For my day job I write about tech companies and developers and their awesome stories. To earn myself some geek cred I set about developing my own app a few weeks ago, using tutorials all over the web to create a Newsstand magazine app about street photography in Auckland.

http://www.aucklandia.com/magazine


It's built using HTML5 (plus CSS and JS) because that's what I know how to use. I've done a bit of tinkering with the Objective C, but it's mostly bits and pieces from frameworks and tutorials I've found around the net.

This first issue is free as I think of it as a prototype. I plan to charge for upcoming issues, with 50% of profits going to responsible New Zealand charities – a different one each issue. I don't expect to raise much for the charities but it's a way for me to do something good for the community I spend so much time photographing.

Would love it if you guys could download and take a look at it. Give some feedback. Am happy to talk to people about getting started in developing (or street photography).

Cheers,
Sim.