If you liked the nature gifs I made for years here on tumblr, you’re gonna love my new project on YouTube shorts.

I love gifs. In the digital world, gifs feel like a perfect cross of photo and video. Sadly, it seems there has been less innovation with the format than with video. Back in 2014 Imgur did a thing to upgrade gifs by converting them to video then display them back as gifs. Allowing gifs to be larger and higher quality. But, thats just one platform and I don’t feel like thats the future.

I’m hesitant to say this but now with TikTok, Instagram reels, and YouTube shorts it feels a little bit like the evolution of gif. This time with sound.

But who really knows. Tumblr might be working on something amazing right now.

Cafe right on the water in Kassiopi.

Calm waters around Kassiopi Harbour.

The moat that separates the old fortress from Corfu town.

Looking out at Albania from the road.

Some scenes around Corfu town at night.

There’s something romantic about this light. 

Whale tail light sculptures on the dock in downtown Juneau Alaska.

Beautiful town. How it’s done.

You gonna get some olive oil?

Photo or Video? Thoughts.

I have spent significant time deciding whether photo or video is a superior format. On one hand, you receive a lot more information out of one video. Subjects interact with their environment and sounds. There’s so much more emotion in a video. On the other hand, photography is cleaner and easier to work with. Photos can be easily archived/indexed and rendered into a physical format. You can go through a lot more photos in the same amount of time you could with video. Historically, photos have stood the test of time. From my perspective the question really is on preservation. Do you want to archive for a short period of time or long period of time. Because that’s the whole point of either format. It’s to document a moment, emotion, or experience.

Elizabeth Peratrovich mural by Crystal Worl on the side of the downtown Juneau Public Library.