Independent Communities for Photographers

500px is another popular photography forum where photographer’s can showcase their work with others in the industry. This site has become hugely popular because of its high resolution photo uploading ability (up to 10 MB). With 500px, photographers are able to upload premium images that can be purchased by art house clients or displayed on the site for all to see.

A vibrant community for photographers of all skill levels. Join the Great Big Photography World community to access premium courses, participate in engaging contests, and enjoy a supportive environment to share your work, refine techniques, and get feedback from fellow enthusiasts.

Flickr is an image hosting and video hosting service, as well as an online community.

Photo.net offers access to an enthusiastic community of photographers of all levels. Whether shooting for business or as a hobby, Photo.net can help you. The Photo.net web page has a wonderfully modern design. It looks far more up-to-date than many photography forums on the internet. This forum holds a massive library of content. There are Q&A posts for beginners and specially curated discussions for professionals.

The LightStalking website has a wonderfully sleek design. It is engaging, easy to navigate, and packed full of informative discussions. They offer a ton of articles, guides, and freebies. And, they have an extensive list of excellent tutorials for photographers of all levels. All topics are covered in their extensive list of forum pages, and you will find that their discussion boards are very active.

Online since 2011, AstroBin is the #1 complete solution for image hosting of astrophotography. Far from being a generic run-of-the-mill image hosting website, it boasts features that are very specific to astrophotography and its philosophy is all about quality.

As a photography news, equipment review, and fine art presentation website, Fredmiranda.com offers a range of features. On the homepage, users can find featured threads, latest posts, weekly and monthly assignment winners, and news updates. Additionally, users can access private messages and navigate to other areas of the FM Forum from the homepage.

Orbiter Forum is the orbiter and space flight discussion board. The section is about astronomy news and discussions, astrophotography, telescopes, star charts, galaxies, stars, planets & moons, discuss it all here!

The Photography Forum is the premier photography forum on the web! Our community features photography tips, photography help, photography techniques, advice & photo critiques. Chat with other photography enthusiasts about camera equipment, camera lighting, camera lenses, film or digital cameras.