0 ▁to ▁print ▁and ▁carried ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁advert ising , ▁yield ing ▁a ▁tid y ▁profit . ▁It ▁was ▁distributed ▁free ▁in ▁stores ▁in ▁the ▁Ph oto ▁District . ▁P DN ▁was ▁an ▁instant ▁success . ▁In ▁time ▁professional ▁photograph ers , ▁coming ▁to ▁Manh attan ▁on ▁assignment ▁from ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁picked ▁up ▁a ▁copy ▁and ▁requested ▁a ▁subscription ▁( initial ly ▁$ 6 ▁per ▁year ), ▁which , ▁in ▁turn , ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁other ▁photograph ers ▁back ▁home . ▁In ▁this ▁manner , ▁P DN ▁quickly ▁grew ▁into ▁a ▁national ▁publication . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁P DN ▁launched ▁Ph oto ▁Ex po , ▁a ▁trade ▁show ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁market , ▁which ▁remains ▁the ▁leading ▁US ▁show ▁for ▁pro ▁shoot ers ▁( since ▁renamed ▁P H OT OP L US ). ▁P ugh ▁sold ▁P DN ▁and ▁the ▁show ▁to ▁Ad week ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁that ▁the ▁print ▁publication ▁would ▁ce ase ▁and ▁the ▁website ▁would ▁no ▁longer ▁be ▁updated . ▁The ▁future ▁of ▁P DN ▁Ann ual ▁and ▁P DN ' s ▁ 3 0 ▁have ▁yet ▁to ▁be ▁determined . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : American ▁arts ▁mag az ines ▁Category : Mag az ines ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁Category : Mag az ines ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8