Photo District News (or PDN) was an American monthly trade publication for professional photographers,[2] published from 1980 to January 2020.

[4] Time described PDN's annual list of "30 New and Emerging Photographers" as "the go-to outlet to discover up-and-coming photographers, determined on the basis of creativity, versatility and distinctive vision", and as "a career turning point" for those included on the list.

He inquired as to the best way to advertise his services and was told to post a note on the community bulletin boards found at local businesses frequented by professional photographers.

This sparked the idea to create a newsletter for the loose-knit community of professional photographers who populated the inexpensive loft spaces along lower Fifth Avenue (the "Photo District").

The first issue (May 1980) cost $800 to print and carried $2,000 in advertising, yielding a tidy profit.