Is Bluesky a Good Social Media Platform for Photographers?

At the time of writing, BlueSky is definitely a social media platform that is on the up, currently gaining around 1 million new accounts per day. A large part of that is due to people leaving rival platform, X (formerly Twitter), dissatisfied with the direction its relatively new owner, Elon Musk, is taking it.

I never really enjoyed Twitter if I’m honest. Firstly, it was showing me way too many things I didn’t want to see, compared to what I did. And secondly, my posts there never really got much engagement. While my primary concern isn’t about collecting virtual likes, I did have to question whether the time I was putting into using the platform could have been better spent elsewhere.

I did recently join BlueSky though, and I have to say I am really enjoying it so far. There is lots of photography content on there and the general atmosphere is very friendly and respectful. The resolution of uploaded images seems better than Instagram, and unlike that platform, you can zoom in on an image to get a better look without it pinging back to its default size. I have also found good feeds and lists about photography, making it easier to see those when logging into the app.

Engagement has been brilliant too. One of my recent posts, an image from Wyming Brook, has already received over 45 comments, 65 reposts and 2k likes. That’s way beyond anything I experienced on Twitter, or even my current Instagram or YouTube accounts. Again, not the most important reason to be using social media, but it’s always great to have an outlet for the results of the photographic process. Gaining some feedback on those images makes it all the more worthwhile.

So yes, so far I think BlueSky is a great app for photographers. I hope its photography community continues to grow and that we see more of our favourite photographers moving over there.

I plan to use the platform to post my images, but also to share a bit more of what goes on behind the scenes of my YouTube channel. There will even be some non-photography related thoughts and of course, lots of pictures of our dog, Otis!

You can find my BlueSky account here. I’d love to connect with you.

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