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Unblinking Eye - great alt process links, among other things of interest to photographers

About.com / Photography - Peter Marshall keeps this spot continually updated

The Art of the Camera - High Tech Pinhole photography (tricky navigation on this site!!)

Pinhole Photography on Flickr - 1000s of members exhibit their pinhole photography

Beyond the Zone System - for photographers seriously interested in black & white,
large format photography.

Lensculture - An online magazine celebrating international contemporary photography, art, media, and world cultures. 

A History of Visual Media - An Historical Window to Early Vintage Visual Media
and their usage. A Peep into the past

Photolinks: A searchable database of photographic resources dedicated to providing easy access to as many photographic resources as possible.

Here are my current favorite fun web sites listed here in order of their relevance to photography, from most photo related on top, down to not related at all.  --Andrea
 

Women in Photography International - Founded in 1981, a non-profit, outreach organization, which promotes the visibility of women photographers and their work.

Phoons.com - find out what phoons are and then make one and send it in to this site.

fotolog.net - this is a photo blog

Playing with Time.org. -Slow down, speed up time using photography. Fun!

Traffic Cone Preservation Society - enjoy these "Helpers of Humanity"!

A Directory of Wonderful Things
also known as Boing Boing, a kind of link blog
 

Resources- these are some of the places we look when we need more photo information.  --Dana and Greg
  Digital Truth - the world's largest film development chart, and a lot more too!

Photozone: I love the basic photography concepts explained here. Also an interesting forum to check out.

Alternative Photography - is about learning about alternative photographic processes

Film for Classics -
providing photographic film for users of antique/classic cameras

Rochester Institute of Technology - The School of Photographic Arts and Sciences

Brooks Institute of Photography
- world leader in professional photographic &  motion picture education, located in Santa Barbara, California

San Francisco Art Institute  The Photography Department was founded by Ansel Adams!

If you have rolls of very old black and white you would like processed Photolab can help you.. If you have old color film, try one of these two companies who specialize in obsolete color film processes:
Film Rescue International
Rocky Mountain Film Laboratory

Commercial and educational  resources for black and white materials, information and related supplies.
 

Silverprint - a great supplier for photographers in the UK.

Photographers' Formulary - specializes in photo grade chemistry for amateur  and professional photographers. But there's also film, paper, supplies, and workshops too.

Photo Lists - several hundred photography and image oriented mailing lists on the internet.

BatteryBank - Great selection of Film & digital camera batteries. Discount prices. Free shipping.
 

These are large, useful commercial and photo-community based sites related to photography. All of them are industry standards that you can should know about  and use often for information and products  --Mark
 

Eastman Kodak- you may have heard of them!

photo.net - founded in the 90's, this site has developed into the largest general photography community on the web

usefilm.com - international online community of photographers

The Impossible Project - Reviving the old Polaroid, this group is aiming to re-start production of analog instant film for vintage Polaroid cameras in 2010

Ilford Imaging - over 125 years in business manufacturing classic
silver based photo papers. Now known as Harman Technology.

Light Impressions- highest quality archival storage and presentation materials
 

Membership Organizations: here are some photography related organizations we belong to. Some are organizations we wish we belonged to or have been meaning to join.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Registry of Children's Photographers - an international directory of exceptional photographers dedicated to creating fine art in children's portraiture.

Wedding and Portrait Photographers International - if you are a serious wedding photographer you absolutely must attend a WPPI convention and take a class while you're there!

Photo Marketing Association - this is the trade organization that all labs belong to.

S.F.Camerawork - a San Francisco based photo arts organization dedicated to contemporary photography

Fotovision - A San Francisco based non-profit support network for young up and coming documentary photographers.

Fifty Crows : Social Change Photography - presents the International Fund for Documentary Photography and much more. Especially in lean times, please support the good work of these folks any way you can.

Photographs by Iraqi Citizens, 2004
The Daylight Community Arts Foundation had the idea of asking the subjects of the war to show us what's going on, instead of being the objects of a foreigner's camera.
 


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