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General

 

Apogee Photo Magazine

http://www.apogeephoto.com

This online photography magazine provides techniques, book reviews, and sponsors photo contests.

 

Photo District News

http://www.pdnonline.com/index.shtml

A photography news magazine offering news, book reviews, a photo gallery archive, and other photography resources.

 

Photo.net

http://photo.net

Forums, product overviews, photo gallery, and forums.

 

Associations

 

Aperture Foundation

http://www.aperture.org

Headquartered in New York City, the organization aims to promote fine art photography. Resources include: information about the books, Aperture magazine, and events and exhibitions.

 

New Jersey Federation of Camera Clubs

http://www.njfcc.org

Locate a local camera club and its meeting time, find information about competitions, or browse the photo gallery.

 

History

 

In the Eye of the Camera, 1840-1867
http://www.mccnew.mcgill.ca/en/keys/webtours/tourID/VQ_P1_1_EN

A thematic tour courtesy of the McCord Museum. The Web Tour will work, but your need QuickTime or Flash for the other viewing options.

Daguerreotype Photography
https://www.fi.edu/history-resources/daguerreotype-photography
From the Franklin Institute, a brief summary of Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre and the first camera.

 

The History of Photography Timeline
https://www.thoughtco.com/photography-timeline-1992306

A timeline of photography, film, and cameras.

 

Lumas - History of Photography
https://www.lumas.com/history-photography/

A website covering photographic advances from the camera obscura to the present.

 

Museums

 

American Museum of Photography

http://www.photographymuseum.com 

A virtual museum with digital photo galleries. Other features include a research center where visitors can learn about the history of photography.

 

George Eastman House

https://www.eastman.org

Browse the museum's collections online by subject, or photographer.

 

International Center of Photography

http://www.icp.org 

A list of current and upcoming exhibits at this museum in New York City.

 

Museum of Photographic Arts

http://www.mopa.org

"The collection of the Museum of Photographic Arts encompasses the full spectrum of the photographic medium, as well as materials and documents related to the history and process of these art forms." The museum is located in San Diego, California.

  

Online Exhibits / Image Collections

 

American Photography: A Century of Images

http://www.pbs.org/ktca/americanphotography 

Courtesy of PBS, explore photography in war, photography and Presidents, and other areas.

 

Ansel Adams Photographs

http://ccp-emuseum.catnet.arizona.edu/view/people/asitem/items@:25?_gl=1*1glu0t*_ga*NDU3NjQxNjEwLjE2Njc0OTE3MDY.*_ga_7PV3540XS3*MTY2NzQ5MTcwNi4xLjEuMTY2NzQ5MTc1Mi4xNC4wLjA.

"The Ansel Adams Archive at the Center for Creative Photography includes more than 2,500 fine prints, along with correspondence, interviews, unpublished writings, memorabilia, publications, negatives, transparencies, work prints, photographic equipment, and files documenting his commercial projects, exhibitions, affiliation with the Sierra Club and Friends of Photography."

 

California Museum of Photography

http://ucr.emuseum.com/objects/viewcollections/Photographs?t:state:flow=979ca58e-729d-4717-9c6a-1e1c6c775314#sthash.cIzyk51V.dpbs

Collections of photographs from the 1840s to the present. Includes the work of a number of women photographers. 

 

Center for Creative Photography

https://ccp.arizona.edu/home

An online collection of photographs from the University of Arizona. Images include works by Ansel Adams and Edward Weston.

 

LIFE Photo Archive

http://images.google.com/hosted/life

"Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google."

 

Photograph Archives

https://americanart.si.edu/research/photograph-archives

Online photo collections from the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

 

Photography - National Geographic

http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography 

Browse individual photos by topic, photo galleries by topic, or photos by featured photographers. Also offers photography tips.

 

Smithsonian Institution: Images

https://collections.si.edu/search/gallery.htm

Offers a variety of image galleries of art held by the Smithsonian Institution, including photography.

  

Processes, Techniques, & Tips

 

Focus on Photography

http://www.azuswebworks.com/photography/index.html 

Basics of photography, including using a camera (apertures and shutter settings), composing a picture, the history of photography, lighting, and links to associated web sites.

 

Photographic Processes

https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/photographic-processes

Examples and explanations of photographic processes.

 

 

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