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[EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity! 1) The number of new club accounts created in the first 8 months of 2019, now +74, already exceeds the total number of new club accounts created in 2018 (+62). The number of active club accounts even increased by +82 from 1,298 to 1,380 since the beginning of the year. This makes us very optimistic. 2) In addition, members of the VIEW Fotocommunity are currently interested in finding a new home for their photo hobby due to the closure of…

I've been a photographer for several decades, not counting from when I was a kid, and I've heard many myths and truths about what and who makes better pictures.

[EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity! 1) During the last 6 months our website has been updated in many parts. In addition to all kinds of small bug fixes, the Breaking-News function and the freely adjustable background color have been introduced. The “Terms of Service” have been updated as well as “About ipernity” and “History”. The subscription page has been redesigned, the old FAQ replaced by a completely new version. The geo-localization was migrated to Open-Street-Map, the inte…

[EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity! 1) For the beginning of summer we have changed the frontpage pictures to the new summer collection . We thank all photographers who provided pictures for this. ☞ To see the Frontpage pictures live, as casual visitors from the web, you need to log out and visit www.ipernity.com again. With [F5] you can scroll through the pictures, with a random order shown. 2) With regard to the database cleanup after August 15, 2019 , we offer…

[EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity! 1) The final statement of the fundraising for the reprogramming of ipernity is now available. 75 club members and 145 "free" users participated. The sum of the raised capital amounts to 17,114 EUR (57% of 30,000 EUR). Therefore the reprogramming cannot yet be commissioned as planned. 2) Before we consider external funding opportunities, we would like to address those club members who have not participated to date, although they would be econom…

Die Blätter fallen Rainer Maria Rilke [eo] Die Blätter fallen - fallen wie von weit als welkten in den Himmeln ferne Gärten Sie fallen mit verneinender Gebärde Und in den Nächten fällt die schwere Erde aus allen Sternen in die Einsamkeit Wir alle fallen. Diese Hand da fällt Und sieh dir andre an: Es ist in allen Und doch ist einer - welcher dieses Fallen unendlich sanft…

[EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity! 1) Exactly one year ago, on 23rd of February, 2017, the prefecture of Val-de-Marne issued the founding deed (as of 20.02.2017) to the ASSOCIATION DES MEMBRES D'IPERNITY. Since then, twelve busy months have passed, in which ipernity successfully has been rescued and the essential restructuring has been started. Without your support, that would not have been possible. We thank you for that. 2) Shortly after the takeover in September 2017, we had…

Der Beginn des Jahres 2018 ist für mich der Beginn der Entdeckung einer neuen Welt. Eigentlich völlig undramatisch. Ich sehe sehr gut und scharf. Schon immer. Dann hatte ich eine Freundin, die eine Prismenbrille bekommen hat wegen Winkelfehlsichtigkeit. Dabei kooperieren beiden Augen nicht so richtig und das Gehirn muss die beiden unterschiedlichen Bilder, die auf die Netzhäute fallen, mühsam verrechnen. Man kann mit Augentraining das Sehen verbessern. Zum Beispiel mit einer Brock-Schnur. D…

[EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity! 1) We are glad to announce that we managed to implement the new Terms of Use before end of 2017. For details see here: www.ipernity.com/about/tos 2) Further we assigned responsibilities within the ima team to fulfill the tasks more efficiently. These are: Acting Executive Board: CEO (Chief Executive Officer) and President: Eric Desjours, France COO (Chief Operating Officer) William Sutherland, USA CFO (Chief Financial Officer) Eric De…

[EN] Dear Members and friends of ipernity! On 8th of September - one week after the transfer of this website from ipernity S.A to ima - we've informed you that we would recheck the deadline for the acceptance of subscriptions, which have been made before Dec. 31st, 2016, if the site’s financial condition would allow it. Meanwhile we've evaluated the whole database of ipernity (with more than 210,000 accounts) completely. The result is pleasing: The number of club-members is sufficient (…

[EN] Dear members and friends of ipernity! 1) Meanwhile IMA has gained access to the ticket log for “Help & Contact” and going forward will address issues. Please understand that we cannot go backwards to past requests, but will do our best to help going forward now. Where there will not be instant answers please be patient. We will be doing our best to answer in a timely manner. 2) Weeks ago people have asked an option to allow free guest accounts for family and friends. We recently di…

Why a user owned and operated platform is probably the best organisation model for a social community both in terms of costs and privacy.

Please see Boarischer Krautmo's Articel: How free is a free site? Why a user owned and operated platform is probably the best organisation model for a social community both in terms of costs and privacy. For the discussion please visit the original article.

[EN] Dear Members, We are thrilled to announce that we are about to take the last steps of IMA's take-over of the Ipernity platform and service. IMA is now handling the financial aspects of the site. IMA made the first payment to Amazon Web Services for August and will continue to pay the operating costs to ensure the site runs without interruption. This is a major accomplishment in the transition from Ipernity S.A. to IMA . However, technical issues such as renewal options still need…

Nachdem nun IP neue Eigentümer hat, wäre es dringend nötig, der Foto Welt zu zeigen, dass diese Plattform voller Leben, Dynamik und Energie steckt. Davon kann ich derzeit absolut nichts erkennen. Ich sehe nur Lethargie und Verzagtheit... Rafft Euch auf liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen und zeigt der Welt, wie aktiv wir sind. Ladet neue Bilder hoch und kommentiert sie. Versucht Freunde zum Beitritt zu gewinnen.... Wofür haben sonst seit Jahren gekämpft? Ab sofort bitte Action... Now that IP…

I have decided to start keeping some sort of a journal on my photography. That is what I discovered after accidentally finding Ted Forbes 's The Art of Photography Youtube channel and his photography assignments: https://youtu.be/JB0rtvtmdF8 The idea is to record the creative thinking and flow in some way, in order to reflect one's own work. However, I think I like to utilize modern digital format for it. Although, I much like handwritten journals and diaries, they does not allow such…

La campagne de financement participatif (crowdfunding) par l'IMA

[EN] Hello to you all, The ipernity team presents to you all our very best wishes for the new year! Since the announcement of ipernity’s shutdown, we received many proposals and messages of support either from users and businesses. With the help of several community members, especially Claus-Peter , Paul ( autofantasia ), Eric Desjours , and, William Sutherland , the idea that ipernity could be managed by the community has made its way and seems to be the most realistic solution.…

In Zeiten von Instagram, iPhone, Selfies und Selfiesticks gerät ernsthafte Fotografie immer mehr ins Abseits. Hier und auch auf anderen Plattformen lese ich immer wieder Beiträge, die sich kritisch mit der dieser Entwicklung auseinander setzen. Daher möchte ich hier die Laudatio anlässlich der Vernissage der 40. Jahresausstellung des Fotoclubs Sinsheim vom 12.9.2016 einstellen, die sich ebenfalls mit diesem Problem auseinender setzt.

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