JPG magazine shuts down

It was recently brought to my attention that the awesome web magazine JPG Magazine will be shutting down on January 5th. This is a sad moment. JPG has been an awesome resource for photographers and their passion to show new work. I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at some of the most incredible images that may not normally see the outside world. But this is a perfect example of what we face nowadays in this market. Photography, unfortunately, is not just about getting the truth with a camera or showing the world something new that you saw. It is about marketing, business proposals, salesmanship, etc. Just to get people to give you attention so you can finally get to what you want to do; show the world your images.

I wish the best of luck to the managers at JPG and hope this doesn't break their spirit. Hopefully in the future, there will be a new version of this that will get attention AND make money to support it.