r/photography is a subreddit with 5.6M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses photography, struggling, editing, photos, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review 35mm film camera, film slr, and camera accessories.
/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
Advice Requests
: "PSA Good free panorama software exists, it was discontinued by Microsoft years ago but you can still find it"
15 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "How to prepare to move away from Adobe"
8 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "The standard of editing for diverse skin tones in school group photos is incredibly frustrating."
2 posts
#4
Opportunities
: "Finding people to join photography project!"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "I want to build a Flickr replacement, what do we actually need?"
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "Business is not booming the way last year was :("
1 post
#7
Self-Promotion
: "Self-Promotion Sunday May 17, 2026"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/photography
#1
Photography
: "What's a Photography "rule" you completely ignore now?"
146 posts
#2
Struggling
45 posts
#3
Editing
: "The standard of Editing for diverse skin tones in school group photos is incredibly frustrating."
22 posts
#4
Photos
: "Using a DSLR and Darktable to digitize old Photos - Advice please"
21 posts
#5
Hate
17 posts
#6
Advice
: "Feeling like I’m being price gouged. Need Advice"
15 posts
#7
Clients
: "How to gain Clients from scratch"
11 posts
#8
Equipment
: "Selling old Equipment"
11 posts
#9
Business
: "How's Business in 2026?"
9 posts
#10
Worst
8 posts
Products Discussed in r/photography
35mm Film Camera
98 reviews
#1
Nikon
4.5★ from 27 reviews
#2
Canon
4.4★ from 25 reviews
#3
Pentax
4.6★ from 14 reviews
Film Slr
93 reviews
#1
Canon
4.5★ from 33 reviews
#2
Nikon
4.5★ from 27 reviews
#3
Pentax
4.1★ from 13 reviews
Camera Accessories
92 reviews
#1
Canon
4.3★ from 24 reviews
#2
Adobe
4.9★ from 12 reviews
#3
Tripod
4.5★ from 4 reviews
Flair Used in r/photography
#1
Business
: "NatGeo wants to use my images for an online article. They aren't paying me for the images, the writer is compensating me from what they are giving him"
60 posts
#2
Technique
: "Photographer 24 -- Ken Griffey Jr."
58 posts
#3
Gear
: "Is a dry box needed if you use your camera often?"
24 posts
#4
Art
: "Legit photographs got removed from for being “AI-generated""
23 posts
#5
Post Processing
: "Apple Bought Color Grading Tool Color.io in January"
19 posts
#6
Community
: "Salty Saturday June 06, 2026"
9 posts
#7
Questions Thread
: "Official Question Thread! Ask /r/photography anything you want to know! June 05, 2026"
3 posts
#8
Announcement
: "[Announcement] Photoclass 2026 Cohort 2 starts July 1st!"
1 post
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Yearly
+124k members(2.3%)
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Last updated: June 8, 2026