>>4392801>the market now is just absolutely hyper-saturated with "guy with a camera" typesalways has been, try and dig up some 90s photography mags and check out the critique section, it's the exact same thing in there, so it's certainly not a new problem. Just focus on quality and setting yourself apart somehow.
and yeah, since the coof, things have almost ground to a halt. The old guard have 'aged out' or moved to OF with varying degrees of success and the young chasers are either skipping the middleman for a bigger payout or are posting direct to IG. Can't blame them honestly, especially with algo's that promote low quality, high quantity posting.
On the flipside, It's hard to even track down solid photographers to follow these days. I literally haven't found any new ones i've liked the work of in years, still following the same people who are still active, but are now re-editing old work, or dipping their toe into AI prompting (which is a WHOOOOLE other conversation).
It's just the overall change in landscape, it happens. All we can do is find a new client base or a new niche