Is Vero Better Than Instagram For Photographers?

Vero, the hottest image-sharing social media app at the present moment, is taking aim at Instagram, the undisputed king of mobile image sharing platforms. Vero is attempting to lure photographers and artists who have grown weary of the ubiquitous advertisements, algorithmic timeline, and inability to share links, as well as the image ratio limitations on the Facebook-owned mobile app.
New users to Vero are given a “free for life” offer, eventually leading to a fee based subscription model for later users (I’m skeptical this will work) instead of advertisements for revenue. Vero also uses a chronological timeline instead of an algorithm to distribute content to followers. Photographers and artists will certainly applaud that feature. And Vero has no trouble displaying vertical images without cutting off the top and bottom, whether the ratio is 2:3 or 4:5. You would think this would be an easy fix for Instagram.
At the moment, due to the platform’s rapid growth, the system is slow and experiences intermittent downtime. This can be written off as growing pains as the membership has ballooned from 150,000 to 3 million in only a couple of weeks. The terms of service have scared many people off but they are no more “nefarious” than Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, et al – standard CYA legalese. Vero’s controversial cofounder and CEO Ayman Hariri, son of assassinated Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, has drawn some criticism for past business dealings and the funding for the app. These are all things to consider before joining.

But the Vero product appears to be a good one in the very limited time I’ve been using it. Vero could quite possibly flame out over the next month or two, like many other recent social media upstarts. But then again, it could take a considerable bite out of Instagram’s dominance. We will wait and watch. That’s my Vero avatar on left and yes, you can feel free to follow me.
Richard Bernabe is a professional photographer specializing in travel, wildlife, and nature as well as an author of books, magazine articles, and travel essays published world-wide. Richard is a global influencer is the fields of photography, travel, and wildlife conservation with more than 1.2 million followers across social media platforms. He leads photography tours and workshops all over the world and is a high-demand keynote speaker. For more great information on new images, book projects, public appearances, photography workshops and tours, Sign Up For Richard’s Email Newsletter.
Thanks Richard. I started using a 3rd party app to get around the constraints on picture size on Instagram. I would upload from there. Now it looks like I am punished for this as my photos definitely have improved but likes decreased. I’m let_light_in if you care to have a goo. Ta.
I don’t give up my phone number to any app, since it seems to be required here I guess I’ll pass on joining.
I signed up days ago but still haven’t verified my account…every time I try the server is down.
However, I’m hoping to get some regular use out of it. I was stubborn with joining Instagram and late to that party. I figured it won’t hurt to get on this platform in the beginning and just ride it out for a while and see where it takes me. There’s no other way of knowing! See ya over there.
Hi Richard,
I just discovered Vero, why did you stop using it? I’m amateur photographer looking for some better social app than IG or FB and Vero seems to be interesting to me.
Thank you, Petr