Happy 20th Birthday, Blipfoto

Perhaps a little cheeky to wish ourselves a happy birthday, but today marks the 20th anniversary of the very first post on what became Blipfoto. In its infancy it was the personal photo diary of Joe Tree, our founder, but it soon attracted interest from his friends, who also wanted to be able to take part in saving their lives, one day at a time.

That it is still here and is used by thousands of people every day, is no small testament to his simple idea and the strength of the community that was formed.  We have a community that spans the world.  Friendships have blossomed from the simple action of viewing and commenting on each others posts. When there was a possibility that Blipfoto may disappear, we came together and saved the site, creating a community owned company that has now been looking after the site for more than 8 years.

And underlying this is the simple act of 'being excellent to each other'.  

It continues to be run by the community interest company, Blipfuture with the help of volunteers.  No one is paid for the work they do, all of the revenue from paid membership goes towards the maintenance of the site.

Thank you all for being here and continuing to support the site. Here's to another 20 years........and at that rate we're going to have to create some new camera icons!