My First Photo Upload to Flickr

Some things come and some things go. This is espcially true of the World Wide Web. It even looks funny to see those words spelled out in 2024. 

I had my own domain name registered in the 1990s and an active personal website. I let that go decades ago when social media and blogging came along. It was popular enough so that when I abandoned paying the annual fee, a reseller company grabbed the domain.  It remains active to this day. I swear its present form has nothing to do with me! I don't speak Thai nor do I gamble.

Perhaps because I turn 65 in a few short days, I'm thinking in terms of Internet longevity. I upload photos and images to Flickr.com most every day. I have nearly 43000 online there now. However, I wanted to show you the very first image I ever uploaded.

 

This was taken along the Crow's Nest Highway in southern British Columbia on June 21, 2005. Six guys had gone on an Okanagan road trip in a big rented van. I came home wondering how to best share the pack of images. I had owned a digital camera for three years at that point, but sharing photographs was a messy situation using email. 

This picture has been hosted at Flickr since June 26, 2005.  The website was a local company at the time and an offshoot of a Vancouver online gaming community. I've seen it change hands and locations a number of times.  However, my initial image has always gone along for the digital ride. 

The very idea of online photos seemed appealing to me and many others in 2005. And rightfully so, for over 19 years later, I can still share it here with ease.