October 08, 2018

Unsplash Quarterly: Best of 2018 | Summer

Recognizing exceptional contributions made by the Unsplash community from July 2018 —September 2018.

Tanya Santos

Recognizing exceptional contributions made by the Unsplash community from July 2018 — September 2018.

In the past 3 months, 358,978 photos were contributed by 70,576 photographers on Unsplash. These photos were seen almost 5 billion times, and downloaded over 21 million times.

Today, we recognize the exceptional contributions made by Unsplash community members who helped make this possible in our Unsplash Quarterly: Best of 2018 | Summer collection.

Editor’s Choice: Best Photos of 2018 | Summer

25 photos that made us go 😲.

In alphabetical order…

Editor’s Choice: Best Photographers of 2018 | Summer

25 photographers selected for their ability to shoot impactful photography.

In alphabetical order…

Editor’s Choice: New Photographers We Love of 2018 | Summer

25 new photographers we love who joined Unsplash between July — September. 2018.

In alphabetical order…

25 Most Viewed Photos of 2018 | Summer

25 photos were submitted between July — September 2018 and viewed more than 185 million times.

Kyle Goetsch : Most Viewed Photo (12,505,888 views)
Kane Taylor : Most Viewed Photo (11,697,897 views)
Ryan McManimie : Most Viewed Photo (11,363,714 views)
Alessio Soggetti : Most Viewed Photo ( 10,094,613 views)
Lorenzo Spoleti : Most Viewed Photo (10,054,071 views)
Dion Tavenier : Most Viewed Photo (8,313,129 views)
Josh Hild : Most Viewed Photo (7,544,972 views)
Max van den Oetelaar : Most Viewed Photo (7,012,176 views)
Casey Horner : Most Viewed Photo (6,795,591 views)
Sindre Bøyum : Most Viewed Photo (6,588,683 views)
Kym Ellis : Most Viewed Photo (6,408,561 views)
Gordon Williams : Most Viewed Photo (5,982,081 views)
Monika Grabkowska : Most Viewed Photo (5,967,637 views)
Cristian Grecu : Most Viewed Photo (5,951,052 views)
Zoltan Tasi : Most Viewed Photo (5,828,426 views)
Sindre Bøyum : Most Viewed Photo (5,767,110 views)
Keith Wong : Most Viewed Photo (5,637,196 views)
rawpixel : Most Viewed Photo (5,436,036 views)
Tobias Rothlin : Most Viewed Photo (5,318,019 views)
Adrien Olichon : Most Viewed Photo (5,214,785 views)
Tian Kuan : Most Viewed Photo (5,140,276 views)
Krystal Ng : Most Viewed Photo (5,017,811 views)
Mark Basarab : Most Viewed Photo (4,923,353 views)
Emmanuél Appiah : Most Viewed Photo (4,920,061views)
Usukhbayar Gankhuyag : Most Viewed Photo (4,847,139 views)

25 Most Downloaded Photos of 2018 | Summer

25 photos were submitted between July— Sept 2018 and downloaded more than 528,080 times.

Federico Beccari : Most Downloaded Photo (30,325 downloads)
Luke Stackpoole : Most Downloaded Photo (26,750 downloads)
Daniel Olah : Most Downloaded Photo (24,678 downloads)
Jeremy Perret : Most Downloaded Photo ( 24,581 downloads)
Victor Rodriguez : Most Downloaded Photo (24,437 downloads)
Christian Holzinger : Most Downloaded Photo (24,423 downloads)
Benjamin Voros : Most Downloaded Photo (24,260 downloads)
Altınay Dinç : Most Downloaded Photo (23,739 downloads)
Emjeii Beattie : Most Downloaded Photo (23,394 downloads)
Samantha Kennedy : Most Downloaded Photo (23,202 downloads)
Seth Macey : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (22,751 downloads)
Justin Kauffman : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (22,255 downloads)
Karl Fredrickson : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (21,334 downloads)
Anita Austvika : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (20,453 downloads)
Ken Treloar : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (20,200 downloads)
Martin Adams : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (19,378 downloads)
Martin Adams : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (17,851 downloads)
Fezbot2000 : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (17,746 downloads)
Valery Rabchenyuk : Most Downloaded Photo (17, 561 downloads)
Samuel Zeller : Most Downloaded Photo (17,339 downloads)
Ivana Cajina : Most Downloaded Photo (16, 685 downloads)
Frank Zhang : Most Downloaded Photo (16, 659 downloads)
Colton Duke : Most Downloaded Photo (16, 096 downloads)
Simone Hutsch : Most Downloaded Photo (16,000 downloads)
Cristian Palmer : Most Downloaded Photo (15,961 downloads)

25 Most Downloaded Photographers of 2018 | Summer

25 photographers who submitted the most downloaded photos between July— Sept 2018.

Rawpixel : 754,418 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Eberhard Grossgasteiger : 271,081 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Casey Horner : 140,279 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Paweł Czerwiński : 138,439 downloads in 2018| Summer
Taneli Lahtinen : 114,580 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Simon Zhu : 92,518 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Chuttersnap : 89,593 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Anita Austvika : 77,913 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Zoltan Tasi : 76,450 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Holger Link : 76,268 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Jason Leung : 74,555 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Jack B : 71,417 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Steve Johnson : 70,345 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Joshua Fuller : 69,762 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Martin Adams : 68,862 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Jonathan Gallegos : 66,870 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Ibrahim Rifath : 64,172 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Alexandru Acea : 63,090 downloads in 2018 | Summer
The Vantage Point : 56,563 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Daniel Olah : 55,539 downloads in 2018 | Summer
John Fornander : 54,948 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Elevate : 54,790 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Rye Jessen : 53,887 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Kal Loftus : 53,312 downloads in 2018 | Summer
Blake Cheek : 53,265 downloads in 2018 | Summer

Editor’s Choice: Community Members of 2018 | Summer

25 community members selected for their exceptional contributions to improving the Unsplash community. Criteria includes the creation of useful photo collections, championing the open photography movement, and/or supporting the community in a positive way.

In alphabetical order..

Big thanks to every member of the Unsplash community. It’s truly an honour to be building for you and to be growing this incredible community with you all.

❤️ The Unsplash Team