How Photography Dies - Ten More Years

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Greetings all!

This will be a short post today. I have a lot of preparation to take care of before the week gets properly under way, and a bunch of errands that I was supposed to take care over the weekend. My assistant is still out sick (it will be seven years at the end of August) so I am flying solo today.


I did spend quite a bit of time at the weekend contemplating the future of our country, our planet, my channel, and our shared enthusiasm for macro photography. All this pondering got me thinking about the future of photography, in general, and macro photography, in particular. I talked to some trusted colleagues and made a lot of notes, and by the time I was done, I had pretty much convinced myself that my prognostications were spot on. The short version of the story that I came up with is that photography, as we know it, will be gone by 2035, and replaced by something only distantly related to what we do now.

mystery crystal


But I also thought there was a lot to be excited about during and after this 10 year transition. On Tuesday, in MacroTalk, I am going to lay out what I believe we can expect to see during the coming decade, and I will explain why I believe that we will see the disappearance of photography, as we know it, by the end of that ten years. Here is your link to this stream… https://youtube.com/live/2gOAsER2dak?feature=share

On Thursday I would like to bring the discussion back to the present and talk a little bit about the ways in which our shared passion for macro photography can be used to make our communities a little better. Using examples from across the country and around the world, I will show you how our hobby can used as a force for good in the world. This is a topic that I get excited talking about and I hope you will too. You link to this stream is right here… https://youtube.com/live/YF_R93BBtHs?feature=share


On Saturday we have a Pzoom scheduled for my Patreon supporters - the invitation is over on our Patreon page. This is going to be something completely different. I am going to try something that just popped into my head, but something that I think could be a lot of fun. We are going to have a Q&A session. But a Q&A with a major twist - I will be the one asking the questions! I think I know most of my supporters well enough to be able to get them talking about the things they are interested in. It isn’t a competition or a test - just a fun way for us to get to know one another better, and maybe to learn some new stuff. Participation is voluntary and I won’t be putting anyone on the spot. We will also have time for updates, questions, and discussions, as usual.

From Lester’s last visit


Don’t forget that we will be welcoming Lester Lefkowitz for a special Patreon only event on September 13, 2025. He is coming on to talk about his method for organizing images in Lightroom - I am really looking forward to having him back on the channel - I will let you know more about the visit after he and I finalize our plans later today. Here is your invitation to that special Pzoom - Allan Walls is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Allan Walls’ Pzoom, with Special Guest Lester Lefkowitz

Time: Sep 13, 2025 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)

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AfterStack 29 was this past weekend, and a lot of fun. We talked about the new tools available in Photoshop, and how we are using them. As always, I left the hangout with a handful of new ideas to try. The video will be posted to YouTube today and you can watch it by following this link… https://youtu.be/w6IjqucarhU

The original art - new cover to follow soon


Don’t forget about our Crystal Art group that meets at 2pm on the second Friday of every month. This is NOT the new cover art for the videos. That is still in the works but should out soon.

One of my very favorite crystal images



I have also set up a Google Drive folder for you to drop any images that you would like to discuss in the group - here is the link. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ngiRDNHPdoGkx2fcOqedd3EDn_TZjVF3?usp=sharing      Feel free to use this link to drop any images that you would like to share with the group at the next meeting (September 12, 2025) - it would help a lot if you could add the date of the session in your title, so that I can keep the folder organized.


And while I’m at it, here is the link to the next program on Friday September 12th, 2025!

Allan Walls is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Crystal Art with Harold Hall

Time: Sep 12, 2025 02:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6916802815?pwd=TS9tZi9ZL1NXeVUvOUF4eTg5YjdlZz09&omn=83741904293

Meeting ID: 691 680 2815

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hello there…


That is enough for one post, don’t you think!? I hope to see you at today’s stream! Allan