Photojojo: All Grown Up
posted by Armistead Booker | Monday, April 02, 2007

Happy Birthday 'Jojo! Photojojo, the email newsletter about photography and awesomeness, is celebrating its first year. Started by champion entrepreneur Amit Gupta and a rockin' group of photo project contributors, Photojojo is the ultimate newsletter for photo lovers.
In the first six months, Photojojo hit 20,000 subscribers. Today it boasts a readership of 68,000 and is still growing. The newsletter's been featured in all sorts of publications and events. Amit was recently named one of the Movers & Shakers of 2007 in The Frequency.
Since its inception, submissions to the Photojojo Flickr Group have been the lifeblood of this unique photo community, many of which have been featured in their famous do-it-yourself projects. In May, Photojojo took the discussion to the next level by introducing Uncut, a blog with lightspeed observations from the 'jojo team.Eventually, Photojojo found things so spectacular they were worth buying in bulk and selling online (starting with "the kinetic, the magnetic, the downright prophetic" Magnetic Photo Rope). By December, the store was taking off like gangbusters, leaving Amit in a mad rush to fill orders faster than Santa.
One hundred and one entries later, it's the email newsletter that continues to wow and inspire photographers and DIY enthusiasts around the world. And to celebrate the next great year, here's a few treasures from Photojojo's archives:
- How to Make Video Panoramas
- Monsters and Gorillas, Oh My!
- The DIY CanFrame (as seen on lifehacker and kottke)
- How to Shoot Impromptu Street Portraits
- DIY Jewel Case Frames (as seen in JPG)
Signup for Photojojo today!


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