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Luxagraf is written and published by Scott Gilbertson.

![Scott Gilbertson][img]
 
Photo by [@lagsolo][twi]

If you must have more details about me, or if you'd like to hire me, check out [scottgilbertson.net](http://www.scottgilbertson.net/)  

        
##Acknowledgments

I don't use a pre-packaged publishing system that you can go download and use yourself. Luxagraf is created primarily by hand, with a lot of tools loosely joined. Most of these tools are free software that you too can use and modify as you see fit. Without these amazing tools I wouldn't be able to do this -- many thanks to the people who created and maintain them.

[GeoDjango framework][geo] -- Behind the scenes this handles a few things, like geographic queries and putting everything on a map. If you have any interest in working with geographic data, this is by far the best tool I've used.

[Python][py] -- GeoDjango of course depends on Python, which in turn runs on my [Linux server](http://www.debian.org/) hosted by [Digital Ocean](https://www.digitalocean.com/). [Nginx](http://nginx.org/) serves the flat HTML files you're looking at here.

[OpenStreetMap][osm] -- I use OpenStreetMap data for all the maps on this site. OpenStreetMap is like the Wikipedia of maps, except that it isn't wrong half the time. Whenever I feel skeptical about the so-called collective power of people on the internet, I remember OpenStreetMap and feel a little better.

[Leaflet.js][leaf] -- This is the JavaScript Library that makes it really easy to load all the pretty maps you see on luxagraf. The map tiles themselves were developed by a company call ESRI and are credited with links on the various maps.

[Vim][vim] -- The text editor I used to type up most things, including these words right now.

The site validates as HTML5 and uses something the kids call responsive web design. I may or may not have written an entire [book on responsive web design](http://longhandpixels.net/books/responsive-web-design). 

Luxagraf should work in every web browser. If you have trouble, or see something that just doesn't seem right, please [let me know](/contact).
 
## Photography

Currently photos are taken with a Panasonic GF1. This is hands down the best digital camera I have ever used and second only to my old Nikon F3. In the past I have used a Panasonic LX2 and a Canon S45. 

Minimal photo processing is done with either Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop on OS X or Darktable and GIMP on Linux. 

The [photo gallery layout][gal] was inspired by the lovely (and now defunct) [Pictory][pic] photo showcase. Also note that while the writing is copyrighted to me, the photos are licensed under a Creative Commons [attribution, share-alike license][lic], which means you're free to use them so long as you attribute them to me.

[geo]: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/gis/ "Geodjango: a world-class geographic web framework"
[pic]: http://www.pictorymag.com/ "Pictory Mag"
[lic]: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ "Creative Commons: Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported"
[twi]: http://twitter.com/lagsolo "@lagsolo on Twitter"
[img]: http://luxagraf.net/media/img/bio.jpg
[leaf]: http://leafletjs.com/
[osm]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/
[py]: https://www.python.org/
[vim]: http://www.vim.org/
[gal]: /photos/