Discover a new home for your photography with Glass — the subscription-based, community-driven platform designed by photographers, for photographers. Unlike cluttered social media apps, the Glass experience is simple, clean and focused.
Why Glass?
No Ads, No Algorithms — Enjoy a clean, uninterrupted experience focused solely on incredible photography. We don't rely on ads or engagement-driven algorithms.
Chronological Feed — You control your feed. See photos as they are posted, with no confusing algorithms determining what you see. Easily pick up where you left off.
Everywhere — Glass works on iPhone, iPad, and the Web.
Designed for Photographers — With full EXIF data, categories, camera and lens feeds, and more, Glass has the features photographers want.
Community, Not Comparison — Focus on the photography, not your numbers. Build genuine connections with other passionate photographers through meaningful interactions, without public like counts and follower metrics.
Showcase Your Work — Create an optional public profile to share your photography portfolio with the world.
High Quality Images — We display your photos beautifully with minimal compression and support for P3 wide color on the latest devices.
Glass is your home for photography that apps like Instagram and Flickr used to be. With a focus on quality, community and craft, Glass is the place to showcase your best photography work and discover incredible talent from around the world.
Your subscription directly supports our mission to build a sustainable, photographer-focused platform. We're 100% funded by the community - no outside investors, no shareholders, no ads.
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A Great Experience
I love Glass, simply because it offers a beautiful, minimalist interface, an ad-free feed and EXIF data alongside each photo. It’s a very calm and thoughful way to enjoy images. Frankly, it’s what Instagram should have been. I don’t think the overall presentation of the app needs to be changed much, as too many extras could overcomplicate or clutter what is already a fantastic service.
That being said, on profiles (in the app and on the Web) it would be cool to offer some more options for customisation, such as filters for categories, camera and/or year. That would assist with navigation as one’s archive builds over time. While descriptions can be added, there should be support for alt text, as descriptions don’t always spell out what’s in an image; I’d even suggest making it mandatory for all users to enter alt text to ensure full accessibility.
Since the app is already on Windows, in the long run it would also be great to see it as a native Mac app and it would *really* shine on tvOS. Large images!
Wonderful interface
I started using Glass because of its wonderful, fluid interface on iOS. The app is simply a pleasure to use, and something I aspire to in my own work.
After using glass for a while, I started to pick up my SLR and take meaningful photos again. A couple of years later, I've upgraded my camera hardware and am taking my rediscovered hobby a bit more seriously. Love this app & community.
One thing I'd like to say for the decision makers at Glass to hear: I see there's a (very good) web version that I can use in the browser. I see that web version adapted/wrapped for use on other platforms. Please keep the iOS app the way it is. The interface is delightful.
A worthy challenger
While this app has yet to reach the momentum of Insta, I hope it ticks away quietly and becomes a good place for great photography.
Could it be….
…..a genuine replacement for the Instagram we used to enjoy? I sure hope so
What’s The Point?
I’m a semi professional photographer and online content creator and nothing here makes me want to spend $8 per/month. The business model describes problem solving that are non issues for 95% of catalogue owners anyway. Also, I’ve read and listened to so many comparison to Instagram like it’s the only free option. ITS NOT…there are a multitude of free/other options and they don’t charge the creator monthly fees.
great idea not thought through
Glass wants to be a proper platform for creators in the photographic space - where they pay instead of ads and selling your data etc.
one problem, if you are a consumer of photos, wanting to follow great creators, find a photographer to hire, buy a print or anything else - well you have to also pay $8 a month.
i don’t even want to post a photo.
so ultimately it is a terrible platform for creators, the only people who will see your work are your peers in a circle jerk that helps you get nowhere.
