It’s been a busy day for photo sharing community 500px. They managed to launch a major update to their iPad app as well as release their first ever Android app. While Instagram is all the rage these days and has amateur mobile photographers giddy inside, 500px is a photo community built around passionate photographers and enthusiasts who discover, publish, share, buy and sell thousands of photographs every day. You won’t be snapping pictures with this app but you have the opportunity to:

• Browse Popular, Editors Choice, Upcoming and Fresh photos which change and update in real-time
• Filter by categories
• Access full search
• Login or sign up for a free 500px account to see your photos, friends’ photos and your favorites
• Vote for photos, add to favorites, read and leave comments
• View photo descriptions, EXIF information, and location
• Share photos on Twitter and Facebook
• Create a slideshow for every photo stream

The magazine-like stream looks brilliant on a tablet and really was meant for the larger viewing screens, which brings us to the iPad update 500px also pushed out today. For all you CoM readers wondering why in the world you’re reading this, here’s what’s new in version 1.4 for the iPad:

• Retina Graphics: Updated for the new iPad
• Download HD Photos: Tap the Download button on a full-sized photo that is for sale in our Market
• Photo Location Support: See where geotagged photos were taken
• Improved Navigation: You can now find your photos, your favorite photos, and friends’ photos by tapping “You” in the sidebar
• Improved Search: use tags or photo names to explore 500px
• Improved NSFW filter

If you haven’t had the chance to check out the amazing photographs being shared on 500px, I suggest hitting up the web link below and then heading into your respected App Store to download the app.

500px

Google Play Store

App Store