Some of you know I have a non-reciprocating love affair with photography. Non-reciprocating because it will never love me back with the same fervor, but I am unrelenting.
I take photos as a personal mental exercise. I admit I’m a navel gazer. I am much more comfortable enveloping myself in nostalgia and memories than living in the present. And forcing yourself to take notice of what is going on by use of a camera is a lovely way of enjoying and seeing the fruition of your moment-by-moment. In addition to this navel gazing, I’m also a bit down-trodden. I like to think of myself as Eeyore-esque – lovable, but sometimes hard to please. So seeing all these awesome, happy things that I shot always puts me in a better place.
So why all this pontification on photography? One of my favorite things to do is to peruse the fine photography on JPG Magazine’s site. To see ‘amateur’ photographers post such moving pieces always makes me try a little harder. Unfortunately my favorite past-time feels a little icky as there seems as though a bit of drama going down between the CEO and founders of the magazine. While I normally could give two shits about business drama, I feel let down by the seemingly draconian overtaking of the company.
So I deleted my account.
Now I’ll be back to scouring flickr trying to find the gems of visual candy. It’s daunting and not always satisfying, but it will have to do.
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And with all the drama still I cannot seem to find an answer why the original issues were removed. But alas, it seems like they were put back up but perhaps I am mistaken. And I can usually give two shits about the business drama, and there are always two sides to a story for that reason alone i left my account, that and the possibility I might still be submitting an interview to there, though with the turmoil I might shop it around trying to find another magazine (im a HUGE American Photo fan)
I have also kept my account, but am increasingly frustrated. The quality of some of the images seems to have decreased and there are alot of people who have one single image on their account, no profile, no favorites. I know, I know, it’s probably people who have signed up to vote for their friends, but it feels frighteningly like they might turn around (they= 8020 publishing) and start charging for accounts.
Still, I hang on to my account in the hopes that it (it= JPG Mag) will return to its user-created glory.