Camerapixo

I found this site while looking for information on a particular Photoshop technique. I didn't find my answer here, that's for sure! I did find a collection of the most vacuous though beautifully illustrated material I've ever found on the subject of photography. Tutorials that are so vague as to be meaningless. Interviews that are nothing but self-promoting twaddle. But then I got to the bottom if it: They have a section in which you can BUY so-called "press credentials". As a photographer who has covered plenty of events with legitimate press credentials I can assure you that any credentials you obtain by buying them will be laughed at by anyone who deals with the media in any fashion.

Beware & avoid.

Camerapixo is a Polish online photo magazine, featuring and promoting work by independent photographers from around the world. From what I've seen of it, this is above-average work for a free publication and well worth the relatively small download.

As far as I can tell, the work of independent photographers is welcomed. I don't read Polish, and decided not to wait for the Google translation, but it's worth checking out to see if the style suits your work. The URL I've given is the section where you can view and download the magazines, though there is also a main site at camerapixo.pl that's entirely in Polish. You'd need to be able to translate this to some extent to get the most from it.

However, as for the photography, that doesn't rely on language at all so don't let the geography put you off. There's some really good work here. At the time of writing the current theme is kids and babies, a vein which you might think has already been mined to the very bottom, yet there are some shots here that still breathe some life back into a very well explored topic. And the standard set by the photographers here is high enough to impress. Check it out, if you're jaded by the usual western photo mags.