Overview
- .photography is a generic top-level domain (gTLD) proposed under ICANN's New gTLD Program.
- The registry for the string is Donuts (Sugar Glen, LLC).
- The TLD is categorized under Media and was delegated to the DNS root zone on 19 November 2013.
History
- June 2013 — The two applicants for .photography (Top Level Design and Donuts) participated in the first round of private gTLD auctions held by Innovative Auctions. Donuts out-bid Top Level Design in the contention set.
- September 23, 2013 — Donuts received a Registry Agreement signed by ICANN after passing the Initial Evaluation.
- November 19, 2013 — .photography was delegated to the DNS root zone, completing the successful application for the string.
- Sunrise period announced by the registry: 03 December 2013 to 31 January 2014.
- Registry/priority listing: 540 — Donuts (Sugar Glen, LLC).
Registration Rules
- A Registry Agreement with ICANN was signed (contract date: September 23, 2013).
- Sunrise period for the TLD: 03 December 2013 through 31 January 2014.
Notable Cases or Examples
- The private auction in June 2013 (Innovative Auctions) that resolved the contention between Donuts and Top Level Design is a notable milestone in the delegation of .photography.
- Donuts' participation and successful bid in that auction led to their eventual delegation and management of the TLD.
Operator
Binky Moon, LLC
Whois
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domain: PHOTOGRAPHY
organisation: Binky Moon, LLC
address: c/o Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
contact: administrative
name: Vice President, Engineering
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldadmin@identity.digital
contact: technical
name: Senior Director, DNS Infrastructure Group
organisation: Identity Digital Limited
address: 10500 NE 8th Street, Suite 750
address: Bellevue WA 98004
address: United States of America (the)
phone: +1.425.298.2200
fax-no: +1.425.671.0020
e-mail: tldtech@identity.digital
nserver: V0N0.NIC.PHOTOGRAPHY 2a01:8840:1a:0:0:0:0:3 65.22.24.3
nserver: V0N1.NIC.PHOTOGRAPHY 2a01:8840:1b:0:0:0:0:3 65.22.25.3
nserver: V0N2.NIC.PHOTOGRAPHY 2a01:8840:1c:0:0:0:0:3 65.22.26.3
nserver: V0N3.NIC.PHOTOGRAPHY 161.232.12.3 2a01:8840:f6:0:0:0:0:3
nserver: V2N0.NIC.PHOTOGRAPHY 2a01:8840:1d:0:0:0:0:3 65.22.27.3
nserver: V2N1.NIC.PHOTOGRAPHY 161.232.13.3 2a01:8840:f7:0:0:0:0:3
ds-rdata: 30361 8 2 11ab70b24654e6225068852309a763d43af4958b7c670407842c40f655bee3aa
whois: whois.nic.photography
status: ACTIVE
remarks: Registration information: https://www.identity.digital/
created: 2013-11-13
changed: 2023-09-12
source: IANA
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