Nice piece by Vic Keegan in the Guardian today on photo-sharing websites. He begins by musing:
It is difficult to know these days whether the internet is re-inventing photography or vice versa. The convergence of cheap digital cameras, affordable computers and low-cost access to the internet has made photography vastly more popular than it has ever been and transformed it from a personal to a community experience. People can now post snaps on the internet so that any web-enabled person in the world can share the experience and often build a new relationship around a shared interest.
It is interesting how photography is becoming universal, not just as art or recording of moments but also a form of communication and expression.
Mr Keegan points to some good sites that are worth checking out (me – I’m staying with Flickr – it’s great…)…
Fotolibra – put your pics in a stock photo collection that people can buy.
Zooomr – nice sharing / sorting site including a facility to tag your photos with geographical locations and put them on a map – sweet.
Woophy – put you and your pics on the world map.
Geograph – a project to photograph every square inch of the UK.
: : Here’re a couple of efforts from my Nokia 6280 which I took on my cycle to work this morning. It’s always a good commute along the beachfront, even when the weather’s not so great – but on days like today it’s just spectacular…
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