I’m pretty much addicted to photography. Methods, gear, news, you name it. It really is kinda scary. To keep my addiction in check when I’m not shooting or shopping, I need a steady flow of photo content to keep the shakes and withdrawl symptoms from popping up so I put together a list of what i consider to be some of the best photo-related content out there. Read on for more photo link porn than you can shake a stick at including 25 blogs, 20 AMAZING photographers, and some other fun stuff that will make those days you feel stuck at your desk wishing you were shooting go a bit smoother…
Photography Related Blogs
This makes up only about a quarter of everything I’m subscribed to in my Google Reader and are in no particular order. I tried to pick a well-rounded batch of sites to share and had to limit it somehow and it wasn’t easy. If you aren’t listed here, let me know in the comments!
- A Photo Editor Blog by Rob Haggart, the former Director of Photography for Men’s Journal and Outside Magazine.
- Digital Photography SchoolJust as the name implies… a blog by prominent blogger Darren Rowse focusing on the basics of Digital Photography.
- Epic EditsA creation of Brian Auer, the most dedicated blogger I know.
- f/1.0Photography by Ed Zawadzki. He REALLY loves prime lenses
- Flickr Blog DO I even need to say? Keps me up-to-date with news from the best photo sharing site in the world.
- Gizmodo Digital Camera NewsBigtime gadget blog, this is a direct link to their camera news feed… I really only use them for release news and they sometimes have and link to good hands-on reviews.
- EngadgetAlong with Gizmodo, these two usually break the big camera stories first… which makes them worth mentioning.
- L7 FotoA general photography blog, great tips and reviews.
- Magnum Photos BlogNo this isn’t photos of Zoolander, its the blog of the legendary Magnum Photos Agency. If you don’t know what Magnum is, you should.
- PhotowalkingTrevor Carpenter’s world of photowalking, a craze thats seems to be taking the community by storm.
- PhotopreneurGreat content, mostly photo-business related.
- Strobist If someone says the words ‘photography blog’ Strobist is probably the first name to come up. Amazng lighting tips and tricks.
- What’s The Jackanory?The blog of Andrew Hetherington, editorial and commercial photographer from Dublin Ireland living in New York City
- Thomas HawkBig name in the community and photowalking legend.
- Rebekka Probably the most popular photographer on flickr, She is from Iceland and shoots AMAZING things.
- Photoshop InsiderThe reigning king of Photoshop.. why? He is the best selling Photoshop book author ever, president of the NAPP an awesome photographer and retoucher and much more.
- PhotoDotoPublished b the same guy who created BigHugeLabs, with well-rounded, fun content.
- Jim Goldstein Ridiculous landscape photographer and blogger.
- Photo Critic Another photography blog with great, well rounded content.
- Stuck in CustomsProbably thebest known HDR artist out there. He creates amazing, artistic HDR creations.
- Photography Bay My favorite site for photography rumors.
- O’Reilly Digital Media Blogs Lots of blogs from lots of peeps, has great Photoshop and Lightroom content.
- John Nack on Adobe Senior Product Manager for Adobe Photoshop. He knows his stuff.
- Chase Jarvis Ridiculous pro photographer, breaking down the common barriers put in place by lots of pros, and sharing his mojo on his blog.
- PDN PulseThe blog of Photo District News.
Amazing Photographer Portfolios
This list, in no particular order, makes up 20 of my favorite photographer portfolios out of about 60 I have bookmarked. Each and every one is frikkin ridiculous and I’m leaving out descriptions becasue the images speak for themselves.
- Michael Muller
- Kris Krug
- Eric Ryan Anderson
- Patrick Hoelck
- Zach Gold
- Vincent Laforet
- Brook Pifer
- Jeremy Cowart
- Alberto Oviedo
- Eoloperfido
- Joey Lawrence
- Philip Toledano
- Matt Stuart
- Dave Hill
- Mareen Fishinger
- Jill Greenberg
- Branislav Kropilak
- James Nachtwey
- Andrew Zuckerman
- Chris Jordan
Photography News and Post Aggregators
If you don’t have the time to subscribe to hundreds of sites, the sites below can keep you up to date on all the happenings in the photo world.
- Photography VoterKinda like digg for photography. Post a story, and vote it up to the top.
- Imaging InsiderHandpicked photography stories from around the web.
- PicUrls Similar to popurls, aggregates photo content from all kinds fo different sources
- AphlogPretty much the same as picurls, but with varying content.
- 1001 Noisy Cameras Digital Camera NewsTons and tons of news, reviews and photo links from just about everywhere.
Photo News & Reviews
They aren’t blogs but they offer great photography related news and educational content.
- PopPhoto Home of the magazines Popular Photography, American Photo and more. Dig in a bit and find great reviews, blogs and news.
- The Digital PicturePut simply, the best Canon equipment review site by far. This guy goes into more detail and testing than i thought possible.
- Photo.net Kinda old and decrepit at this point, but worth a mention because it has a ton of great content if you dig a little.
- Rob Galbraith Another Canon site, Rob Galbraith has been arond for years and is often the first to get new Canon news.
- Ken RockwellAnother old school photography ste. It has a jenky design but TONS of great information, including lots and lots of Nikon reviews.
Goodies for Flickr
I’m pretty much obsessed with flickr and these are some of my favorite toys that make it even better.
- Big Huge Labs The original flickr goodies site, used by millions of flickr users worldwide.
- Slideoo My favorite flickr slideshow widget.
- Flickr Leech Ajaxy flickr exploration site, makes browsing images a fast, seamless process.
- Pic LensSweet Firefox add-on that turns photo browsing into a full screen immersive experience. You really have to try it to understand.
- Flickr RssMy favorite wordpress plugin for Flickr, allows you to add your flickr stream to any wordpress blog.
Phew! That was a lot of clicking… I apologize if I’ve detroyed your productivity for the day, or caused arthritis in your mouse-finger… we both know it was worth it. Now it’s your turn. If you have your own site to share, or anything else you think is awesome, let me know in the comments. I’m always on the lookout for more.
*** Update: We have some late additions brought to you by CameraPorn readers
- The Online Photographer
- Photub
- Fred Miranda
- Manuel Librodo
- This Week in Photography
- DP Review - *note: I’ve gotten a lot of feedback about this one… I personally love dpreview, but didn’t include it because its always included in lists like this.. just wanted to be different
- Digital ProTalk
- Paxton Prints
keep ‘em coming in the comments and I’ll continue to add to the list
Great Article. I think I’ll add it (and some of my links) to my Blog (http://www.eiserman.net/blog)
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Nice collection of links. Thanks for the plug.
Nice links - thanks for sharing, Thomas. I got distracted from work checking them out
I love all these links but I hate the fact that I end up spending so much time looking at all the gorgeous sites!
Um, holy crap! I can’t believe that I’m even mentioned, let alone in the list. Thanks for the honor.
BTW, since you’re in LA, let’s plan a photowalk that you can attend! I’m working on one in Pasadena, maybe June or July.
@Trevor - Oh stop! Photowalking is blowin up, all becasue of you
Definitely gotta plan a photowalk…. For some reason every time theres one in LA i’m out of town!!
Ridiculous. I’m not even gonna try to click all those.
Who am I kidding?
By the way, I’m with Trevor — I’m not going to forget you for this next photowalk that’ll be in Pasadena.
Only one word. Super.
Great list! We read a lot of these blogs listed.
I find Photub useful when there are posts. It tends to go in spurts though.
Somebody already made a OPML file of all this pretty stuff?
This is a great list. Thanks for going to all of this trouble!
Now I have to resist the urge to bookmark and subscribe too all those, the couple that I clicked on were amazing. Great article!
Awesome list, thx!
I’ve always kind of enjoyed http://www.fredmiranda.com = and am generally amazed at the worked turned in for ‘assignments.’
Excellent list, thanks.
May I recommend one more to your list of Amazing Photographer Portfolios:
Manuel Librodo
http://www.pbase.com/manny_librodo
hi…nice links. I’d also like to recommend This Week in Photography http://twipphoto.com/ … a weekly podcast + blog + flickr discussion etc
Great list! Thanks for putting it together!
Thanks for the linkage, Ryan.
@John: My pleasure
Quite possibly the best post on CameraPorn ever! …At least the one that will have the longest shelf life! Great resource grab guys!
I have a french picture site you should know. It’s called “Aux quatre coins du Globe” which means “All around the world”. It’s the blog of a french traveler who have travelled all around the world. Each morning (french hour), at breakfast time, he offers you a picture from Australia, Canada, Argentina, China, Japan, Kenya, France and many other countries. I recommend you to visit this site, it a good way to begin your day with good vibes ! And tell me if you like it
http://blog.auxquatrecoinsduglobe.fr
How can you leave out the most in depth camera review site, http://www.dpreview.com?
Or luminous-landscape.com?
-K
Great list! I’m a pro photog and there are some on this list that I haven’t even seen!
Chad
http://www.eclipse-photography.com/wordpress
Great Links!
ill agree, some great sites were left out. check out http://www.thephotographyshowcase.com and, of course, my site: http://www.timmelideo.com
Umm…what about the world’s largest collection of sports photographers: http://www.SportsShooter.com
i don’t see how you can go without Shorpy, the 100-year-old photoblog.
http://www.shorpy.com/
every photo in this blog is from waaay back then, and is a window into a completely different time and world.
The Digital Camera Resource Page is a great site that uses a consistent and thorough reviews on various camera models.
http://www.dcresource.com
What about http://www.Topleftpixel.com ?? There is some amazing work here.
also, check the chris jordan link… no period before the com.
Don’t forget http://www.sportsshutter.com. Amazing action sports portfolio.
You also missed http://www.MusicPhotographers.net. This is an online community dedicated to professional music photographers. It advocates sound business practices and helps protect the rights of professional music photographers. There are also many trade organizations you missed .. ASMP, EP, PPA, NPPA, Stock Artist Alliance, RMStock, WHPPA, etc, etc, etc.
For a forum on large format (4×5 on up) film photography, check out http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/
Thank you! I just recently bought a new digital SLR and am learning the art of photography all over again. All of these links are tremendously helpful.
I really enjoy http://www.nikoncafe.com as well as http://www.nikonians.org/.
There are some good sites for us Nikon Lovers
Nice list, but why on earth do you have Digital Photography School in your list. With all due respect, it can hardly be called a valuable photography website, even for beginners… it’s just another mashup of poorly written tutorials submerged within a sea of ads… another one of the authors gimmick websites to generate ad revenue. But if you believe otherwise, please do explain and justify its iinclusion in this list…
Oh, and a great photoblog for those interested, and very much worthy of inclusion… ‘A Daily Dose of Imagery,’ link follows…
http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/
Strobist is one of my favorite blogs! Been an avid reader on that blog for a little over a year now!
If you’re gonna do porn, may as well make sure you do it through a lens, eh?
Seriously, this is a rockin’ summary of some must-reads. Lots of them are already permanently embedded in my favorites, but there are enough new ones in there that I should have a good time exploring over the next little while. Thanks so much for taking the time to put it together!
If you so love photography why aren’t any of the images credited to the sources? This is copyright infringement. I am sure you want your images credited when they are used, on-line or otherwise, why can’t you do the same for your fellow photographers?
@mandygt - not sure what images you are referring too as I have screenshots or portions of screenshots… On top of that I’m linking to every photographer and blog. I would consider this fair use, no? If not, what would you suggest?
what about abandonments in florida?
http://www.earthintruder.com
http://www.flurbex.com
Nice, personal, quirky, and interesting list. You’ve got a lot of good stuff in there. One site you’re missing though - mine
That’s http://www.PhotographyREVIEW.com, one of the original online Photography sites. We’ve been online since 1999 and were one of the first sites to include user reviews for cameras and other camera gear.
Another good addition would be Uwe Steinmuller’s site, http://www.outbackphoto.com/. Uwe is one of the masters of RAW image processing and fine photographer to boot.
@rygood, You’re square in my book! The trackback is the modern credit.
sweet list =) I also really like lightstalkers.org and National Geographic’s MyShot and YourShot (http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/your-shot/your-shot)
Take any advice from Ken Rockwell with a grain of salt. He gives tolerable advice for beginners, but by no means should you treat his word as gospel. He has a tendency to trivialize important issues: He sides for JPG in “JPG vs RAW” and has an article entitled “Your gear doesn’t matter”. This is poor advice for those seeking to elevate their craft of their hobby.
http://www.bythom.com is one of the best resources for Nikon DSLR shooters. His updates are not super frequent, but each update is profound.
I also like http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com a whole lot.
“Rebekka Probably the most popular photographer on flickr, She is from Iceland and shoots AMAZING things.”
wtf Thomas Hawk has nearly 8 times the number of friends on Flickr…
@Victor - Obviously I’m aware of Thomas Hawk, seeing that I linked to him right above Rebekka, and I love his work. And not to overshadow Thomas Hawk’s amazing friend list, but take a look at any of Rebekka’s shots… HUNDREDS of comments within a couple days on almost every shot…
Great collection of links!
I like Digital Photo Pro magazine website because you can search articles for anything on it. Even the current edition.
http://www.digitalphotopro.com/
http://www.hongkongphotogrpahic.com/
You might like this guy’s photography as well. Amazing shots of Hong Kong.
Shorpy.com is the 100-year-old photography blog that brings our ancestors back, at least to the desktop
http://www.shorpy.com
High-Definition Historical Photos
Excellent selection!
Search engine that searches all the sites in the post above (and a few more). Enjoy!
http://www.fotomata.com/
Great list. Dugg, bookmarked and added to delicious!
One of my favorites is dyxum.com. It’s dedicated to the Minolta Alpha Mount cameras including the new Sony DSLR’s.
This is FANTASTIC! Thanks so much for sharing. I now really want to start a photowalking group here in Southern Cali (Orange Co.)! I’ll do it soon, too! You’ve given me great ideas!
Wow! I’m honored to be listed among so many quality bloggers and photographers. Thanks so much
“Person”, thanks for the link to shorpy.com. Very interesting site!
I think the best Flickr add-on site is Flickriver (http://www.flickriver.com). It’s actually more interesting than Flickr Leech because it returns the search results sorted by either Recent or Interestingness, whereas Leech just returns everything all at once (although, sometimes that might be more useful to you, too).
Andy
I’d like to suggest two more:
http://digitaljournalist.org/ It is a web site by and for photo journalists, with a lot of interviews with famous photographers, and the Archived Features section is mind blowing. The site navigation isn’t great, but the content is definately worth the effort.
http://photo.net/ The granddaddy of photo web sites. The forums are excellent, and the tutorials are very good as well. The reviews are a bit spotty.
@nomeus:
Wow, I checked out:
http://www.earthintruder.com and
http://www.flurbex.com
Amazing stuff!
APUG.org, yo.
60 websites I can’t live without and that many comments and still no one mentioned good old Jörg Colberg’s “Conscientious,” the last word in blogs for fine art photography as far as I’m concerned. And, I mean, come on, he and APE get into some good dialogs with each other in each other’s comments. I work for a camera retailer, and I check Conscientious daily, it’s introduced me to several of my favorite photographers and brought several bits of news to my attention.
http://www.jmcolberg.com/weblog/
I think this is a great list and I will be mentioning on next weeks podcast.
http://www.photogeek.tv
Hey we should be on the list too….
What? No PhotoGeek.TV?? This needs to be rectified …..
Seriously though, looks to be a good list, and I’ll be making sure I check many of these out. Good work guys!
Even under fair use, you need to credit images if you know whom they belong to. The screenshots of the websites it is pretty obvious who owns them, and where someone can go to get an image from them. However there are 4 images (shark, books, eye, and person) I do not know whose images these are.
Yes, a blog is considered editorial and fair-use applies, but I think as photographers we need to show respect for each other’s work and hold ourselves to a high standard. Just because everyone has a camera these days does not make them a photographer. As a photographer you need aware of how and where you show your work effects others. What you do sets a president for others. If you get in the habit of crediting others, so will other photographers.
There is currently legislation before congress about orphan works; works of art that a publisher, or business would like to use in its’ product but cannot find the copyright owner. If someone came to your site, saw one of those pictures they could claim they could not find the copyright holder and are allowed to use it under the orphan works act. (Please keep in mind nothing has been passed yet and many professional organizations are out there lobbing for all the photographer.)
Now I realize that if I look through all the links below the pictures I could probably find who owns the rights and could contact them. But I am very consonance and aware of the copyright issues, and I want to make sure that the rights holder gets credit for their work. But there a lot of people out there who don’t care, or just don’t know.
Sorry for the long reply, but I think it is something that we all need to work together and teach each other.
Really good tutorial on copyright…
http://www.pacaoffice.org/library.shtml
Another good site that covers a lot of material…
http://asmp.org/
thanks for all this wonderful information. it’s amazing how the web can be utilized as such an educational tool. (oh, and i’m likin’ the new look of the site)
thanks again.
A wonderful resource. Thanks for the links.
Hre is one more for you: http://www.nikonrumors.com
Great post! I’ve been looking for a list of some of the best photography sites, and found this list amazing!! One question, though - which site would be your favorite, if you had to pick only one?? And yes, you did destroy my productivity, but it was worth it
Thanks!
Wow. I can’t believe Scott Kelby didn’t make the list….
http://www.scottkelby.com
@Bill - #16 Photoshop Insider… its the name of scott’s blog
What about dpreview.com! Do a search for digital cameras and dpreview is number one. Hell its where most of the blogs listed get their information from including engadget and gizmodo
A lot of photographers are getting into photoblogging these days and as such I’d recommend checking out http://www.aminus3.com/ which is a pretty solid photoblog hosting service.
Wow, that’s a lot to digest, all great sites. My goal is to hit five new sites a day…
a site of an excellent emerging photographer:
http://www.mohir-art.com
Great list! I hope you don’t mind I link to this in my blog
Thanks for the great list. I know I’ll be spending hours here checking all the sites out. What fun!
Good list. Thks.
Take a look at http://wvs.topleftpixel.com
He has great photos.
And there are to some fill but good links abouta photologs world.
Bythom.com was worth mentioning. I have learnt from his web site alot.
How about a list of photography schools?
Take a look at my photography blog. It’s aimed principally at pro and aspiring pro photographers. Lots of interviews with pro and talented amateur photographers, focusing on how to get started in fields such as travel photography, stock photography, photojournalism, fine art etc.
Cool page.
Check out this, it’s very unusual but she does general photography as well. It’s one of my faves http://www.homestead.com/askjeane
Here is a blog about the business of photography: http://foto-biz.com
Thanks
Great list. I read quite a lot of those. Maybe we’ll make it to the list next year?
Lisa and I run Beyond Megapixels.
I manage The Photoshop & Photography Blogroll on my blog (www.jasondmoore.com/blog) where I post reviews, photography (both linking to others and sharing personal work), blogger profiles, industry news, tutorials, interesting links, and maintain a community of nearly 60 bloggers including all of The Photoshop Guys, David Ziser, John Nack, Terry White, Ben Willmore, Jeff Revell, and more from around the world.
great article! wow! some sites i’ve been already addicted to, but many are new to me
Great links!!!
Thanks
Here is another one:
http://www.martinlindman.com