Am I muted in multiple places?

I saw the same two, hopefully that's all

You don't have to use communities if you don't want. In fact you can do anything or not on Hive, it's decentralised. But there are best practices that will help you build your account,and behaviours that are frowned upon by the community. It's entirely up to you. Posting in communities will make it easier for people to find your content, and by all means use the tags as well, you might as well if it's there.

Anyone can create a community and photography is always a popular topic. Some are general, and some specialise in a niche. For example don't post colour photos here created/hive-142159 or abstract photos here created/hive-106444. You're just asking to be muted. Not every community asks for a written post and a lot of people don't write much, again up to you. Personally I never posts just a few photos and expect to be rewarded for it.

And finally - verification. It's all down to trust. Newbies are generally not very trustworthy to many. As harsh as it sounds, we have seen our fair share of fake accounts, imposters and people stealing content from other people and passing it off as their own.

You have provided a massive list of your websites, all newly created with no assets. I've asked to before and you have not answered my question. Again you don't have to. But you see where the lack of trust comes from?

Not many people find their own way onto Hive as we're not that well known, most are referred by someone they know. So whenever someone says they found Hive from YT or the internet, it always raises alarms bells. Trust needs to be earned, and I'd say that's probably your priority right now.