Andy gives this online description of himself:
Andy is a cultural producer + digital director. He has consulted with arts organizations and cultural institutions that use the Internet to engage and educate the public since 2004.
In 2006, he founded FlakPhoto Projects, an online digital/arts lab promoting photography + visual culture.
Andy also hosts the FlakPhoto Network, an 18,000-member online community focused on conversations about visual/media culture.
Like 50,000 + other people I have been following Andy Adams and his FlakPhoto on Instagram for a while. I always appreciated the images he shared, and the conversations he raised, with his posts. I was in awe of, and jealous of, his passion and energy for the medium of photography and his ability to dedicate so much of his life to the medium. I also like the fact that his posts have that feel of Midwestern nice. Even if I didn’t like an image, or disagreed with a concept, it never bothered me because his presentation of different material was usually unbiased and always professional. It was so refreshing that in our divided world today someone still understood how to present different ideas in a way that encouraged dialogue not division.
On September 8th Andy announced he was going to launch FlakPhoto Digest, a subscription digital newsletter. Andy decided on using this platform to showcase his material because he thought it was a better way to share content. Like most of us, Andy has become frustrated with the current state of social media and was looking for a better way to get the information to his audience.
With the announcement of the FlakPhoto Digest, Andy also asked photographers to email him to tell him about themselves, their work, and provide links to their work. I sent an email with my information last weekend and got a reply email two days later thanking me for signing up and asking me to spread the word about his project. I know it had to be a cut and paste reply with the volume of emails he received but I was impressed that he took the time to personalize it, so I decided to author this blog post about his project to honor that request. I know over 2,000 photographers have already signed up for the newsletter, and I know some of you reading this post already know all about Andy and FlakPhoto, but if you haven’t checked out FlakPhoto yet please do. I also encourage you to sign up for the newsletter, knowing the content Andy has shared in the past I am confident the Digest will quickly become a top resource for contemporary photography.