Some tips and advice on why nonprofits and NGOs should be using photography to promote their causes.

You can now mark your photos on Collective Lens with Creative Commons licenses.

Nonprofit organizations might be eligible for a free Flickr pro account through the Flickr for Good project.

Highlights from the Collective Lens Flickr group.

As photographers, we are often in the unfortunate position of taking from subjects less fortunate than ourselves without giving anything back.

The World Health Organization’s photo essay about the disaster and recovery of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.

Highlights from the Collective Lens Flickr group.

Mercy Corp recently posted a slideshow of powerful images of the earthquake, the survivors, and efforts to rebuild.

The river has become so polluted that the water has literally turned black and has a glue-like consistency. With failing infrastructure and little investment in systems, thousands of people living on the bank of the river have little or no choice but to continue to use this highly contaminated water to wash, bath and even to drink.

Zoriah is a freelance photojournalist who recently lost his permissions to be an embedded reporter due to his reluctance to remove controversial photos from his blog.