David Hobby (born January 30, 1965) is an American

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and is the author of the Strobist.com

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, a site which promotes lighting techniques — such as off-camera

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— among photographic enthusiasts, often with an emphasis on the practical knowledge rather than the gear. The blog is no longer updated but at one time had an on-line monthly readership of over 300,000 photographers from 175 countries, and was named one of the "25 Best Blogs of 2010" by ''

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'' magazine.

Professional life

Until July 2008, Hobby was a staff photojournalist with ''

The Baltimore Sun ''The Baltimore Sun'' is the largest general-circulation daily newspaper based in the U.S. state of Maryland and provides coverage of local and regional news, events, issues, people, and industries. Founded in 1837, it is currently owned by T ...

''. In June 2007, he took a year-long leave of absence from ''The Sun'' to blog full time. On August 3, 2008, Hobby announced in a posting on his blog that he had taken a buyout from ''The Sun'' along with about one hundred staffers who left the paper at that time. He explained, "There was a hard staff reduction quota in effect, and given the way the blog has gone I thought it would be best if I counted toward it when they started lopping off heads". Hobby has since used the blog as a platform from which to explore various photographic projects. In June 2009, Hobby was named one of "The Five Biggest Photographers on the Internet" by '' Photo District News''. In July 2021, Hobby announced that he was moving on to a different, unnamed project and would no longer update Strobist. Interviews: *Jefferson Graham for ''

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'' *Allen Murabayashi for the ''

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'' Hobby has authored an article on a

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photo studio in the December 2007 issue of '' MacWorld'', co-authored the book ''Columbia: A Celebration'' with wife Susan Thornton Hobby, and produced two tutorial DVD series

Personal life

Hobby studied photojournalism at the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

. Hobby currently lives in the Howard County, Maryland, area with his wife Susan and two children.

References

External links

Strobist blog
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