
5000 Photographers
Some time yesterday afternoon we hit a cool milestone. We now have over 5,000 photographers using PhotoShelter. Now granted, this represents a mere drop in the bucket compared to MySpace and some of the consumer photo sharing sites, but we’re pretty proud that the word is out, and professional photographers are finding a myriad of uses for the site.
More importantly, we’re seeing some pretty damn interesting photography come through the doors like this one of Dizzy Gillespie photographed by Vern Fisher:
or MC Hammer with Hank Aaron by Ron Riesterer:
Just think of the possibilities if a few thousand professional photographers assembled their collections in one place…
I can be a critical, cynical bastard sometimes, but when I first saw the previews for the Discovery Channel’s Planet Earth series, my mouth started to water. And after having watched a few episodes in HD, I can tell you that this is one of the most remarkable series I’ve ever seen. Stop watching that American Idol and do something good for your brain.
Can we at least Tivo the Idol? Please?