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A place to politely discuss the tools, technique and culture of photography.

This is not a good place to simply share cool photos/videos or promote your own work and projects, but rather a place to discuss photography as an art and post things that would be of interest to other photographers.

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A lot of toxic egos on photo forums? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Hector-Z@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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Has anyone else noticed that most photography forums outside of Reddit have some very opinionated, bitter arsch-holes as members? I cannot find a single forum outside of Reddit that offers positive / constructive criticism, just people who are toxic beyond belief...

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[–] RedditNomad7@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That’s photography in general.

I’ve been shooting pics for about 50 years, and while there have always been egotistical douches, in the last 20 years or so I’ve encountered innumerable photographers who seem to live to crap on other people’s work, refuse to help newbies unless they are getting paid stupid money to do it, and generally think they are insanely talented and most everybody else is a hack. It’s why I don’t talk to a lot of established photographers, and only pop into the photo forums to help people.

[–] batsofburden@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

in the last 20 years or so

could this possibly coincide with the rise of the internet & internet forums?

[–] RedditNomad7@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

It may have some influence, but I’ve run into plenty of these people in person. When I said I don’t talk to photographers in general anymore, I meant IRL as well.