Amazon-owned photography community website DPReview will be shutting down on April 10, 2023, as part of the company's ongoing layoffs. DPReview was founded in 1998 and bought by Amazon in 2007. The closure of the site, which was lauded for its authoritative product assessments, has been met with criticism from fans and industry figures. The impact of the pandemic on employee workplace expectations may have played a role in Amazon's decision to abandon the site. DPReview's content will be archived and may be available eventually on the Internet Archive.
DPReview, a photography media brand owned by Amazon, will be shutting down soon, leaving a void in the industry. PetaPixel, a competitor in the same space, will continue to carry on the legacy of DPReview's dedication to integrity and honesty in reporting. PetaPixel is an independent media company and will not attempt to replace DPReview, but will continue to be a voice in the photography, technology, art, and culture space.
The Archive Team is attempting to preserve all of DPReview's articles and images, including its studio shot comparison tool, following the news of the website's shutdown. The team aims to scrape over 4 million articles and posts within the next three weeks and make the entire site available for browsing on the Internet Archive. A Reddit user is also downloading every single DPReview test image and organizing them by camera for future comparison. The Archive Team is a volunteer collective dedicated to preserving dying or deleted websites for the sake of digital heritage.
DPReview.com, a popular website for camera reviews and forums, will be closing on April 10th after nearly 25 years of operation. The site will enter a read-only mode for a limited period before going offline. The decision is part of the annual operating plan review by parent company Amazon. The editorial team is still working on reviews and content until the closure. The DPreview YouTube channel, which has over 410,000 subscribers, may be acquired by its hosts, Jordan Drake and Chris Nicoles, who joined the site in 2018.
Amazon is shutting down DPReview, a leading online source for news and reviews about digital cameras and photography, as part of its annual operating plan review. DPReview, which was acquired by Amazon in 2007, will remain active until April 10, after which it will be locked and available in read-only for a limited period. The closure has drawn widespread disappointment from photographers and DPReview users and fans, who called it a shock that years of reviews and resources could be set to vanish from the internet.
Amazon's plans to lay off at least 27,000 workers this year include the entire editorial staff of Digital Photography Review (DPReview), which will stop publishing on April 10. It is unclear what will happen to the site's content afterward, but it will be available in read-only mode for a limited period. DPReview, founded in 1998, is one of the few active review sites as old as Ars Technica and was purchased by Amazon in 2007.
DPReview, a major player in the photo industry and owned by Amazon since 2007, has announced its closure due to the latest Amazon restructuring resulting in job losses. The website will remain active until April 10 and then enter a read-only mode for a limited period before going offline. Forum users have until April 6 to request a download of their photos and text.
DPReview, a popular photography publication known for its detailed camera and equipment reviews, will shut down on April 10 due to recent layoffs at Amazon. The website's content will be deleted, and its staff will wind down operations. DPReview TV, a popular YouTube channel, will also be affected. The publication had struggled to maintain staff prior to Amazon's decision to close the site.
