Established in 2013 by MainStreetHost and taken on by Alex Luyckx Photography in 2015, #photochat is a community of photography professionals and enthusiasts who congregate to talk shop and discuss anything and everything photography. After a brief pause through 2023 Photochat is back with a monthly chat model, as of 2025 photochat has migrated to BlueSky Social and Mastodon. To participate in our monthly chat (every Second Thursday), search the #photochat hashtag on BlueSky Social and Mastodon to see the conversation, or find me at @alexluyckxphoto.bsky.social on BlueSky. Include the hashtag in your posts to answer the questions and talk with the other participants.
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Our Topic for this Month, August 2025, is Urbanscapes!
Question 1 – What lenses do you feel work best in urbanscape photography?
Question 2 – Do you prefer to capture the big picture or focus in on the details?
Question 3 – Where do you practice urbanscape photography? Big cities or rural settings?
Question 4 – Do you prefer exterior or interior urbanscape photography?
Question 5 – Share some of your favourite urbanscape shots!
Past topics have included: Get To Know You (Reboot), Film Photography, Digital Photography, Pinhole Photography, Architectural Photography, B&W Photography, Colour Photography, Metering, Favourite Things (Film Edition), Favourite Things (Digital Edition), Photographic Gift Ideas, What If…, The Joy of Photography, Winter Wonderland, Macro Photography, Photo Walks, Landscape Photography, Street Photography, The Community