About r/PraiseTheCameraMan
In its own words:
PTCM is a hub for sharing above average, planned video camera operation; capturing calculated recording angles; maintaining good camera control, general perception, also properly controlling what's in the frame. Interesting content is not necessarily a solid ground for giving praise regardless of how good the content is on its own. Please dedicate a minute & read the rules before posting to make sure you don't violate them
Community guide
r/PraiseTheCameraMan (#745, about 1.4 million subscribers) — PTCM is a hub for sharing above average, planned video camera operation; capturing calculated recording angles; maintaining good camera control, general perception, also properly controlling what's in the frame.… A recent sample averaged 0.7 posts a day (~50% video, ~50% text). Its public rules include: Unwelcome content; Hate speech & racism are unwelcome and will result in an immediate permaban.; Post titles MUST give reason(s) to praise the camera operator in posted video.; No forced sexualization; Intentionally captured footage.
What belongs here
Stay inside the room’s stated scope rather than adjacent off-topic dumps. Civility/anti-harassment rules apply; personal attacks get removed. Match posts to: Unwelcome content; Hate speech & racism are unwelcome and will result in an immediate permaban.; Post titles MUST give reason(s) to praise the camera operator in posted video.; No forced sexualization.
How it differs from lookalikes
Prefer this room when your post matches its description and rules—not merely a larger sibling community. The public rule list is long enough that skimming all entries once beats assuming defaults from similar subs.
Practical pointers
Read the live sidebar/rules before posting; rules can change. Search before reposting common clips or questions.
The community was created on Sep 10, 2017, which makes it 9 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 319 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/curlyhair (#746) and ahead of r/greentext (#748) in our ranking.
What sets r/PraiseTheCameraMan apart
Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.5 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/PraiseTheCameraMan grew from 1,420,111 to 1,423,093 subscribers (+3K, +0.21%). That is about 58 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/PraiseTheCameraMan, from 2019 to 2026, ranked by Reddit.
- Right after Ricky Gervais talks about how the Hollywood Foreign Press is racist and doesn't include people of color the cameraman zooms out to show just how few people of color were invited to this e…u/Itendtodisagreee · Jan 6, 2020 · 124,013 points · 4,945 comments · link
- The cameraman did the deed right and we would have missed the magic had we relied on the lady. 🤦♀️u/Elluminated · Nov 21, 2022 · 38,268 points · 334 comments · video
- Rare 911 accidental footage. No shakes, no scream, proper zoom.u/ianmikaelson · Aug 19, 2021 · 81,252 points · 2,530 comments · video
- Scene from the movie, 1917.u/an_maly · Jan 11, 2020 · 71,287 points · 1,413 comments · video
- Eagle-eyed camera operator spots and zooms in on "la chica del láser"u/uses_for_mooses · Mar 20, 2026 · video
- The camera man at Cannes Film Festivalu/azinza · Jan 11, 2022 · 74,684 points · 1,564 comments · video
- US photojournalists getting the shot of Trump golfing.u/gunslayerjj · Nov 10, 2020 · video
- Cameraman tracks a cat that ran into the stands at a baseball stadium perfectly by judging the crowd’s reactions to it running by their feetu/amish_novelty · Sep 7, 2024 · video
- Well done and smooth for the distanceu/YT_Sharkyevno · Dec 30, 2019 · 58,368 points · 483 comments · video
- Pro climber uses a 'Knee-Bar' to bring blood back to his forearms.u/hjalmar111 · Feb 20, 2020 · 58,375 points · 1,413 comments · image
Activity and best time to post
r/PraiseTheCameraMan gets about 0.7 new posts a day. The public archive holds 38,748 posts and 579,478 comments in total, about 15.0 comments per post.
Rules of r/PraiseTheCameraMan
The moderators of r/PraiseTheCameraMan list 10 rules. In short:
- Unwelcome content
- Hate speech & racism are unwelcome and will result in an immediate permaban.
- Post titles MUST give reason(s) to praise the camera operator in posted video.
- No forced sexualization
- Intentionally captured footage
- The means of photography
- No still photos or video stills
- No drones
- No digital effects/CGI (pans, zooms, etc.). All video must be live-action (no video game footage)
- No reposts of videos posted within the last 6 months.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/PraiseTheCameraMan 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 subscribers does r/PraiseTheCameraMan have?
r/PraiseTheCameraMan has 1,423,093 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #747 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 2,982 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/PraiseTheCameraMan?
r/PraiseTheCameraMan was created on Sep 10, 2017, so it has been around for 9 years.
How active is r/PraiseTheCameraMan?
Moderately: r/PraiseTheCameraMan gets about 0.7 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 38,748 posts and 579,478 comments.
What is r/PraiseTheCameraMan about?
The community describes itself as: “PTCM is a hub for sharing above average, planned video camera operation; capturing calculated recording angles; maintaining good camera control, general perception, also properly controlling what's in the frame. Interes…”
Is r/PraiseTheCameraMan safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/PraiseTheCameraMan as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/PraiseTheCameraMan?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/PraiseTheCameraMan accepts both text and link posts, with videos enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Unwelcome content”; “Hate speech & racism are unwelcome and will result in an immediate permaban.”; “Post titles MUST give reason(s) to praise the camera operator in posted video.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 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/PraiseTheCameraMan.