Affected by Amazon's layoffs, the 25-year-old "DPReview" also announced that it will officially cease operations on April 10 this year.

(picture taken from DPReview)

[Instant News/Comprehensive Report] For many photographers or photographers, they have gone to the well-known camera evaluation website "DPReview" for reference information, but foreign media sources pointed out that affected by Amazon's layoffs, the 25-year-old "DPReview" "DPReview" also announced that it will officially cease operations on April 10 this year.

Affected by Amazon's layoffs, the 25-year-old "DPReview" also announced that it will officially cease operations on April 10 this year.

(picture taken from DPReview)

Digital Photography Review, referred to as "DPReview", was originally established in the UK in 1998 and was acquired by Amazon in 2007. It is a website mainly engaged in digital cameras and photography. It is currently the most famous in the world and the earliest to get the latest digital camera test Information media, generally common camera brands such as Sony, Nikon, Canon, etc., if a new camera is released, it will also be provided to "DPReview" before the release, and "DPReview" will also publish detailed evaluation content when the product is released. Therefore, this website has also become a place for most photographers to learn about photography information.

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However, on the 21st, Scoot Everett, the general manager of the "DPReview" website, suddenly announced on the website, saying that the website will cease to operate on April 10 due to being listed as a target for layoffs by its parent company Amazon, and there will be no updates thereafter.

Scoot Everett also admitted frankly that it is still uncertain how the website will change in the future, so he also appeals to users that if they upload any photos or texts on their registered accounts, they can request to download them before April 6, after which the site staff will not be able to Assist again.

Gannon Burgett, a former website editor, also posted on Twitter, saying that the editorial team learned of the layoff decision on January 18 this year and was saddened by it.

And Amazon has not yet proposed an archiving plan for the website.

He also mentioned that as a photographer, he will never stop shooting, but he will not be engaged in full-time photo publishing in the future.

On its page, many people retweeted to express their regret.

After the news came out, netizens also said that no matter which brand of camera they use, it will be a big loss for photography users.

The e-commerce leader Amazon (Amazon) said on Monday (20th of this month) that it will further lay off 9,000 people, adding to the 18,000 people in January this year, it has laid off about 27,000 people within three months.

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For better or worse, I think my time in the photo world has come to an end. I'll always be a photographer, and never stop shooting (particularly film), but I won't be full time in the photo publishing world anymore .

— Gannon 'may or may not be notable' Burgett (@gannonburgett) March 21, 2023

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