

He provides oversight to all of the daily tasks, including editorial, administrative, and advertising work. You’d be surprised! It definitely goes beyond how photography is displayed online nowadays.” states Dario.Ĭhris Gampat is the Editor in Chief, Founder, and Publisher of the Phoblographer. “Of course, it’s not really comparable to the real thing – but it brings a lot of similarities. Gallery spaces aren’t only about the work, but also about the space itself along with the lighting. However, this allows someone almost limitless options with the right creative ideas.

With time, they’re considering expanding it to other albums or user profiles and more spaces, but for now it’s locked to just four. We wanted to make this accessible utilizing new technological possibilities – essentially make the user travel around the world within seconds.” Dario cites that the inspiration came from viewing short films in virtual reality.Īt the moment, it’s a short VR experience that makes you view images in a similar way that you would if you stood in the center of a room in a gallery. “There are fantastic spaces around the globe, hugely varying from country to country. We work a lot with digital photography in the web, but also love to spend our time in photo galleries.” says Dario in an email to the Phoblographer. “We wanted to experiment with virtual reality as a new medium for consuming photography. Lorenz Aschoff and Dario Penic were the two who developed the app together. Pretty cool, huh? If you’re the type that loves visiting museums and galleries to browse art and check out great photography, you’ll probably enjoy this app once it actually hits the market. One of the finalists was Rooms–an app designed to use virtual reality and give the viewer a similar experience to being in an actual art gallery. A while back, EyeEm held their own small competition for coders to create their own photography app.
