I created this site with the intention of having a virtual space/gallery for all the participants of the Downtown Knoxville Photo Walk to use. But then I started thinking about how valuable this community could be if I opened it up to every photography lover in Knoxville — so that’s what I did. KNOX PHOTO is now an open network, and it’s meant to bring all our local photographers together, regardless of your level of expertise. If you want to learn and improve, hopefully this can put a novice photog in touch with a pro, who (in turn) would be willing to mentor and provide tips to the newbie photog.

I’m still exploring all of the functionality that the Ning site can bring to this community. And from what I know, there’s so much that can be done. I’ve already enable Flickr importing on the site, so members with Flickr accounts can pull in there latest photos from Flickr to be displayed on KNOX PHOTO. The blog function is up, so members can blog directly on the network — or even use the RSS feature to pull in entries from their personal and professional blogs.

The front page of the site features a “Welcome” from me, which explains the mission of KNOX PHOTO. And below it is a list of photo-related events happening in town. That list will continue to grow, especially as the community grows.

Joining KNOX PHOTO is free! So sign up today! I’m looking forward to watching it grow and hope to see you on there soon!