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First-person pieces under a named byline. Opinions, arguments, and the occasional public change of mind about how photo software should work.

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Essays May 29, 2026 6 min read Photo libraries are search problems pretending to be file problems A short founder essay on why every photo tool we tried wanted folder thinking, and what we built instead. Personal, opinionated, no comparison tables.

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