Silviu Butnarașu
Sports photographer & developer
Made by a photographer and a developer
A startup of two people, from Romania. The app comes from what a sports photographer did by hand after every match.
Team
2 people
Cosmin Braniște
Developer, passionate about photography
The story
from the article- January 2025
The men's Romanian Volleyball Cup. A few months into sports photography, the tournament where something lit up.
- 2 years
From a Nikon D500 to a Z8, and more than 1.4 million photos, mostly from tournaments with dozens of matches in a weekend.
- 1,500-3,000
Frames per match, at 12 frames per second; 20 to 30% get delivered. Cropping and straightening took the longest.
- Summer 2026
A week with 14 amateur and 2 professional matches: close to 20,000 photos to edit in two days.
- 2 days
The first version of the tool. A photographer friend with twice the volume had been looking for a solution for over a year.
- 16 October 2026
Minkrop launches, for every sports photographer.
Who does what
- Silviu
- The photography, the rules for cropping, straightening and sorting, drawn from his own edits, and the app.
- Cosmin
- Minkrop's image and marketing, strategy, sales, feedback and technical support.
“A solution for photographers, not a replacement.”
Why Minkrop exists
After a match, the road from all of them to the picked ones ate the evenings. Minkrop does that work in the same order a photographer does it by hand, only faster.
You decide what stays. The AI only helps you finish sooner. Your photos stay on your computer, and your originals are never touched.
Something does not work, or something is missing in the way you work? Write to us: [email protected]