''Popular Photography'', formerly known as ''Popular Photography & Imaging'', also called ''Pop Photo'', is a monthly American consumer website and former magazine that at one time had the largest circulation of any imaging

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, with an editorial staff twice the size of its nearest competitor. The magazine ceased print publication in early 2017 but began publishing as a web-only magazine in June 2018. It officially relaunched in December 2021. One of its most well-known editors was American photographer and writer Norman Rothschild, whom

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once called "the man who makes rainbows."

History

The first issue of ''Popular Photography'' was published in 1937. It was based in New York City and owned by a number of companies during its lifetime, including

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. In 1989, Diamandis Communications purchased '' Modern Photography'', a smaller rival of ''Popular Photography'', and merged the magazines adding a circulation of between 500,000 and 689,000 at the time.

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(US Newsstream database). Diamandis was purchased by Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. in 1988 which subsequently sold the magazine to Bonnier Corporation in 2009. The magazine's last

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was Steven B. Grune and its last

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was Miriam Leuchter. In early March 2017, the magazine folded, owing to declining advertising revenues from the consumer-camera industry. The March/April 2017 issue was its last. In May 2017, Bonnier was offering to fulfill PopPhoto subscriptions by sending other magazines. PopPhoto soft-relaunched as an online-only publication in June 2018, and officially relaunched in December 2021.

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External links

Official website

''Popular Photography'' (1938–1957)
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Monthly magazines published in the United States Bonnier Group Consumer magazines Defunct photography magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1937 Magazines disestablished in 2017 Defunct magazines published in New York City

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