Shoot Memphis
There are a lot of projects I start online, some for money and some just because I think they should exist.
One project that I thought should exist is a site for Memphis photography. Something that showcases amateur and professional photography for one reason: to show everyone how beautiful and awesome the city of Memphis is. To my knowledge nothing like this existed already. But it should.
Long, long ago (sometime during college) I bought the domain name shootmemphis.com with vague ideas about something like this. I neglected it and forgot about it and would every once in a while throw a photo up there. I never made it a huge focus of what I did online. Now I’ve decided to change that and donate a few minute of my day to making a blog celebrating Memphis and its photography a reality.
I know I’m not going to live around here forever. But while I’m still here I want to celebrate it. And I want to help others do the same. In the midst of all the discussion about whether Memphis is miserable or whether it’s not, I think more things like this are needed.
So check out the site. Help me by contributing YOUR photos of Memphis (email me) or send me a message on flickr (I’m here). Let me know if you have photos of Memphis you want to share. And if you are or know a Memphis photographer, list your services in the Memphis photographers directory. But more than anything, if you live here… appreciate it. Look for something GOOD in the place instead of accepting some label a magazine gave you.
I’ve always really liked that idea of yours. It’s really cool. I hope more photographers submit their stuff. It’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase Memphis!