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About r/itookapicture

In its own words:

A subreddit about photography techniques and styles. Post your work here to ask for critique, or browse the submissions and learn how photography techniques are achieved.

The community was created on Jul 7, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 1,742 subscribers (+0.02%). Among the 19 communities on our photography list it is the largest.

What sets r/itookapicture apart

Compared with other large communities, r/itookapicture leans heavily on images (99% of recent posts; the typical Top 100 subreddit sits at 9%). r/itookapicture is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 2.3 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 16.2. For its size it is unusually busy: about 13.5 new posts a day per million members, more than 87% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (14:00 UTC) sees about 7.0× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).

Subscriber growth

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/itookapicture grew from 7,579,730 to 7,586,466 subscribers (+6.7K, +0.09%). That is about 168 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/itookapicture, from 2017 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.

ITAP of “Rush Hour” in Los Angeles during the first day of California’s shelter in place.u/GroundedSpaceMan · Mar 21, 2020 · 54,472 points · 1,065 comments · image
ITAP of a turtle in a clear lake.u/Plasmazine · Mar 18, 2023 · 56,997 points · 1,545 comments · image
ITAP of a shipu/derryainsworth · Oct 3, 2020 · image
ITAP of a deeru/natefriesen · Aug 3, 2025 · image
ITAP of my friendu/Martinoice · Jan 26, 2018 · 44,843 points · 478 comments · link
ITAP of my girlfriend doing homework in NYC.u/That-Donkey · Jul 25, 2021 · 46,344 points · 962 comments · image
ITAP of both sides of a neon sign in NYCu/viciousdv · Mar 24, 2021 · image
ITAP , only oneu/S1moneyvG · Aug 10, 2017 · 38,208 points · 774 comments · link
ITAP of a Seattle sunset over two hours timeu/ryan101 · Sep 22, 2024 · image
ITAP of a sunset and a powerline over 2 hoursu/ayitsphotography · Oct 31, 2022 · 38,255 points · 366 comments · image

What r/itookapicture talks about

Looking at the titles of 584 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “itap”, “portrait”, “sunset”, “autumn” and “tree”. Other frequent themes are trees, night, woman, window, morning and sunrise. Recurring phrases include “morning sun”, “jægersborg dyrehave”, “dyrehave denmark” and “hot air”. By format, 99% are images and 1% are links.

itap 564
portrait 43
sunset 19
autumn 18
tree 18
trees 14
night 12
woman 12
window 11
morning 10
sunrise 10
sky 9
cat 9
moon 9
clouds 8
blue 8
building 8
sun 8

Popular post flairs: R2: Standards (4), Removed - OC in title (1), R4: Portraits, Photos of People (1).

Activity and best time to post

r/itookapicture gets about 100 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,265,090 posts and 2,854,438 comments in total, about 2.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Sunday (130 posts) and the quietest was Friday (64). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.

Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 22, 2026 – Oct 28, 2026

Images 99%

Rules of r/itookapicture

The moderators of r/itookapicture list 7 rules. In short:

R1: I Took A Picture
R2: Standards
R3: Titles
R4: Portraits & Photos of People
R5: NSFW & NSFL
R6: No Reposts
R7: Comments

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/itookapicture and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.

Frequently asked questions

How many members does r/itookapicture have?

r/itookapicture has 7,586,466 subscribers, which makes it the #103 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,736 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.

How old is r/itookapicture?

r/itookapicture was created on Jul 7, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.

How active is r/itookapicture?

Very active: r/itookapicture gets about 100 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,265,090 posts and 2,854,438 comments. In a sample of 584 recent posts we counted 414 different authors.

When is r/itookapicture most active?

Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Sunday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 14:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What is r/itookapicture about?

The community describes itself as: “A subreddit about photography techniques and styles. Post your work here to ask for critique, or browse the submissions and learn how photography techniques are achieved.” Recent post titles often mention itap, portrait, sunset, autumn and tree. Most posts are images (99%).

Is r/itookapicture safe for work?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/itookapicture as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

How do I post on r/itookapicture?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/itookapicture accepts link and media posts (no plain text posts), with images enabled. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “R1: I Took A Picture”; “R2: Standards”; “R3: Titles”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

Which communities are like r/itookapicture?

Communities with similar topics include r/photography (5.7M), r/DigitalPainting (3.7M), r/pics (33.6M), r/BeAmazed (9.7M) and r/space (28M).

Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/itookapicture.

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