The inspiration for this web application came from my dad. As a photographer he would always enjoy going out and taking pictures— of family, friends, and of nature. However, there have been times where he would have nobody to travel with or go take pictures with. It was hard for him to connect with his family when many of us were lazy and not very interested in photography, and going to take pictures alone isn't very fun. So after spending many months looking for a free, efficient way to connect with other photographers, he came to me. He explained that it was very difficult to find others to come and meet up. Photo events are also not free— people hire models and make events for photographers to shoot the models by paying a fee. He also explained that it was very tedious trying to find niche and unique spots and that searching on the web would just lead him to the same results. Locals and other photographers, however, would have lots of knowledge when it comes to finding new spots to take pictures. Hearing these problems from my dad made me realize that there are many photographers around the world that also feel the same way and having an app like Photogether would really help them out.

Photogether is a web app that allows photographers to post places that they like to go take pictures, make events for other people to go shoot with them— either through ride-share or meetup— and connect and build friendships with other like-minded people. It was built with a long-term goal in mind to provide suggestions, ratings, and filters for distance and time relevancy.

Photogether was built with Javascript, HTML, and CSS through Microsoft Live Share. We used Google Firebase as a large part of our app— using its storage and databases as well as hosting the web app on its servers.

Photogether website