JPG Magazine No More...

JPG online photography magazine has gone under, here is the official statement from the site. Sad news as it was a pretty cool idea. This economic downturn is hitting hard.



Today is a particularly sad day for all of us at JPG and 8020 Media.

We've spent the last few months trying to make the business behind JPG sustain
itself, and we've reached the end of the line. We all deeply believe in
everything JPG represents, but we just weren't able to raise the money needed to
keep JPG alive in these extraordinary economic times. We sought out buyers,
spoke with numerous potential investors, and pitched several last-ditch creative
efforts, all without success. As a result, jpgmag.com will shut down on Monday,
January 5, 2009.

The one thing we've been the most proud of: your amazing talent. We feel honored
and humbled to have been able to share jpgmag.com with such a dynamic, warm, and
wonderful community of nearly 200,000 photographers. The photography on the
website and in the magazine was adored by many, leaving no doubt that this
community created work of the highest caliber. The kindness, generosity, and
support shared among members made it a community in the truest sense of the
word, and one that we have loved being a part of for these past two years.

We wish we could have found a way to leave the site running for the benefit of
the amazing folks who have made JPG what it is, and we have spent sleepless
nights trying to figure something out, all to no avail. Some things you may want
to do before the site closes:

- Download the PDFs of back issues, outtakes, and photo challenge selections.
We'll always have the memories! www.jpgmag.com/downloads/archives.html
- Make note of your favorite photographers. You may want to flip through your
favorites list and jot down names and URLs of some of the people you'd like to
stay in touch with. You may even want to cut and paste your contacts page into a
personal record.
- Catch up with your fellow members. Our roots are in this humble flickr forum
and we recommend going back to find fellow members, discuss the situation, or
participate in another great photo community. www.flickr.com/groups/jpgmag/
- Keep in touch. This has always been much more than just a job to each of us,
and we'll miss you guys! We'll be checking the account jpgletters@gmail.com in
our free time going forward. We can't promise to reply to every email (since
we'll be busy tuning up our resumes) but we'd love to hear from you.
- Stay posted. Although the magazine is ceasing publication, we'll be updating
you on what's happening with your subscription early next week.

We're soggy-eyed messes, but it is what it is. At that, JPGers, we bid you
goodbye, and good luck in 2009 and the future.

Laura Brunow Miner
Editor in Chief