Comments on: 8020: American Idol of Digital Photography?

By: mikagami

mikagami — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:30:45 +0000

Thanks for da info!!! its give more idea…hahahahaa

By: Diane Bushem

Diane Bushem — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:25:17 +0000

Wow. Thanks for the info. on 8020 Publishing, Inc. This does sound like a solid company with an exciting idea that's sure to gain traction.

Diane

By: MOO on GigaOM « YO, CEO!

MOO on GigaOM « YO, CEO! — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:23:49 +0000

[...] them: Germany-based t-shirt maker Spreadshirt; Chicago-based Skinny Corp; and San Francisco-based 8020 Publishing, publishers of the JPG magazine. And CastingWords, which offers a transcription service based entirely on the web. In each case, [...]

By: PhotoShelter Wants to Take On Getty Images - GigaOM

PhotoShelter Wants to Take On Getty Images - GigaOM — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 05:30:54 +0000

[...] sourcing and photos are a happy (if somewhat less splashy) marriage. 8020 Publishing’s JPG magazine, which sources its entire content from its community, has been slowly and steadily growing its [...]

By: Sell Pictures

Sell Pictures — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 00:39:26 +0000

This is yet another example of how digital camera have revolutionized the photography niche - interesting article.

By: Jaffer Bhimji

Jaffer Bhimji — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:37:34 +0000

I happen to stumbel upon JPG website and find it most exciting. Not only that but I will be subscribing to the magazine as well. Best wishes to 8020.

~Jaffer

By: Joe "The Photographer" White

Joe "The Photographer" White — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 03:18:59 +0000

It seems like a good idea if you are thinking in terms of comparing it against traditional print media.

But I use Flickr.com to put together sets and collections all the time and then work with photographers to get permission to combine print versions of some of their photos with mine for putting together a private photo album.

Why would I want a magazine full of photos chosen by a community if I can get the exact photos I want for a fraction of the costs?

By: GigaOM » JPG, IMified, FeedCrier & other morning bits

GigaOM » JPG, IMified, FeedCrier & other morning bits — Tue, 15 May 2007 14:38:31 +0000

[...] Publishing, a shining example of my iCompany concept, and publishers of JPG magazine, is going through an upheaval. Derek Powazek has [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:15:40 +0000

who pays $15 for these magazines? seriously who?

By: Derek Powazek

Derek Powazek — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:12:51 +0000

Thanks for the nice writup, Om!

Hi there, y'all. I'm Derek from JPG & 8020. Just wanted to mention that JPG was printed on demand by the nice folks at Lulu for the first 2 years of its life, and back issues 1-6 are still available there.

But starting with our next issue, we're going to be printed by a traditional offset printing company, distributed coast to coast, and on sale in a store (hopefully) near you for the low low price of $5.99.

I know! We're excited too. :-)

By: Shuki Haiminis

Shuki Haiminis — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 20:06:52 +0000

Threadless is upto $60 million now?

By: kaveh

kaveh — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:38:00 +0000

OK, the ‘Oops’ issue (issue #6) sells for $15.99 on their site. I am going to pick up a copy to see if it’s worth the dollars. Personally, I don’t care where the photos come from, if the mag is very well put together and themes well-executed, issue after issue.

Are these the guys to pull this off? Why wouldn’t established photo magz be able to do the same?

By: kaveh

kaveh — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:33:36 +0000

I agree, this is not UGC, but would still work, if the publisher is not too greedy.

$100 and a free one-year sub for photgs that get published: hmm, what about my 2nd, 3rd, … photos? Not sure how the mag is going to be priced, but it better be lower than the very well put together Irish photo mag, Source. Source is an affordable (less than $8, in Seattle), high quality photo mag available in special magazine stores.

By: Laughing Squid

Laughing Squid — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:52:22 +0000

JPG Magazine…

Two years ago my good friends Derek Powazek and Heather Powazek Champ launched JPG Magazine, a new kind of publication where photographers who fall between “amateur” and “professional” can submit photos based on a theme, which …

By: Bob Aman

Bob Aman — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:11:43 +0000

Sounds vaguely similar to DPChallenge. Except that I tend to think DPChallenge’s ribbon winners will tend to be better than JPG’s published photos.

By: rajAT

rajAT — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 16:10:11 +0000

This is nt at all UGC. They hve just built a website where seasoned photographers can get votes on their work and get printed.

Nt sure how much of a success it will be. These gnerally are blockbuster (think long tail)kind of images and only few photographers got the capability to produce them.

Generally the fat belly ( thank young ) are the pictures which hve been taken by amateurs and in situations where professionals wont be carrying their sleek equipment. Plus the sheer no. pics makes it work as odds are highly against an individual pic.