Hi Gang,
I received a huge amount of questions about NFT photography. The best way to show you more and explain is to present you photographers who joined our NFT community and show you their why behind it and their point of view.
1st photographer I wanna present to you is Joe Robles. He is from Texas, USA, and joined our NFT community recently. I had a chance to meet him in person, and he is an awesome guy, and his work is incredible. He has his collection available in foundation and OpenSea.
Let's dive into it.
Joe Robles - Street Photographer from Houston,TX.
Twitter: @joeroblesiv
OpenSea Collection: Link
Foundation Collection: Link
What is nft photography?
NFT photography is a way to express my ideas and show my work to the world without being bound to physical pieces/spaces. I am able to present my ideas a lot clearer due to not being constrained to a page or print.
https://foundation.app/@joerobles
———how and why I started———
I got into NFTs because my best friend called me one day in early September 2021 and asked if I'd ever heard of them. When I told him no, he invited me to a small discord where a few of his friends were getting started on the hen. I was immediately drawn in and onboard. I was given one Tez to start, and that was all I needed to mint and got going.
I was very excited by the idea of being able to sell my work with very little upfront cost.. but I noticed there was A LOT of digital art and not so much photography, especially not b&w street photography. Noticing this made me feel I could really stand out; it was very exciting because before then, I was never excited to market my work because people wouldn't buy photos of strangers, but I felt that my work would finally be appreciated. It was fucking invigorating.
Link: OpenSea: Will you write in my notebook?
—what is the future for nft photography—
I think the future for nft photography holds a lot of potential. I think that our generation's "greats" from around the world will have the opportunity to let their voices be heard, let the voices of the people around them be heard. There's so much we can say so easily, and we can have so much more reach with our work because we are sharing to the world instantly.
Link: OpenSea: Will you write in my notebook?
—-why does nft photography have a place on the blockchain?——
like I said, we are able to get our stories out to the world instantly, and that's the biggest thing. But also photographers can begin to make careers for themselves, so we can constantly focus on our work and have the means to do very intensive work if we please because we can generate income from our work alone and not have to only shoot on days off or after work. Documenting the world can be our job, and in turn, we will see A LOT more work that would just be a photographer's dreams/ideas otherwise.
I hope you enjoyed the reading. Check Joe's collections and support him on his journey.
Stay tuned for more.
WAGMI
Bored Ape Gang