I'm Quentin (DUONG NGUYEN) , an IOS developer , and I'm building Infotograf — an iOS photo sharing app that takes you back to when social media was actually about in 2015 ,sharing moments with friends. Before the ads, the algorithms, and the endless video reels took over.

I grew up during the golden era of Instagram, back in 2012–2015, when your feed was just photos from your friends in the order they posted them. No ads interrupting the scroll. No algorithm deciding what you should see. No pressure to make reels or go viral. Just real moments, shared simply. That version of social media made me fall in love with photography, and I've been chasing that feeling ever since.

Infotograf gives you a simple chronological feed, beautiful film-inspired filters, and ambient audio captured with every photo so you can hear the moment, not just see it. It connects to the Fediverse through ActivityPub, which means your photos aren't trapped in any one company's ecosystem. You own everything you post.

There's no data harvesting. No tracking. No ads. Ever.

I'm building this entirely on my own — designing, coding, running the servers, all of it. Right now the app is nearly ready for the App Store, but keeping it running costs real money. Server hosting runs about $50 a month, photo storage about $20, plus the domain and the $99 yearly Apple Developer fee. It adds up to around $100 a month just to keep the lights on.

If you feel comfortable donating ,your support, goes directly to infrastructure. Nothing fancy — just keeping the servers alive so people can share photos without being the product. If you believe social media can be better than what we have now, this is your chance to help make it happen.If donating isn't possible, I'd love for you to follow the journey and join the community when the app launches. Tell a friend who misses the old internet. Together we can prove that social media doesn't have to be toxic to survive.

Thank you deeply.

Quentin