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Photographs

The place to discuss everything photography and share photos. Please see the rules before posting. 100 post karma required. No AI generated content.

107k subscribers891 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)504 authors / mosince 2008

r/photos has 107k members (+163% over the last 12 months). It gets about 891 posts a month from 504 people. Top topics: Photo Comparison, Beginner Tips and Photography Beginners.

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Size and growth

How r/photos has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+163%in 12 months · +35% in 3 months · +12% in 1 month
Oct 2026103k
Growing103k subscribers
Data since Apr 2020Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−43%vs Sep 2025 · −22% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026891
QuieterPeaked at 1.8k in Feb 2026
Sep 2026: incl. <1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/photos

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Photo Comparison1.6%
  2. Beginner Tips1.4%
  3. Photography Beginners0.8%
  4. New Cameras0.4%
  5. Phone Photography0.3%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. PayPal
  2. Spotify
  3. Apple
  4. Pinterest
  5. ChatGPT

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Everything else about r/photos

Posting rules and account requirements, how often posts get removed, who writes here (age, gender, countries), what people ask for, how they talk, and related subreddits — all in the full report.

Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research