Our community has hit the 20 year mark!

[markjwyatt]

Congratulations! I am glad you were here in 2018 when I started getting serious about photography again. I was on the internet starting in the early 1990s, but never really looked for a photo forum, even though I was pretty active.

 

[Sirius Glass]

APUG Photrio moved me from only shooting 35mm to Medium and Large Formats, darkroom work and much more.

 

[Cholentpot]

APUG Photrio moved me from only shooting 35mm to Medium and Large Formats, darkroom work and much more.

This place turned a hobby into an addiction and a job.

I'm not complaining.

 

[Sirius Glass]

This place turned a hobby into an addiction and a job.

I'm not complaining.

I have moved through the addiction phase and grown it my own way.

 

[Cholentpot]

I have moved through the addiction phase and grown it my own way.

Yes, it's not an addiction. It's a phase.

Yes.

I believe.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Let's all remember those who are no longer with us who had so much to give...

 

[BrianShaw]

Congratulations on the 20th anniversary!

 

[TheYoungPretender]

Congrats!
I haven't been a member for that many years but I've had "phases" where I have occasionally been into film photography prior to registering and photrio has always been an invaluable source of information as I have dabbled into alternative processes as well as the window shipping for the more obscure kind of lenses of cameras. If it was made, it has probably been discussed here.

 

[gordrob]

Sean you have done a great job with the site. Probably one of the best run photography forums on the internet. It is the one place that keeps me interested in medium and large format photography. I like to drop in once or twice a day to see what is going on. Keep up the good work. It is much appreciated.

 

[RalphLambrecht]

If you remember this image below, you've been with us for a long time!

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I have been running this forum for nearly half of my life. I don't think I could imagine my life without it, as it has become part of my day-to-day routine 7 days a week since it began.

It has been a bit of a rollercoaster and I see no way to do a full recap of the last 20yrs that could do the place justice. The joys have far outweighed the dramas that creep up from time to time.

I mean this with all my heart, I am forever grateful for the support of all involved whether moderating, advising, coding, being patient with upgrades, being patient as I juggle the community and the day job, accepting that I don't always 'get it right', subscribing, donating, advertising or posting great content. As long as people find the community useful I will keep at it!

These 20 years have gone by so fast, that it doesn't seem impossible to think another blink of an eye and we'll be at 40yrs.

I believe we still have a lot of untapped potential and I will focus on that for the next 20.

Thanks All!
Sean

thanks Sean;You did a perfect job!

 

[Dunga]

Happy anniversary!

I'm newer here, but i'm lost in the garden of interesting topics to explore.
Thanks for making this possible and keeping it alive!

 

[munz6869]

Happy anniversary!!

Marc!

 

[Shawn Dougherty]

Wow, hard to believe. Congratulations and thank you, Sean!

 

[jnk]

happy birthday !
this was made and uploaded September 8 2004 for the 2nd birthday

 

[negativefunk]

Happy anniversary! I'm enjoying the site a lot as a new user!