NYC Photobloggers Come Together

February 27, 2004

I went down to see the NYC Photobloggers Event at the Apple Store in Soho. I only frequent a couple of the sites regularly, but I wanted to go down and see what people had to say about their relationship with photoblogging.

I'm not sure who put this all together, but there was a good mix of styles and scope. The mix lead to a variety of thoughts on why people photoblog. The two main groups seem to be those who document their life and those who are posting their art. Obviously, there is crossover, but most gravitate more towards one of these. An interesting case was Mike of Satan's Laundromat. He is someone who started out taking photos of interesting/funny signs but eventually started to get "artsier." I couldn't help but wonder if he felt pressured to do so by the community around him. It's mor likely that he just began appreciating the art more as he continued to do it, but I also think that people look at each other's sites and get inspired.

I also found it interesting to look at the volume of photos people shoot and post. I'm not so sure what I think about it or where I stand, but I know that I shoot a lot more photos than I post. At least 10:1, probably more like 20:1.

I had fun at the event, but I was forced to leave early. Thankfully, I was able to see one of favorite photobloggers, rion, and learn about a new one, Infrangible. Good times.

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