Directory of photographers and photography related sites.

It is a national institution by the importance of the objects it conserves the research for a national identity, to rediscover past. It is hoped that a growing number of international visitors will find that the concerns of this country and its government are not just those of mercantile strength, technological ingenuity or ethnic selfadmiration. The Museum answers the need for the collection, preservation and exhibition of national photographic values. Its research is directed into the history of Latvian photography as an inseparable and unique component of Latvian ethnic culture and into its role as part of the overall evolution of photography in the world. - Read more

Examines the history of photography and the major themes of photography. Includes timelines, list of photographers, techniques, book reviews, as well as resources and tools. I‘ve created this website because I love photography, and feel we can work together to create a quality resource. If you can help out with a biography, some images, anecdotes or anything that helps us better put photography in context send me an email. I hope you enjoy this resource as much as I enjoy bringing it all together. - Read more

This website presents academic research articles on the early history of photography published by R. D. Wood between 1970 and 1997. Three pages of unpublished correspondence on the subject are also provided, and, as time goes on, articles that have never reached printed publication will be added. The full contents are easily available from the hypertext menu in the frame on the left of your screen. A full bibliographic list is also provided below on this home page which sometimes also provides additional comments regarding the original publication. - Read more

The Moscow House of Photography is the only Russian Museum, which has chosen the strategy of festivals and broad scale projects. Efficiency of this strategy has been proved by the International Months of Photography “Photobiennale” and “Fashion and Style in Photography” Moscow International Festivals. Hundreds of exhibitions held in the house's own premises and in major museums and exhibition centers of Moscow have formed a critical mass of a significant cultural event. - Read more

In 1816, a year before the pyreolophore patent runs out, Claude goes to Paris, then to England in 1817, trying to make work the engine invention. Nicephore starts by himself new research on an idea that has obsessed him for many years : making permanent on a support through a compound the images seen at the back of camerae obscurae. Until then, these boxes with a lens adapted on a hole, projecting on the back an inverted image of the outside view , had only been used as a drawing aid. - Read more

Photobooth.net is the most comprehensive photobooth resource on the internet. We welcome your comments and appreciate your contributions. Provides a directory of photo booths and a visual history of photo booths in cinema. - Read more

Chronological history of photography in Japan. A chronology of significant events and tidbits in the history of Japanese photography spanning from 1646 to present day. o see a specific year, see the Index box at the bottom of this page. - Read more

Features online exhibits from the history of photography from daguerreotypes to Ansel Adams and includes information on early photo processes. an important piece of information for those reporters struggling to describe the first photographs to thousands of readers who had never seen even a single camera-made image. - Read more

UCR/California Museum of Photography provides a cultural presence, educational resource, community center and intellectual meeting ground for the university and the general public. The museum's explorations of photographic media through exhibition, collection, publication, and the web examine the history of photography and showcase current practice in photography and related media. To serve an audience that is multicultural, young and old, general and specialized, the museum presents programs that recognize the variety and complexity of cultural experience and explore the relationship between traditional expression and contemporary practice. - Read more

Two historical essay-galleries by Peter Palmquist on California photographers and women who photographed Native American Indians. The Women in Photography International Archive (WIP) is a grassroots, research-oriented agency. Its origins date from 1971, starting with a systematic study of the women photographers of California. Currently, the emphasis has shifted to include data concerning the role of women in photography globally. - Read more

Outlines the chief camera designer's work, the cameras he produced, and more. Mr Yoshihisa Maitani joined Olympus Optical Co Ltd in 1956. He was the chief camera designer and managing director of Olympus Optical Co Ltd. He developed a number of legendary cameras during his career. These include the Pen series, the OM series, the XA series, the IS series and the [mju:] series of cameras. - Read more