# NFTs for Photographers: The Future of Digital Art and How to Get Started

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-future-of-digital-art-and-how-to-get-started/
- Published: 2021-04-09T09:00:12-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Digital art © Anne McKinnell. Article by Anne McKinnell. Anne McKinnell Photography – April 3, 2021. Welcome to the crazy wacky world of NFTs, the new digital art craze that is both the future of digital art and bubble just waiting to burst. I was so intrigued when I first heard about this that I got sucked in to hours and hours of watching videos and reading blog posts to try to understand what is going on and why. […] NFT: Non-Fungible Token A non-fungible token is a unit of data on a digital ledger called blockchain. It is like a certificate of authenticity for a digital item. It provides buyers with proof of ownership. In the digital world, where art is easily stolen, this is a big deal. The even bigger deal is that royalty can be built into the NFT. Now we’re interested! More coming on that below. But first a few more definitions. […] Click here to view original web page at annemckinnell.com