tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post2386373874772590301..comments2024-03-01T00:28:37.354-08:00Comments on B: In Memoriam: Photoblogs 2011Blake Andrewshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-78033892858509832102012-01-21T19:30:44.745-08:002012-01-21T19:30:44.745-08:00Chalk me up for 2012.
http://ocularoctopus.com/po...Chalk me up for 2012.<br /><br />http://ocularoctopus.com/post/16259642949/im-done-hereTodd Walkerhttp://ocularoctopus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-54819575085570932792012-01-06T17:10:11.982-08:002012-01-06T17:10:11.982-08:00Another one bites the dust, apparently:
http://ww...Another one bites the dust, apparently:<br /><br />http://www.lizkuball.com/blog/<br /><br />Went offline sometime between the time I wrote this post and 1/5/12.Blake Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-19041939855153432172011-12-30T07:35:49.160-08:002011-12-30T07:35:49.160-08:00Amy Stein had a beautiful baby boy this year so th...Amy Stein had a beautiful baby boy this year so that may be the answer to her blogs mysterious abandonment.elizabethhttp://elizabethavedon.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-25476532900566552002011-12-30T02:11:54.805-08:002011-12-30T02:11:54.805-08:00Thanks for the round up.
My take is this. As a r...Thanks for the round up. <br /><br />My take is this. As a result of today's multiple options, which are available to us and which allow us to communicate our thoughts and observations on photography and image making. The blog has mutated, evolved and developed. <br /><br />Surely what you are describing is a migration of those talents across and to a new series of platforms. It is sad that a number of informative blogs have ceased but maybe some ran out of things to say and others found them too time consuming on a non commercial basis. The others moved on, the committed stayed.<br /><br />The information is still out there, it is just being accessed in different ways. Which is an exact parallel to how we access, share and why we create images today. We are all telling stories, it's just that the shape of the book has changed.<br /><br />As an editor of a traditional print based magazine for professional photographers and film makers, I ensure that we give different types of information across all platforms including my own personal blog http://aneditorsview.tumblr.com/<br />The information is appropriate to each platform and rarely repeated. Maybe that is the future. Know your content, know your reader and then decide the platform for each. The blog will continue just on a more niche basis, just like print!<br /><br />Grant Scott<br />Hungry Eye <br />www.hungryeyemagazine.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-64251432618296633712011-12-29T09:40:26.147-08:002011-12-29T09:40:26.147-08:00Great article Blake. Hopefully photo blogs won'...Great article Blake. Hopefully photo blogs won't die out completely, but I guess it was overcrowded and some culling of the herds was necessary. But my main worry is that thoughtful blogging will just fade away for the most part as people switch over to smartphones for the majority of their internet use. I think the days of the 'information highway' are nearing an end, at least as far as casual, non-work related use. Twitter seems to me to just be a venue for the 'one-liner'. Everyone is a comedian. 'Liking' something has replaced comments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-81682011230094388122011-12-28T10:02:06.489-08:002011-12-28T10:02:06.489-08:00@ Zisis: I am going very well. I might post on my ...@ Zisis: I am going very well. I might post on my blog in the coming weeks.<br /><br />I too hope Andrew Stark is OK. He is one of a kind.jacques philippenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-8163563542594305032011-12-28T08:37:36.361-08:002011-12-28T08:37:36.361-08:00On the topic of rekindled blogs, Matt Alofs restar...On the topic of rekindled blogs, Matt Alofs restarted his suspended 1pt4 blog in 2011:<br /><br />http://1pt4.com/blog/<br /><br />I have to disagree that the sentiment that all non-print commentary is just noise. Of course I can see the counter argument when you consider that WAGAHAAIDDDOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKUUUUUU<br />UUUUUUUUUUWAHOOOOYEAAAAHHH!Blake Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-20072267961104113952011-12-28T03:08:01.077-08:002011-12-28T03:08:01.077-08:00On new photographer blogs: Kei Orihara (terrible W...On <i>new</i> photographer blogs: Kei Orihara (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kei_Orihara" rel="nofollow">terrible Wikipedia non-article</a>), who put out one book about photography and one photobook back in the last century, suddenly <a href="http://keiorihara.exblog.jp/13033168/" rel="nofollow">started</a> a blog in July. The text is in Japanese: no big problem as the main content of <a href="http://keiorihara.exblog.jp/" rel="nofollow">her blog</a> is her photos (of Queens, NY).microcordhttp://microcord.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-36413131851401991652011-12-28T01:01:59.712-08:002011-12-28T01:01:59.712-08:00Nothing worth its salt should be anything but prin...Nothing worth its salt should be anything but print. If it can't sell as print its just adding to the noise and in the end will fizzle. Good bloggers shouldn't be giving their good stuff away.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-62989177366180904122011-12-28T00:43:08.660-08:002011-12-28T00:43:08.660-08:00I noticed now that Jacques Philippe hasn't pos...I noticed now that Jacques Philippe hasn't posted on his flickr stream for two months, about as long as his blog is in hiatus.<br />I hope he is well.Zisis Kardianoshttp://www.zisiskardianos.grnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-89271443328943026182011-12-27T21:08:19.031-08:002011-12-27T21:08:19.031-08:00Not so much a blog, rather an "online photo e...Not so much a blog, rather an "online photo exhibition/dialogue space", Too Much Chocolate folded. (according to founder Jake Stangel's website: "rip due to hackers"). <br /><br />As for newcomers, Gwen Lafage's blog, Carte Blanche, started in early 2011, and recently opened her brick and mortar photography gallery in SF.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-72042575160369282862011-12-27T19:00:51.761-08:002011-12-27T19:00:51.761-08:00I wrote a blog post as a bit of response. http://w...I wrote a blog post as a bit of response. http://wordsonphotography.tomleininger.net/?p=605Tom Leiningerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08269320565814158959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-6532032634022138712011-12-27T17:58:08.276-08:002011-12-27T17:58:08.276-08:00I wouldn't look at these sites as 'dead...I wouldn't look at these sites as 'dead' or 'killed.' As anyone reading this knows, Alec Soth had one of the glory day's best/most widely read photo blogs, which he stopped writing. But he is now publishing fairly regularly at his company's blog (http://littlebrownmushroom.wordpress.com/) and tumblr. <br /><br />Changing venue, or at least updating the scenery is probably something most creative people respond to. If the blog or site has the same template or design since 2006, it might feel less inspiring to actively create content to post to it.<br /><br />One of the great things about many photoblogs is the content does not expire. A good interview or discussion of a book or series is going to be interesting to somebody in a few years. It's still easier to find and access this content than anything published in an actual publication such as the New Yorker. <br /><br />One of the problems with the old blog format is the date-based archiving - more space in the design is given to sorting content by date then by category (usually too broad) or other methods. Date-based also emphasizes that looming "I haven't posted here in 6 months" feeling. Tweaking the design can make the author feel like "wow look at all the awesome I have here" and hopefully inspire more posts. <br /><br />I followed many of the sites on this list and learned a great deal from the intelligent people that wrote/produced them. To them, thank you!Waynehttp://bremser.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-87500549199081234732011-12-27T16:58:29.831-08:002011-12-27T16:58:29.831-08:00I can't think of many new blogs that sprung up...I can't think of many new blogs that sprung up in 2011, and in fact that gets to the point of the post. I suspect that we're witnessing the tail end of indie photoblogging's glory days from roughly 2006-2010. <br /><br />I don't think many new ones are starting up. Most of the energy is directed now to other social media. I'm not writing this with any sense of nostalgia but trying to pin down historically just wtf happened in the past 5 years. Was it a movement or ??? It's a bit like the photo postcard craze around 1910. Within 5 years it was over. <br /><br />The only relatively new blog which comes to mind is Eric Kim's, which caters mostly to street photographers and is quite vital. Maybe there were others launched in 2011? Open to suggestions...Blake Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-20576105575030525792011-12-27T16:22:47.004-08:002011-12-27T16:22:47.004-08:00Would it not be interesting to inquire into what h...Would it not be interesting to inquire into what happened to the people writing the blogs (beyond the maternity leave)? <br /><br />We ourselves are indeed less active than we used to, but our blog has spawned so many other activities consuming my time (and making the much needed bread and butter on a quite modest table). <br /><br />Sure I would love to be able to come back to posting full force, and keeping up the conversations it spawned, plus there is enough stuff going on to muse about, but until the income problem is solved, I can't see it happening. <br /><br />This is the issue that kept coming back in blogger meetings, and one that apparently hasn't been solved yet. <br /><br />Makes it more important to look how the remaining blogs do manage to continue bringing essential food for thought to the table. And yes, please add to that a list of new blogs that have sprung up. Might help to chase back the gloomy mood to that abyss it came from!Mrs. Deanehttp://www.beikey.net/mrs-deane/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-13480362881435123002011-12-27T16:11:16.273-08:002011-12-27T16:11:16.273-08:00I often wonder what happened to Nowhere Man. We w...I often wonder what happened to Nowhere Man. We worked on a project together for Street Reverb mag and were discussing another but all fell silent. Andrew, hope everything's okay.Phillhttp://www.phillhunt.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-48227317110075935652011-12-27T11:51:51.564-08:002011-12-27T11:51:51.564-08:00http://www.fourteenplacestoeat.com/
Seems to have...http://www.fourteenplacestoeat.com/<br /><br />Seems to have stopped posting in 2010Matt Webernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-80015715574478214792011-12-27T10:05:18.713-08:002011-12-27T10:05:18.713-08:00All this doom & gloom is just a disguise for o...All this doom & gloom is just a disguise for opportunity. Clearly these niches are appreciated -- and can be filled by other bloggers who are ready and waiting for the chance.Kathleen Connallyhttp://www.durhamtownship.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-56834911595408822812011-12-27T09:47:59.593-08:002011-12-27T09:47:59.593-08:00Anton kusters blog rarely posts now (http://www.an...Anton kusters blog rarely posts now (http://www.antonkusters.com/) although he did post 16 days ago, it seems rare and far between to see a post nowadays. Paul Russell's blog appears to be dead as well (http://paulrussellinfo.blogspot.com/). <br /><br />Sorry, not sure how to post links besides doing it like this, B.Jason McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13395470111632287767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-90415340224565465032011-12-27T09:23:09.856-08:002011-12-27T09:23:09.856-08:00Microcord, when I end B I will give you the last c...Microcord, when I end B I will give you the last comment.Blake Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07187987264904729243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-83326869726456175412011-12-26T19:47:50.766-08:002011-12-26T19:47:50.766-08:00Japan Exposures has not posted since the 3/11 Eart...<a href="http://www.japanexposures.com" rel="nofollow">Japan Exposures</a> has not posted since the 3/11 Earthquake...Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248830130807084759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935046131385109105.post-20563541480982054032011-12-26T17:22:00.813-08:002011-12-26T17:22:00.813-08:00Urgh, this is a mighty depressing post.
There'...Urgh, this is a mighty depressing post.<br /><br />There's so little (direct) feedback on interesting blog entries that it surprises me when the blogs keep on going. Consider <a href="http://www.beikey.net/mrs-deane/" rel="nofollow">Mrs Deane</a>: I seldom comment, but I see at the top right that three of the five most recent comments are by me. Could one or more other people please post half a dozen comments there -- mostly for the pleasure of reading them, but also so that I could post another one without appearing to monopolize the conversation?<br /><br />Two shocks this old year: First, when (under my "real" name) I commented appreciatively on the fascinating, most recent post in one of the blogs you list -- a blog that never had a newer post; did I somehow kill it off? Secondly, when <a href="http://www.oitzarisme.ro/" rel="nofollow">Oitzarisme</a> (which you could have added) <i>vanished</i> very shortly after I first discovered it; it came back (though frozen), and I wrote what I thought was <a href="http://www.oitzarisme.ro/index.php/2011/11/15/taking-a-break/" rel="nofollow">a cheery message</a>, but a grand total of <a href="http://www.gabrisolera.com/" rel="nofollow">one person</a> joined me in expressing any interest in future posts. I hope that Constantin does indeed bounce back on 16 January, but in his place, and with the minimal feedback he's got, I'd probably jack it in.microcordhttp://microcord.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com