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1. What is Channel Hastings?

Channel Hastings is a local, home-grown website that aims to celebrate England's ever-popular seaside resort of Hastings. Our mission is to build a unique, original and inspirational online A-Z photo guide to showcase the latest photos from in and around Hastings.

2. Who is Channel Hastings for?

Channel Hastings is for anybody who appreciates photography. We hope that our photos of Hastings are able to tell a unique story to help you discover a little bit more about what makes Hastings so special. Our website is aimed at everybody who is curious about Hastings and is interested in digital photography.
 
3. Why does Channel Hastings exist?

Channel Hastings was born out of mixture of passion and frustration. We love pictures of local fishing boats and net shops but we think there's a lot more to Hastings. So we've created an A-Z guide that is constantly evolving with new photos of familiar and not-so-familiar sights. In addition, we were unhappy with the quality of some of the traditional photos of Hastings. We want to be a bit more ambitious and raise the bar with high quality photos that were able to tell a story. Finally, we wanted to get other budding photographers involved to provide a source of support and inspiration.

4. Is Channel Hastings a commercial website?

Yes. We have created a local website that is constantly updated with original and fresh photos of Hastings. Channel Hastings is quickly becoming a popular local website for photography enthusiasts. This presents an invaluable opportunity for local companies to showcase their products and services. Companies can convey their message either through a traditional text-based web page or through creating their own eye-catching, professional slideshows.

No. We also like to showcase photos of people, places and events that are easily accessible to people living in and around Hastings. Nearby towns such as Bexhill, Battle and Rye as well as the surrounding countryside also offer unique and distinct photographic opportunities.

6. How can I check out the latest photos and news?

We want it to be as simple as possible for you to check out the latest photos of Hastings and our most recent news from Channel Hastings. You can subscribe to our weekly email newsletter or subscribe to our RSS news feeds.
 
7. Can I join Channel Hastings?

Yes. Membership is free. We have a small but enthusiastic group of photographers at our Channel Hastings Flickr group. We are open, friendly and always willing to help budding photographers. Our group photos act as a constant source of inspiration to help you. You don't need to be a pro. All you need to join is a passion for photography and a passion for Hastings.

8. What is Flickr?
 
Flickr is our preferred online photo management and sharing application. All of our Photo Sets and Slideshows of our Hastings Photos are hosted on Flickr. We think it's great. It's all the things that we like. It's simple, easy, intuitive, flexible and powerful. It's also a great place to meet new friends and share your own photos. Basic membership is free and pro membership is very reasonable.

9. Who created Channel Hastings?

Channel Hastings is the creation of local freelance photographer Terry Russell. Terry is passionate about combining digital photography, online content management systems, the latest web technologies and online collaboration to produce exciting new products and services for local companies.

Channel Hastings is a local, home-grown venture showcasing the latest and finest photos from Hastings. It is not dependent upon any external funding...it's just driven by pure passion.

10. Why did you choose the name Channel Hastings?

Good question. We could have chosen Hastings Photos, Hastings Pix etc. but we wanted something more generic. 'Channel' is a well-known term used in photography to describe colours in images. But it also reflects the fact that we want to open up 'channels' not only for local photographers to showcase their photos but also for local companies to showcase their products and services as well.

11. How can I add my own comments, suggestions etc?

Yes, of course! If you need to send us a message just visit our contact page. Alternatively, you can join the debate and add your own comments to our blog entries which provide visitors with our latest news. Finally, you can add your comments to our photos of Hastings directly on our Photos page.

12. How do I get started?

To browse all of our photos on Channel Hastings just visit our Archives page. To see a slideshow of the latest photos of Hastings click here. If you want to join our Channel Hastings Flickr group then click here and click on the Sign Up! tab.

Thanks again for visiting our site. We hope that we've be able to share some of our enthusiasm with you.

Please feel free to share some of that enthusiasm with your family and friends!