdoor event under a tent?"
7 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Best place for budget canvas print"
5 posts
Popular Topics in r/photography
#1
Struggling
44 posts
#2
Photography
: "Camera lenses are Insanely Fast - The Slow Mo Guys"
43 posts
#3
Hate
24 posts
#4
Worst
8 posts
#5
Hard Time
7 posts
#6
Photo
: "Chang Lee (NYT) discusses his iconic 9/11 Photo"
6 posts
#7
Tools
4 posts
#8
Clients
4 posts
#9
Tired
4 posts
#10
Event
: "Shooting first Event advice"
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/photography
Flair Used in r/photography
#1
Art
: "Want inspiration ? Leaving and Waving"
23 posts
#2
Technique
: "Chang Lee (NYT) discusses his iconic 9/11 photo"
17 posts
#3
Gear
: "Camera lenses are Insanely Fast - The Slow Mo Guys"
12 posts
#4
Business
: "People who do photography as their full time job, how often do you just take photos as a hobby?"
10 posts
#5
Post Processing
: "Are smartphones and digital cameras getting too aggressive with overprocessing?"
9 posts
#6
Community
: "Salty Saturday September 12, 2026"
3 posts
#7
Questions Thread
: "Official Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! September 11, 2026"
1 post
Member Growth in r/photography
Yearly
+141k members(2.6%)
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Last updated: September 15, 2026