The reason why I've posted almost 39,000 high-quality open access photos to Flickr over the years is to be able to contribute to the commons preserving our history and geography for the future. It's hard to know what will be relevant and what won't be, and it's also hard to anticipate what will be available to researchers of the future. Being prepared for that future is the purpose of the Flickr Foundation, announced today by SmugMug CEO Ben MacAskill. Now my concern is that this is just a first step to separating open access Flickr from paid hosting. Or it may just be a way of paying for that hosting (because let's face it, hosting ain't free). SmugMug has been a good steward thus far and I choose to hope for the best. Image: Prague Castle, one of my 38,666 photos (as of right now).
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