500px has entered my consciousness in the last 12 months and I have been a regular visitor to its wonderful showcase of images and photographers.

I even joined up and added some images of my own.  And then I deleted my profile.  Another social network to maintain just seemed like to much aggro to be beneficial.

But last week, I asked the good people over at 500px if I could come back.  So a day or so later, they sent me a nice email confirming that I was back in business.

So why the change of heart?  500px is in essence ‘just another’ photo sharing site but it is different to Flickr, et al,  in one key aspect.  The quality of the photography on 500px is superior. That is not to say the photographers are necessarily better.  Rather, the quality of the editing, and by that I mean the selection of images rather than post production, is far better.  Rather than post 40 images from a set, or a variety of post processed alternatives of the same image, photographers are selecting the very best and showcasing them.  And by mixing in this company, I am more conscious of the work I post and select more carefully and judiciously the photography I wish to publish online.

To be honest, I thought that I would only publish my photography on this blog and link to it from Twitter and perhaps Facebook, but I feel that the investment in time in using 500px is worth it.

Perhaps I need the discipline others display in the way they present their work to make me consider only showing the best I have to offer.

If you are new to 500px, head on over to see what the fuss is about.  Probably best to drop by my photography portfolio as way of entry

p.s Did I mention that it is free?  Or that 500px offers you a great way to showcase a portfolio to potential clients too – see client side portfolio view here.