Amateur Photographer - UK (2020-03-28)

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Neither of which could possibly
be more fitting. Nor would they
sufficiently do this proper miracle of
an image maker justice.’
Zest of the loganberry says: ‘Miss
Aniela is obviously a huge
inspiration to a massive chunk of
the Flickr community, including
myself. Not only does she come up
with beautiful, unique images again
and again, she also provides
amazing workshops and advice to
developing photographers all
around the globe.’
Li Gao says: ‘I just saw her Flicker
(sic) and my jaw DROPPED. her
work is so unique and powerful and
SPEAKS! take a look for yourself
and be inspired, like I did.’
The cascade of adulatory
comments goes on and so has the
career of Miss Aniela, twice-named

Saatchi’s ‘One to Watch.’ Maybe this

is what Flickr should be, a

springboard for success. A positive

and inspiring community of curated

photography by passionate

photographers away from the

Twitter trolls, Instagram

influencers and Facebook boasters.

I had questions and I wanted

answers. As MacAskill wouldn’t

talk to me I talked instead to

Kevin Meredith, aka Lomokev, a

British photographer and author

known for his use of the Lomo LC-A

camera and his Lomographic style.

Based in Brighton, he has produced

three books on photography: Hot

Shots, 52 Photographic Projects and

Toy Cameras, Creative Photos.

Kevin is a guru.

‘I really do like to use Flickr as an

archive as the search features are

second to none. If looking for an old

photo, I will always look for it on

Flickr first rather than my own local

hard drive,’ good point Kev. ‘Flickr

is also a great way of seeing all the

details in an image, especially when

being on a desktop computer. I’ve

got a 4K monitor and images fill the

screen on Flickr in compression.

Instagram is like looking at a

postage stamp,’ another good point

Kev. ‘Flickr feels like it’s for people

interested in photography. The

upside of that is there a not a lot of

“influencers” on there, rather people

taking photos of what’s in front of

them than turning the camera on

themselves. This becomes apparent

when searching – if you search for

“Brighton” on Flickr, you get

pictures of Brighton, a somewhat

postcard representation of the

Top left and right

images by Kevin

Meredith, who still

likes the search

functionality of

Flickr

Above left and right

pictures by Maciej

Dakowicz, an early

advocate of the

platform

Right: The Flickr

group Hardcore

Street Photography

(HCSP)

© KEVIN MEREDITH

© MACIEJ DAKOWICZ