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Photoni.st

Photoni.st

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Followers
273
Account age
1 yrs
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If You Lack Inspiration, Talk to people I stopped photographing for many years. Nothing dramatic happened; it was a slow fade. I’d go out with a camera, walk around, come back without a single frame worth keeping. Eventually I stopped going out at all. The problem wasn’t burnout or crisis. It was worse: complete indifference. [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.php/2026/07 views If You Lack Inspiration, Talk to people I stopped photographing for many years. Nothing dramatic happened; it was a slow fade. I’d go out with a camera, walk around, come back without a single frame worth keeping. Eventually I stopped going out at all. The problem wasn’t burnout or crisis. It was worse: complete indifference. [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.php/2026/0 In the Moment <p class="wp-block-paragraph">My view of Japan is cartoonish. It’s built almost entirely from exports and a European vantage point. When I watch how other countries portray France through their own exports, the caricature is cringeworthy, so it stands to reason mine works the same way in revers [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.php/2026/07/03/in-the-moment7 views In the Moment <p class="wp-block-paragraph">My view of Japan is cartoonish. It’s built almost entirely from exports and a European vantage point. When I watch how other countries portray France through their own exports, the caricature is cringeworthy, so it stands to reason mine works the same way in revers [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.php/2026/07/03/in-the-moment Photographer Focus #1: Dickey Chapelle I'm into deep dives at the moment and I think I'll make this a regular feature. I first came across Dickey Chapelle by accident. I was reading about war photographers, having arrived on the subject via Lee Miller. Someone mentioned a woman who wore pearl earrings into combat and whose last photo was recovered from her camera after she was killed. I had to fin6 views Photographer Focus #1: Dickey Chapelle I'm into deep dives at the moment and I think I'll make this a regular feature. I first came across Dickey Chapelle by accident. I was reading about war photographers, having arrived on the subject via Lee Miller. Someone mentioned a woman who wore pearl earrings into combat and whose last photo was recovered from her camera after she was killed. I had to fin Will Photography Die With GenZ? <p class="wp-block-paragraph">For a while I assumed the relationship was simply doomed. Photography requires patience: you develop a project over months without knowing whether it’s working, improvement arrives slowly, the feedback loop runs on timescales that platform culture has trained peopl [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.php/2026/05 views Will Photography Die With GenZ? <p class="wp-block-paragraph">For a while I assumed the relationship was simply doomed. Photography requires patience: you develop a project over months without knowing whether it’s working, improvement arrives slowly, the feedback loop runs on timescales that platform culture has trained peopl [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.php/2026/0

📊 Post engagement

5
Avg engagement / post
1.8%
Engagement vs followers
Jul 2025
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: If You Lack Inspiration, Talk to people I stopped photographing · 7 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
1.7 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 12 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.4×
Follows 618 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post If You Lack Inspiration, Talk to people I stopped photographing for many years. Nothing dramatic happened; it was a slow fade. I’d go out with a camera, walk around, come back without a single frame worth keeping. Eventually I stopped going out at all. The problem wasn’t burnout… ★ 7
Can Creativity Exist Without Boredom? I travel roughly 2,000 kilometres a week for work. Sometimes, on the train, I put my phone away and sit with nothing. No book, no podcast, just the landscape moving past and strangers shifting through … ★ 3 Photographer Focus #1: Dickey Chapelle I'm into deep dives at the moment and I think I'll make this a regular feature. I first came across Dickey Chapelle by accident. I was reading about war photographers, having arrived on the subject vi… ★ 6 Deadpan Photography: Enjoying the Pretence Juliette wrote last week about Deadpan photography. I was intrigued because it’s a term I had seen start appearing all over the place lately and I wasn’t sure what it was. So I did a deep dive to … ★ 4 Stop Being Exploited The photography education industry runs on a specific kind of desperation. Browse Instagram or scroll through YouTube and you’ll find an unending parade of people promising to unlock your potential, offering preset pac… Deadpan: An Investigation I first encountered the phrase deadpan photography around Youtube, of all places. I was watching one of Tatiana Hopper’s videos I think (I don’t remember which one). I didn’t think much of it at the time but I was… ★ 4 In the Moment <p class="wp-block-paragraph">My view of Japan is cartoonish. It’s built almost entirely from exports and a European vantage point. When I watch how other countries portray France through their own exports, the caricature is … ★ 7 Will Photography Die With GenZ? <p class="wp-block-paragraph">For a while I assumed the relationship was simply doomed. Photography requires patience: you develop a project over months without knowing whether it’s working, improvement arri… ★ 5 Become a Good Photographer, Part Six: Don’t Learn From Teachers <p class="wp-block-paragraph">There is no shortage of people eager to tech you photography online these days. There are probably many tens of thousands of videos on YT. Maybe … ★ 5 Shooting Raw Is About Insecurity, Not Possibilities <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The justification photographers reach for when defending raw files is technical: more latitude, recoverable highlights, adjustable white balance. Sound in pr… ★ 3 Photography Chain of Custody Experiment Projects change. Photographs move from person to person, from tool to tool. A crime-scene photo passes from the investigator’s camera to a forensic analyst’s workstation to a prosecutor’s presentatio… The Best Camera Is Not The One You Have With You The saying has earned its place through repetition: the best camera is the one you have with you. There’s obvious sense in it, and a significant problem with it. [...] Click link to continue… ★ 3

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
mastodon.art
Their home server on the fediverse — the instance a creator picks signals the community they belong to.
On Mastodon since
Jul 2025
An established account with real history on the platform.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2025 — 1 year ago.
👁️Averages 5 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.7× per week.

🕵️ Fake follower check

Estimated
75/100
Good Credibility score
92%
Real Real audience
Low Fake-follower risk
High Data confidence
  • Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~1.8% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Computers as a job and a lifelong passion. All round science nerd. PhD in computing (object-oriented databases). #linux user since 1993 (kernel 0.98) except for work (Windows for development and Linux for servers). 2:320/406.8 in the good old days. #Astronomy, #astrophotography, #astrophysics, #biology, #genetics, #genealogy, #photography as hobbies. #Truecrime as a podcaster. Born at 330.19ppm CO2. I've been known to play the organ and the bass guitar. Owned by many cats.

📸 Gallery

Can Creativity Exist Without Boredom? I travel roughly 2,000 kilometres a week for work. Sometimes, on the train, I put my phone away and sit with nothing. No book, no podcast, just the landscape moving past and strangers shifting through the carriage. On one of these journeys, my mind drifted to a photograph I’d never quite got righ [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.ph Photographer Focus #1: Dickey Chapelle I'm into deep dives at the moment and I think I'll make this a regular feature. I first came across Dickey Chapelle by accident. I was reading about war photographers, having arrived on the subject via Lee Miller. Someone mentioned a woman who wore pearl earrings into combat and whose last photo was recovered from her camera after she was killed. I had to fin If You Lack Inspiration, Talk to people I stopped photographing for many years. Nothing dramatic happened; it was a slow fade. I’d go out with a camera, walk around, come back without a single frame worth keeping. Eventually I stopped going out at all. The problem wasn’t burnout or crisis. It was worse: complete indifference. [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.php/2026/0 Deadpan Photography: Enjoying the Pretence Juliette wrote last week about Deadpan photography. I was intrigued because it’s a term I had seen start appearing all over the place lately and I wasn’t sure what it was. So I did a deep dive to understand for myself (unpublished on Substack as it’s not an opinion piece). But in turn it got [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.p Stop Being Exploited The photography education industry runs on a specific kind of desperation. Browse Instagram or scroll through YouTube and you’ll find an unending parade of people promising to unlock your potential, offering preset packs, weekend workshops, and masterclasses. The transformation you’re looking f [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.php/2026/07/10/stop-b Deadpan: An Investigation I first encountered the phrase deadpan photography around Youtube, of all places. I was watching one of Tatiana Hopper’s videos I think (I don’t remember which one). I didn’t think much of it at the time but I was intrigued by the term (file for later examination). Then I started seeing the t [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.php/2026/07/07/dea In the Moment <p class="wp-block-paragraph">My view of Japan is cartoonish. It’s built almost entirely from exports and a European vantage point. When I watch how other countries portray France through their own exports, the caricature is cringeworthy, so it stands to reason mine works the same way in revers [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.php/2026/07/03/in-the-moment Will Photography Die With GenZ? <p class="wp-block-paragraph">For a while I assumed the relationship was simply doomed. Photography requires patience: you develop a project over months without knowing whether it’s working, improvement arrives slowly, the feedback loop runs on timescales that platform culture has trained peopl [...] Click link to continue reading https://photoni.st/index.php/2026/0

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