Newsletters, like the digital garden trend, are replacing over commercialized vanilla flavours of social media. Think of the dreaded influencer dominating the blogosphere and instagram, its tiresome.
Newsletters are slower, have purpose. They are usually produced for a specified niche or interest, giving them a focus. They are digital spaces, comparable to zines and pamphlets, filled by their authors unrestrained by the likes of Facebook.
I read the following.
| Newsletter (in no order) | Notes | | ----------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | | https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/ | Walking, photography, literature, casual field notes and travel stories. Craig Mod posts weekly from Japan. | | https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/117/ | Mod also produces mini 'pop up' newsletters for hikes. Like a daily travel log. | | https://fieldnotes.christopherbrown.com | Weekly slice of the Midwest edgelands. | | https://bryanformhals.substack.com | Co-author of one of my favourite books, Photographers’ Sketchbooks. Formhals sends a weekly letter about walking and photography. Always has interesting links. | | https://treetrailpark.substack.com | Formhals new letter focused on parks and nature. | | https://littlebrownmushroom.substack.com/ | Alec Soth's Zine like newsletter. |