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I've been looking for a photography community in the fediverse that isn't just a dumping ground of photos.

Does anyone know of one?

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[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope, sadly. I'm in the same boat as you, not enamoured of the current photography communities so far. They're more ITAP than a photography community. Tried to post a couple of news articles previously and attracted a couple of rare downvotes, so it seems the community here wants it to be a certain way.

[–] Photographer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It will take time to over come that, posting news and articles is very welcome

[–] Biff@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

None that I've found. Would be nice to have a community to talk about the process and gear, not just look at pictures.

[–] Photographer@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You're welcome to post photography related content here and see what comes of it, this sub is not just about posting your own content, but while numbers are low I'm not going to restrict that aspect of the community.

[–] AsimovsRobot@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Photography is mostly about pictures though. Do cooks talk mostly about ovens? Yes, the tool is important, but no oven is going to bake a pretty cake on its own. There's often this obsession with technology that brings little to the art of photography itself.

What kind of discussions are you looking for? Technology, gear, aesthetics, photographers to study, books?

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Nope, sadly. I'm in the same boat as you, not enamoured of the current photography communities so far. They're more ITAP than a photography community. Tried to post a couple of news articles previously and attracted a couple of rare downvotes, so it seems the community here wants it to be a certain way.