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Popular Photography
File:Popular Photography logo.jpeg
File:Popular Photography May 1937 Cover.jpg
First issue, May 1937
General ManagerAdam Morath
FrequencyFully digital
Total circulation
(December 2012)
359,818[1]
Founded1937
CompanyRecurrent Ventures[2]
CountryUnited States
Based inNew York City
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.popphoto.com
ISSN1542-0337

Popular Photography, formerly known as Popular Photography & Imaging, also called Pop Photo, is a monthly American consumer website and former magazine. The magazine ceased print publication in early 2017[3] but began publishing as a web-only magazine in June 2018. It officially relaunched in December 2021, before finally shutting down operations in November 2023.[4]

One of its most well-known editors was American photographer and writer Norman Rothschild, whom Edward Steichen once called "the man who makes rainbows."[5]

History

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The first issue of Popular Photography was published in 1937[6]. It was based in New York City[7] and owned by several companies during its lifetime, including Ziff Davis.[7][non-primary source needed]

In 1989, Diamandis Communications purchased Modern Photography, a smaller rival of Popular Photography, and merged the magazines increasing circulation to between 500,000 and 689,000.[8][9][10]

Diamandis was purchased by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. in 1988, which subsequently sold the magazine to Bonnier Corporation in 2009.[11] The magazine's last publisher was Steven B. Grune and its last editor-in-chief was Miriam Leuchter.[12]

In early March 2017, the magazine folded due to declining advertising revenue from the consumer camera industry.[13] The March/April 2017 issue was its last. In May 2017, Bonnier was offering to fulfill PopPhoto subscriptions by sending other magazines.[14]

PopPhoto soft-relaunched as an online-only publication in June 2018, and officially relaunched in December 2021.[15][non-primary source needed]

See also

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References

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