Following a report late last month from Variety that claimed Disney layoffs would impact National Geographic, NatGeo has officially shuttered its ‘Your Shot’ platform. The announcement was made on the National Geographic website's ‘Your Shot’ page, where a new notice advises photographers that the program will now take place through the company's 'Your Shot' feed on Instagram.
The National Geographic ‘Your Shot’ platform was a photo community that offered photographers advice from experts, as well as assignments, the opportunity to get one's work featured on digital and print platforms, and to engage with the wider community of photographers.
According to the notice on the National Geographic website (above), the ‘Your Shot’ platform will be shuttered on October 31, after which point all of the assignments, promotions, and engagement opportunities will be discontinued. Photographers will be able to find the continued version of the platform on the National Geographic Instagram Your Shot account.
Though the message suggests that the 'Your Shot' program will continue with assignments on Instagram, both the National Geographic website and the company's Instagram account lack details on how the process will proceed beyond October 31. Users of the current ‘Your Photo’ platform will soon receive the ability to download their images from the community before it closes next month.
. dpreview.com2019-9-5 22:03
