New photo app Irys offers an ad-free, algorithm-free alternative to Instagram

Image: Iris Renowned street and portrait photographer Alan Schaller has created a new social media app called Irys, designed to create a calmer, ad-free alternative to algorithm-driven, engagement-focused photo sharing apps like Instagram. According to the developers, Irys intends to bring the focus back to photography rather than obsessing about metrics such as likes and follower counts. The app is designed to give photographers control over how much "social" they want in their social m...