![]() Knopf revealed that National Geographic pitching him the initial concept for their GM collection in around November 2022, as well as requesting advice for how to authentically enter the space. “People were telling photographers that *still* art just doesn’t really sell”, said Knopf, evaluating that now “it’s a complete 180 from where we started to where we are now.” Minnesota This early interest primarily existed on audio app Clubhouse, a platform viewed as the hub of NFT social discourse before a populous migration to Discord and Twitter later in the year. Reflecting on his journey in the NFT space, Knopf revealed that when he entered in early 2021, “photography didn’t even exist”, and that the predominate trend “was all about 3D art and animated art.” ![]() The Chainsaw sat down with John Knopf, an Emmy-nominated photographer from Minnesota and one of the leading voices in the NFT photography scene to discuss the ever-changing landscape of Web3, the story behind his National Geographic shot, and his advice to those looking to follow in his footsteps. “The Collection signifies that in the next 135 years Nat Geo will push the boundaries of innovative storytelling further, promote access and inclusivity, uplift our creators and photography as a powerful medium to tell impactful stories”, read the announcement. Holders will be able to trade the assets on the secondary market after sellout, or following a 48-hour period – whichever comes first. The sale will be facilitated on the Snowcrash trading platform, and minted on the Polygon network due its inherent focus on sustainability measures. ![]() The sixteen photographers include award-winning mountaineer photographer Jimmy Chin, composite landscape photographer Cath Simard, and Emmy nominated photographer John Knopf, among others.Įach of the editions will be one-of-118, comprising a total of 1,888 NFTs within the collection – an acknowledgment to National Geographic’s founding year. The collection will converge the talents of sixteen global photographers who will each capture daybreak, the first glimpse of a new day, in their small corner of the world. On January 17th, National Geographic will delve into the world of Web3, issuing their genesis NFT collection titled ‘GM: Daybreak Around the World’. And very soon, it is set to embark on yet another innovative evolution. In another section, Adolphus Greely shared factual accounts about the Great Blizzard of 1888 which swept in from the North Atlantic Ocean to decimate the US east coast and neighbouring Canadian cities.ġ34 years later, and that same magazine is still broadening the horizon of education around the wonders of Planet Earth. William Morris Davis, a geologist from Pennsylvania, who would later be referred to as the ‘father of American geography’, documented a comprehensive account of geographic terminology from volcanos to lava fields to aqueo-glacial terraces. Hubbard declared in the opening passages that “I possess only the same general interest in the subject of geography that should be felt by every educated man.” The society’s inaugural president, Gardiner G. The magazine was comprised of six articles, the works initially presented as academic papers by societal members a few months prior at New York’s Columbia University, but repurposed for this format. But bounded within were 98-pages of words which were the very opposite, in fact, an assemblage of intellect and worldly observations far ahead of their time. The magazine’s cover was a muddy Sienna brown, unremarkable to the eye. The founding intention read as follows: “To increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world’s cultural, historical, and natural resources.” John Knopf and NFTs: The year was 1888, and the National Geographic Society – a band of thirty-three elite academics, scholars and explorers with a passion for environmental studies – had just published the first volume of its new magazine.
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