Unsplash Quarterly: Best of 2018 | Summer

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…

1. Allison Heine: Best Photo of 2018 |Summer
2. Alvin Mahmudov : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
3. Amy Shamblen : Best Photo of 2018 Summer
4. Aoiny Haust : Best Photo of 2018 Summer
5. Brxxto : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
6. Cédric Klei : Best Photos of 2018 | Summer
7. Christiann Koepke : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
8. Dann Petty : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
9. Deva Darshan : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
10. Dwinanda Nurhanif Mujito : Best Photo of 2018| Summer
11. Emily Lau : Best Photos of 2018 | Summer
12. Hasan Almasi : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
13. Isaiah Rustad : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
14. Ivan Bandura : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
15. Jack Antal : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
16. Joseph Gruenthal : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
17. Nicolas Jossi : Best Photos of 2018 | Summer
18. Prince Akachi : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
19. Sasha Stories : Best Photos of 2018 | Summer
20. Sean Foley : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
21. Shalom Mwenesi : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
22. Svetlana Manic : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
23. Taneli Lahtinen : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
24. Trevor Cole : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer
25. Zoltan Tasi : Best Photo of 2018 | Summer

Editor’s Choice: Best Photographers of 2018 | Summer

25 photographers selected for their ability to shoot impactful photography.

In alphabetical order…

1. Aiony Haust
2. Alexandru Acea
3. Anita Austvika
4. Asoggetti
5. Blake Cheek
6. Daniel Olah
7. Dave Ruck
8. Eberhard Grossgasteiger
9. Evie Shaffer
10. Greg Tockner
11. Hello I’m Nik
12. Jose Llamas
13. Josh Edgoose
14. Joshua Fuller
15. Kasper Rasmussen
16. Marion Michele
17. Michael D Beckwith
18. Nicole Honeywill
19. Patrick Hendry
20. Pierre Châtel-Innocenti
21. Rye Jessen
22. Steven Roe
23. Toa Heftiba
24. Tyler Nix
25. Yiran Ding

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…

1. Adrien King
2. Alina Kovalchuk
3. Camylla Battani
4. Candice Picard
5. Diana Spatariu
6. Emily Lau
7. Emjeii Beattie
8. Felix Mittermeier
9. Jack Antal
10. Jeff Kepler
11. Loverna Journey
12. Lydz Leow
13. Marisa Howenstine
14. Marlon Martinez
15. Nathan Peterson
16. Perchek Industrie
17. Rich Hay
18. Rizky Subagja
19. Samuel Ridge
20. Simon Zhu
21. Taneli Lahtinen
22. Tim Patch
23. Tracey Hocking
24. Victoria Shes
25. Fotografierende

25 Most Viewed Photos of 2018 | Summer

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

1. Kyle Goetsch : Most Viewed Photo (12,505,888 views)
2. Kane Taylor : Most Viewed Photo (11,697,897 views)
3. Ryan McManimie : Most Viewed Photo (11,363,714 views)
4. Alessio Soggetti : Most Viewed Photo ( 10,094,613 views)
5. Lorenzo Spoleti : Most Viewed Photo (10,054,071 views)
6. Dion Tavenier : Most Viewed Photo (8,313,129 views)
7. Josh Hild : Most Viewed Photo (7,544,972 views)
8. Max van den Oetelaar : Most Viewed Photo (7,012,176 views)
9. Casey Horner : Most Viewed Photo (6,795,591 views)
10. Sindre Bøyum : Most Viewed Photo (6,588,683 views)
11. Kym Ellis : Most Viewed Photo (6,408,561 views)
12. Gordon Williams : Most Viewed Photo (5,982,081 views)
13. Monika Grabkowska : Most Viewed Photo (5,967,637 views)
14. Cristian Grecu : Most Viewed Photo (5,951,052 views)
15. Zoltan Tasi : Most Viewed Photo (5,828,426 views)
16. Sindre Bøyum : Most Viewed Photo (5,767,110 views)
17. Keith Wong : Most Viewed Photo (5,637,196 views)
18. rawpixel : Most Viewed Photo (5,436,036 views)
19. Tobias Rothlin : Most Viewed Photo (5,318,019 views)
20. Adrien Olichon : Most Viewed Photo (5,214,785 views)
21. Tian Kuan : Most Viewed Photo (5,140,276 views)
22. Krystal Ng : Most Viewed Photo (5,017,811 views)
23. Mark Basarab : Most Viewed Photo (4,923,353 views)
24. Emmanuél Appiah : Most Viewed Photo (4,920,061views)
25. 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.

1. Federico Beccari : Most Downloaded Photo (30,325 downloads)
2. Luke Stackpoole : Most Downloaded Photo (26,750 downloads)
3. Daniel Olah : Most Downloaded Photo (24,678 downloads)
4. Jeremy Perret : Most Downloaded Photo ( 24,581 downloads)
5. Victor Rodriguez : Most Downloaded Photo (24,437 downloads)
6. Christian Holzinger : Most Downloaded Photo (24,423 downloads)
7. Benjamin Voros : Most Downloaded Photo (24,260 downloads)
8. Altınay Dinç : Most Downloaded Photo (23,739 downloads)
9. Emjeii Beattie : Most Downloaded Photo (23,394 downloads)
10. Samantha Kennedy : Most Downloaded Photo (23,202 downloads)
11. Seth Macey : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (22,751 downloads)
12. Justin Kauffman : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (22,255 downloads)
13. Karl Fredrickson : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (21,334 downloads)
14. Anita Austvika : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (20,453 downloads)
15. Ken Treloar : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (20,200 downloads)
16. Martin Adams : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (19,378 downloads)
17. Martin Adams : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (17,851 downloads)
18. Fezbot2000 : Most Downloaded Photo| Summer (17,746 downloads)
19. Valery Rabchenyuk : Most Downloaded Photo (17, 561 downloads)
20. Samuel Zeller : Most Downloaded Photo (17,339 downloads)
21. Ivana Cajina : Most Downloaded Photo (16, 685 downloads)
22. Frank Zhang : Most Downloaded Photo (16, 659 downloads)
23. Colton Duke : Most Downloaded Photo (16, 096 downloads)
24. Simone Hutsch : Most Downloaded Photo (16,000 downloads)
25. 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.

1. Rawpixel : 754,418 downloads in 2018 | Summer
2. Eberhard Grossgasteiger : 271,081 downloads in 2018 | Summer
3. Casey Horner : 140,279 downloads in 2018 | Summer
4. Paweł Czerwiński : 138,439 downloads in 2018| Summer
5. Taneli Lahtinen : 114,580 downloads in 2018 | Summer
6. Simon Zhu : 92,518 downloads in 2018 | Summer
7. Chuttersnap : 89,593 downloads in 2018 | Summer
8. Anita Austvika : 77,913 downloads in 2018 | Summer
9. Zoltan Tasi : 76,450 downloads in 2018 | Summer
10. Holger Link : 76,268 downloads in 2018 | Summer
11. Jason Leung : 74,555 downloads in 2018 | Summer
12. Jack B : 71,417 downloads in 2018 | Summer
13. Steve Johnson : 70,345 downloads in 2018 | Summer
14. Joshua Fuller : 69,762 downloads in 2018 | Summer
15. Martin Adams : 68,862 downloads in 2018 | Summer
16. Jonathan Gallegos : 66,870 downloads in 2018 | Summer
17. Ibrahim Rifath : 64,172 downloads in 2018 | Summer
18. Alexandru Acea : 63,090 downloads in 2018 | Summer
19. The Vantage Point : 56,563 downloads in 2018 | Summer
20. Daniel Olah : 55,539 downloads in 2018 | Summer
21. John Fornander : 54,948 downloads in 2018 | Summer
22. Elevate : 54,790 downloads in 2018 | Summer
23. Rye Jessen : 53,887 downloads in 2018 | Summer
24. Kal Loftus : 53,312 downloads in 2018 | Summer
25. 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..

1. Aaron Burden
2. Becca Merriman
3. Claudio Schwarz
4. Dallas Reedy
5. Dan Gold
6. David Klein
7. Hello I’m Nik
8. Jackie Ramierz
9. Jeremy Beck
10. Joshua Hoehne
11. Jp Valery
12. Judit Guirado
13. Kelly Sikkema
14. Marianna Cippotta
15. Markus Spiske
16. Michelle Randomski
17. Nick Nice
18. Nick Fewings
19. Paweł Czerwiński
20. Rebecca Matthews
21. Susan Wilkinson
22. Susan H.
23. Valencia Ng
24. Wilfreid Santer
25. Willian Justen de Vasconcellos

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