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D-Photo
D-Photo logoEditor Steve Hart Categories photography Frequency Bi-monthly Circulation 12,000 (approx) Publisher Parkside Media First issue 1999 Company Parkside Media Country New Zealand Language English Website www.dphoto.co.nz ISSN 1176-6948 Contents
Overview
D-Photo is a bi-monthly full colour, perfect bound photography magazine (and associated website) that focuses on the popularity of digital photography and the huge demand for information on cameras and photography related products in New Zealand.
Following in the footsteps of Parkside Media’s successful consumer technology and photography industry stable mates, Tone magazine and The Photographers Mail, D-Photo caters to novice, amateur, and enthusiast photographers alike.
Magazine contents
As of the December/January 2009 issue (#27), the typical magazine contents include:
- Editor and contributor columns
- Newly released products and imaging events
- Product and software reviews
- Readers’ letters
- Articles outlining tips, tricks and techniques (such as image editing, lighting techniques, etc)
- Interviews with prominent professional photographers
- Photo competitions
Website
Daily news articles are available weekdays which are additional to magazine content. Full magazine articles and competition results are available from previous issues, often including additional photos and information (including videos) that could not be fitted into the magazine.
A forum is run as a subsite to encourage user interaction. Users can purchase books related to photography, as well as back issues and subscriptions in the online shop.
The website is run by Convergent Online Media, a separate company owned by Greg Vincent (owner of Parkside Media) and Darren Cottingham.
Editorial staff
Editor Steve Hart has been with the magazine since 2006 taking over from original editor Kathryn Bartlett Notable contributors include Fraser Kitt, Wayne Lorimer, Hans Weichselbaum, David Maida, Jackie Ranken, Mike Langford and Harley Ogier.
Support of Events in New Zealand
Parkside Media provides some support to the PSNZ[1] (Photographic Society of New Zealand) and is a media partner for the NZIPP[2] (New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography) Annual Iris Photography Awards.
References
External links
Categories:- Photography magazines
- Photography in New Zealand
- New Zealand magazines
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