I did some research on Flickr some time ago and it turned out that Flickr is European-centric too. Is photography as a hobby a "highbrow thing"? In a way, yes,

I did some research on Flickr some time ago and it turned out that Flickr is European-centric too. Is photography as a hobby a "highbrow thing"? In a way, yes, but the opposite of that is countless crappy "three of us at a barbeque party" pics. Given a choice, I'd stick to those pretentious hobbyists, because creativity is pretentious by definition. (But not everything that's pretentious is worthwhile, of course.)