boomboom Loc: Stow, Ohio

Greetings, I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for a photography magazine that would be worth subscribing to. In my area, there seems to be definitely a lack of photo magazines in stores. I'm looking for something that has some quality information and is not 90% advertising. I know that's a lot to ask for, but that's my goal. I appreciate your thoughts and Happy New Year to all my "HOG" friends.

brentrh Loc: Deltona, FL

I leaned lot from photography magazines that helped make me the photographer I am today. Hope we get some good suggestions here

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Print media has gone the way of the Dodo bird ....

DWU2 Loc: Phoenix Arizona area

In the US, photography magazines are a dying breed. Do you have a library card? If so, you can set up your phone or tablet or PC with the "Libby" app, and you can have free access to numerous photography mags, mostly from the UK and Australia.

Just Fred Loc: Darwin's Waiting Room

Sadly, I agree. My response has been to subscribe to publications now in electronic form through my public library. I use both the Libby app and Hoopla Digital, and they sync between phone, tablet and laptop, so I have my reading material available no matter where I am.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

I was going to use 'dodo'...

Thief!!!

Incidentally, there is a project to revive the dodos... CNN

lukevaliant Loc: gloucester city,n. j.

i looked at that link,very interesting! thanks

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

I would think that current photography forums could be used to take the place of magazines. They can be viewed without subscription and cover a wide range of subjects. Most likely the exposure to advertising is smaller online than it would be in a magazine.

The library is probably the best idea if you have a need to read.

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

The internet, especially YouTube, has much more information on photography than a monthly magazine.

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

If any of y'all are yearning or pining for the photographic publications of the past- bad news (in my opinion)! Even if the publishers found resurrecting some of those now-defunct magazines to be financially viable, they would have to seriously revamp the content that was apparent in the last years of their circulation.

If you want to go retro back to the 1960s and 60s - here's my argument. I too started as a kid interested in photography by reading Popular Photograhy, Modern Photograhy, U.S. Camer and others of that era. As I aged and progressed I went on to Petersons and professional photographers' trade publications. I read into Shuttebug and The Photo District News.

All of these older mags had better and more diverse content. The were lots of DIY projects featuring homemade and improvised equipment (great for kids), and lots of behind-the-scenes insight into the work of famous and successful photographers. Many of the writers, editors, and columnists were working photographers, prolific teachers, and technical writers. Of course, there were many reviews and arca on gear but the was a good balance of other subjects. The was plenty of advertising but again, the was more of a balance. There were many regular advertisers- camera stores, dealers, suppliers, lab services and major distributors and manufacturers. This was good- the competition was good!

As time went on the Magazines became thinner and thinner and in many cases, the gear and advertig became dominant and how-tos and in-depth articles diminished. Many of the editors and columnists retired or passed away. The professional journals were originally designed to inform and help photograhers improve their businesses- they too have suffered the same fate as their consumer counterparts.

Nostalgia-wise, I do miss READING the magazines. Relaxing in a chair with a good article was fun. After a whole day of editing on screens, bookkeeping on screens, and being tethered to screens, I don't look for more screen time at home. Every time I switch on the TV screen there is violence, chaos, and murder, and that's the news- the dramatic programs are much the same. And...right now, as we communicate, I am looking at a SCREEN! I just paid for new reading glasses- do I need them anymore?

boomboom Loc: Stow, Ohio

That's a shame, but you're right.

boomboom Loc: Stow, Ohio

I learned a lot from them too. I enjoyed reading through the magazines instead of using social media. I could keep it with me and peek at it when I had a free moment instead of having to go on line and search.

boomboom Loc: Stow, Ohio

I do have a library card and may have to use it more. Thanks for your input.

Bill_de Loc: US

You can print the pages you like from online magazines and ignore most of the ads.

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boomboom Loc: Stow, Ohio

Thanks for your solution. Sounds like it would work.