Individual participation

Play your part in telling the full story: contribute your Flickr images to our groups and help enrich Picture Australia’s collection!

The Flickr project is helping Picture Australia to capture both past and present reflections of Australia and its people.

You can submit contemporary images or even digital scans of historic family photographs.

Follow these steps

  1. go to www.flickr.com
  2. Sign in to Flickr, or sign up if you are not already a member
  3. To activate your Flickr account you will need to load at least 5 photos
  4. Visit the Picture Australia group, by searching for ‘Picture Australia’ under the ‘groups’ tab in Flickr, or by following this link:
    Picture Australia: People, places and events
  1. Click on the ‘Join this group’ link and follow the prompts
  2. Read through the group descriptions for guidelines about contributing to Picture Australia, including information on captions, tags and licences
  3. Upload your images to Flickr
  4. If you flag your photos ‘hide this photo from public searches’ your photos cannot be transferred into Picture Australia
  5. Add your images to the Picture Australia group by clicking on the ‘send to group’ icon located above each of your images in your personal pool.
  6. Remember to add accurate tags and descriptions to your photos because those are what the search is based on.

To have your images considered for acquisition

  • Consider licensing your image with Creative Commons
  • Include detailed titles, descriptions and tags
  • Upload high-resolution images, e.g. 2500 x 1900 pixel
  • Include alternative contact details or check Flickr mail regularly

To find your Flickr images in Picture Australia

  1. Allow one to two weeks for your images to enter Picture Australia
  2. Go to the search page
  3. Select ‘Flickr’ from the drop down list of contributors
  4. Type in the image title, or your real name (as it appears on your Flickr profile page) in the search box
  5. Click on the 'search' button

To find your Flickr images in Trove

  1. Allow one to two weeks for your images to enter Trove
  2. Go to the Trove search page
  3. Click on the Pictures and photos image.
  4. Type in the image title, or your real name (as it appears on your Flickr profile page) in the search box and add the word "flickr"
  5. Check the boxes "Available online" and "Australian content"
  6. Click on the 'search' button