Adobe's Lost Its Goodwill — And Photographers Noticed First

Adobe turned Creative Cloud into a hostage situation — and the photography world has been quietly building the escape routes ever since. This piece captures a sentiment most working photographers already feel but rarely see articulated: that the goodwill Adobe earned with Photoshop and Lightroom has been systematically spent on price hikes, bloat, and broken trust. If you've been eyeing Capture One, DxO, or Affinity as genuine alternatives, this is the cultural moment that explains why those conversations are happening at all.