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General Resources
Awards |
Copyright |
Digital Photography
History of Photography
Magazines |
Organizations
Photo Equipment |
Photo Tips
Photographer Lists |
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General Resources
National Press Photographers Association Digital Gallery
www.nppa.org/members/gallery/
This site includes valuable links to sites developed by press photographers, as
well as educational programs, publications, and member services.
Nerd World: Photography
www.nerdworld.com/users/dstein/nw161.html
Here you can browse an extensive list of links (arranged alphabetically, with
brief descriptions) to photographic essays, photo equipment, holography,
photographers’ Web sites, photography education, and photo journalism.
PhotoForum
www.rit.edu/~andpph/webpages.html
This site provides useful links to photo lists of all sorts: galleries,
photojournalists, societies, manufacturers, 3-D, individuals and organizations,
FAQ lists, photography articles, other Web sites, news, travel tips, course
information, and directions for joining the mailing list. Note particularly the
links to current workshops and university training.
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Awards
The Pulitzer Prizes
www.pulitzer.org
This site is produced for the Columbia Journalism Review by the Center
for New Media at Columbia University. It contains the work and profiles of
Pulitizer Prize winners, past and present.
University of Missouri Pictures of the Year
www.missouri.edu/~photowww/poy/
POY is the leading domestic competition for journalistic photography. POY is
sponsored by the National Press Photographers Association and the Missouri
School of Journalism, with educational grants.
White House National Press Photographers Awards
www.whnpa.org
This annual contest was founded by the photographers who regularly cover the Office of the President
and the Congress. The first-place still and video winners are
invited to the Oval Office to meet the President of the United States. The WHNPA also sponsors a
photo contest for high school students interested in photography.
World Press Photo
www.worldpressphoto.nl
This is a leading international competition for photojournalists, with an
annual contest, exhibitions and seminars on press photography. World Press
Photo publishes a yearbook with the results of the competition.
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Copyright
United States Copyright Office
www.lcweb.loc.gov/copyright/
Here find source material on copyright law and intellectual property from the Library of
Congress, as it applies to photos, electronic media, and more, may be found
here.
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Digital Photography
DC Resource Page
www.dcresource.com
Digital Camera Resource Page provides news and reviews about digital
photography and equipment.
Digital Photography Exhibit
www.bradley.edu/exhibit95/
This site includes digital photography exhibits by artists who work with cameras and computers.
Establishing an Internet Presence
www.tssphoto.com/estab_p.html
This article, by Royce Bair, provides advice for photographers interested in creating a Web site.
ZoneZero
www.zonezero.com
ZoneZero publishes articles, essays, and book reviews of value to photographers. A
Spanish language version is also available.
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History of Photography
History of Photography
www.rleggat.com/photohistory
This site details the beginnings of photography from 1825 to 1920, including
significant people in the early history of photography, and significant
processes, styles and movements.
This Day in Life
www.pathfinder.com/Life/thisday/
This is a useful chronology of events tied to particular days, including
Life magazine covers for specific days and other important historical
events, birthdays, quotes, weather, etc. The site also includes a photographic
archives.
Timeline of Photography
www.eastman.org/5_timeline/5_index.html
This is a brief history from Eastman Kodak of ideas and developments in photography.
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Magazines
Apogee Photo Magazine
www.apogeephoto.com
Apogee publishes articles about photography and listings of workshops,
tours, schools, and newsletters.
National Geographic Magazine
www.nationalgeographic.com/ngm
Winner of the 2001 National Magazine Award for photography.
Communication Arts
www.commarts.com/ca/
This magazine on creativity in visual communications is aimed at designers,
artists, and photographers. The Web site is useful for inspiration and for
links.
LIFE Magazine
www.pathfinder.com/Life
The Web site provides selected features from Life
magazine. There is also a searchable cover
collection. [Note: Life ceased monthly publication with the May 2000 issue.]
Sight
www.sightphoto.com
This is a Web-based magazine of photography, reviews, and news items related to
the art of picture taking. It also provides a forum for amateurs to discuss and
display their photos.
ShutterBug
www.shutterbug.net
Shutterbug’s Web site provides the current month’s table of
contents with abstracts, photo tours, and more.
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Organizations
California Museum of Photography
www.cmp.ucr.edu
This University of California museum, located in Riverside, hosts contemporary
and historical photography collections.
Center for Creative Photography
dizzy.library.arizona.edu/branches/ccp/
The Center for Creative Photography is a museum and research institution
devoted to photography as an art form. The Center’s permanent collection includes
more than 70,000 photographic images.
George Eastman House—International Museum of Photography and Film
www.eastman.org
Located in Rochester, New York, the George Eastman House combines a leading
international museum of photography and film with the house, gardens, and
estate of George Eastman, founder of Eastman Kodak Company. Current exhibits
are featured.
National Press Photographers Association
www.nppa.org
The organization for American press photographers is a good umbrella site for
links to other photography sites. The site also contains news about photographers.
North American Nature Photography Association
www.nanpa.org
NANPA is focused on nature and environmental photography, to
promote nature photography as an art form and a medium of communication for
the sciences, nature appreciation, and environmental protection.
The Poynter Institute
www.poynter.org
This is a valuable source of information for photo journalists.
Professional Photographers of America
www.ppa.com
Explore the copyright section of this site as well as
their photolinks, which provide a window to hardware, software, and stock
photography companies.
Rochester Institute of Technology School of Photographic Arts and Sciences
www.rit.edu/~rckpph/
This is a useful source of information on all aspects of photography.
The Royal Photographic Society
www.rps.org
RPS offers a way to explore the work of the pioneers and pace setters of
photography, sharpen skills with classes, and keep in touch with photo
technology. There are various special interest groups to participate in or
follow.
Yahoo! Photography Organizations
www.yahoo.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/Photography/Organizations/
This is a list of some of the major photography organizations, with links to digital picture archives, holography, and more.
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Photo Equipment
Photo.net
photo.net/photo/
Photo.net is an online learning community of people improving their photography expertise.
Sunrise/Sunset Computer
www.cmpsolv.com/los/sunset.html
This Sunrise/Sunset Computer is provided as a public service by Fly-By-Day
Consulting, Inc., CompuSolve, Inc. and Leslie O’Shaughnessy Studios. It
calculates local times of sunrise, sunset, dawn, dusk, and twilight for a given
date at any location on earth.
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Photo Tips
Eastman Kodak
www.kodak.com/US/en/nav/takingPics.shtml
Kodak offers advice for amateur photographers on taking better photos, a
complete glossary of photographic terms, information on film, document imaging,
digital photography, and other aspects of an introductory photography course.
FujiFilm
www.fujifilm.com
Provides news and information on the company’s
advanced photo products, as well as descriptions of cameras,
photofinishing equipment and services, and electronic imaging devices.
National Geographic Camera Bag Hot Tips
www.nationalgeographic.com/media/photography/camerabag
This site offers advice on photographing wildlife, capturing the scene, people,
buying a camera, as well as how to get film and cameras safely through
customs.
Photo Traveler Guides for Photographers
phototravel.com/ptn.htm
The site gives advice on where to go and
what to photograph in North America, along with travel guides written especially for
photographers. It is the online site
for Photo Traveler Newsletter and Photo Traveler Guides, as well
as Photo Traveler Field Notes.
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Photographer Lists
Global Photographers Search
www.photographers.com/default.asp
Search this database of nearly 6000 photographers by their specialty and/or
location; also to find an extensive database of photo assistants, models,
and industry suppliers.
National Geographic Photographers
www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/biographies/
Nationalgeographic.com provides short biographies of both staff and freelance photographers whose work has appeared in
National Geographic magazine and other NGS publications. Links to photo galleries are included.
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