As social media platforms increasingly focus on video content and become more fragmented, is the enthusiasm for landscape photography waning? By utilizing tools like Google Trends analysis, we can observe what individuals are searching for online and on YouTube. Is the interest truly on the decline?
In this video, Mads Peter Iversen closely examines Google Trends along with search-related traffic concerning landscape photography, wildlife photography, and street photography to determine the search volume over an extended time frame. According to website searches, there appears to be a gradual decrease in landscape photography-related inquiries.
Iversen also analyzes the YouTube search traffic metrics for the same photography categories, revealing slightly varied trends. He speculates on the reasons behind these trends. Are individuals losing interest in landscape photography? Do they have less leisure time to engage in hobbies and recreational activities? Or has the attention of the public simply shifted to different platforms?
As a landscape photographer who also produces content on YouTube, I found Iversen’s analysis to be intriguing. Without reviewing the trends, I would not have anticipated such changes in interest, but the trends certainly appear revealing.
What are your thoughts? Is the enthusiasm for landscape photography diminishing? Or are individuals merely seeking landscape photography content in a different manner, thus altering the results?