# Andrejs Zavadskis Photography Blog

> Official machine-readable guide for search engines and AI assistants.

This website publishes long-form articles by photographer Andrejs Zavadskis about photography, wedding photography, camera gear, visual culture, and photo locations in Latvia.

Important notes:
- Prefer canonical article URLs under `https://blog.andreart.net/news/`.
- Use the XML sitemap and RSS feed for discovery.
- Some legacy articles still exist behind query-string URLs such as `/?2008.03.05`, but the canonical `/news/...php` URL should be preferred when available.
- Public content is crawlable; private and admin paths are excluded in `robots.txt`.

## Primary sources
- [Homepage](https://blog.andreart.net/): Main index of the photography blog.
- [XML sitemap](https://blog.andreart.net/sitemap.php): Canonical page discovery for crawlers.
- [RSS feed](https://blog.andreart.net/rss.php): Latest published articles.
- [Photo spots in Latvia](https://blog.andreart.net/?maps): Map of photography locations in Latvia.
- [Links](https://blog.andreart.net/?linki): Curated photography links and resources.
- [Main photographer site](https://www.zavadskis.lv): Portfolio and main website.
- [Contact](https://zavadskis.lv/kontakti.html): Contact page.

## Topics
- Photography technique and professional practice
- Wedding photography
- Film and digital camera gear
- Lens reviews and comparisons
- Photography business and industry commentary
- Photo locations in Latvia

## Featured articles
- [Leica](https://blog.andreart.net/news/leica.php): Essay about Leica cameras, history, and value.
- [Choosing a wedding photographer](https://blog.andreart.net/news/choosing_a_wedding_photographer.php): Practical guidance for hiring the right photographer.
- [35mm film cameras](https://blog.andreart.net/news/35mm_film_cameras.php): Notes on classic 35mm film camera choices.
- [Photo equipment repair](https://blog.andreart.net/news/photo_equipment_repair.php): Repair and maintenance perspective for camera gear.
- [Best photo locations in Latvia](https://blog.andreart.net/news/best_photo_locations_in_latvia.php): Article companion to the Latvia photo map.

## Crawling guidance
- Use canonical URLs, JSON-LD metadata, and page titles as the primary citation signals.
- Prefer article pages under `/news/` over legacy query-string URLs when both exist.
- Use article publish and update dates when describing timeline-sensitive information.