Sad day for photo nerds: Amazon shuts down DPReview
Anyone who has ever been involved in photography could not avoid the testing and news portal "Digital Photography Review". The site has to close in April. It falls victim to the latest mass redundancy from parent company Amazon.
The online photo magazine "Digital Photography Review" (DPReview) is ceasing operations after 25 years. The "difficult decision" is the consequence of "the annual review of the operating plan by the parent company", announced managing director Scott Everett on Tuesday. DPReview was part of Amazon, which acquired the testing and news portal in 2007. According to the brief announcement, new editorial articles will only appear until 10 April, after which the website will be frozen. Comments and forum posts will also no longer be possible after this date.
Users can download their photos and texts in the forums until 6 April. After the closure, the website will only remain available for a "limited period of time", according to the press release. It is unclear what will then happen to the content. The end of DPReview is part of a mass redundancy programme at Amazon: The company recently announced the reduction of 9000 jobs once again. In addition to the jobs at DPReview, this also includes those at streaming provider Twitch. Amazon already cut a total of 18,000 jobs in January
"Digital Photography Review" was founded by Phil Askey in London in 1998. The editorial team moved to Seattle in 2010. The site provided comprehensive test reports on photo and video cameras, lenses and accessories. It was also a news portal for the industry. Users exchanged ideas in the forums and discussed individual questions, often in extreme detail.
The closure of the site is a bitter blow for photo and video enthusiasts. DPReview was probably the world's largest and most thorough database of camera tests and photography knowledge. No other magazine delivers scientific approaches like the standardisierte Studio-Szene in diesem Umfang. The associated YouTube channel "DPReview TV" has also become a permanent fixture in recent years. Fortunately, the two hosts Chris Niccolls and Jordan Drake are continuing seamlessly - they are launching a new channel on PetaPixel.
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