| Mission | TrekLens is dedicated to fostering a global $link, community interested in displaying and critiquing photos in a friendly environment. |
Overview
The underlying theme of TrekLens is learning more about the world through photography. TrekLens fosters this by allowing
photographers to display their work grouped by regions in a supportive and orderly environment. This is accomplished by an
easy-to-use system which encourages people to critique each other's work. Integrated with this system
are forums designed to encourage discussion about specific photos, countries, and general topics. Since
TrekLens is globally oriented, it is completely multilingual capable, allowing for the widest audience possible. Ultimately, TrekLens depends on
the civility, honesty and participation of its members. By reviewing the Terms of Service, the TrekLens community will remain true
to itself, and helpful to all.
Background
TrekLens was created by Adam Silverman and went online in March, 2004. TrekLens is based on the
same code used by TrekEarth. However, TrekLens allows for more types of photos to be displayed, including
pets, family, friends and more post-processing.
Features
Regional Groupings of Photographs
- Browse photos within Continents, Countries, Regions, States and Cities
Critique System
- Rate photos
- Keep track of favorite members and photos
Workshops
- Optionally allow members to post edited versions of your image providing a useful visual example on how to improve a specific photo
- Post new versions of your photos based on useful critiques that are linked to your original images
- Compare workshop images with a unique side-by-side 1-Click Workshop Comparison feature
Discussion Forums
- Create discussions about specific photographs
- Discuss topics within country specific forums
Multilingual Capability
- View page in any language (currently Chinese ~Traditional & Simplified~, Dutch, English, French, Japanese, Lithuanian, Portuguese and Russian)
- Write information about photos and oneself, critiques, and forum discussions in any language
Simple Design
- Intuitive interface
- Quick loading
- Numerous crosslinks for easy access to photos and areas
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