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19th-Century Photography of Ancient Greece: Offers 19th and early 20th century photographs of ancient Greek and Roman architecture, focusing on Greece, Asia Minor, the Aegean islands, Cyprus, South Italy, and Sicily. Arranged by location and monument.
Author: J Paul Getty Trust
Subjects: european archaeology, greek history, photographs
DeweyClass: 938
Resource type: documents, image collection
Amazing Picture Machine: Extensive searchable index to graphical resources on the Internet, particularly photographs.
Author: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image index
American Photography: A Century of Images: Centres on the power and critical appreciation of photography and uses specific photographs to make points about cultural identity, social change, and war. An 'Image Lab' provides an interactive educational presentation which is available on video, with transcriptions for teachers.
Author: Public Broadcasting Service
Subjects: photographs, united states history - local
DeweyClass: 779.097
Resource type: documents, image collection
America's First Look into the Camera: A collection of 600 daguerreotype photographs, mainly portraits by the Mathew Brady Studio, but also early architectural views by John Plumbe. Part of the Library of Congress American Memory collections, this resource provides access to a database of these images, searchable by keyword or browsable by subject. It provides information on the daguerreotype as a medium, photographers in the collection, a glossary, a timeline of the Daguerreian era and a bibliography.
Author: Library of Congress
Subjects: photographs, united states history - general, united states history to 1900
DeweyClass: 770
Resource type: image collection
Ansel Adams: A photographer and conservationist, Adams composed visionary western landscapes that were inspired by a boyhood trip to Yosemite. He won three Guggenheim grants to photograph the national parks and founded the f/64 group with Edward Weston in 1932. Here, many images, a bibliography of his publications and works about Adams, as well as useful links, are provided.
Author: San Francisco History Index
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
Art Crimes: The Writing on the Wall: A gallery of graffiti art from more than 80 cities around the world.
Author: Farrell, Susan & Webb, Brett
Subjects: art exhibitions, photographs
DeweyClass: 751.73
Resource type: image collection
Baku: A Tour of the City in Pictures: Collection of photographs showing buildings, monuments and landmarks around the city of Baku. Includes the Maiden's Tower, Baku's old Train Station, Statue of Nizami in Fountain Square, the Palace of Government and the Akhundov Library. Postcard size images can be downloaded.
Author: Cole, Greg
Subjects: azerbaijan, photographs
DeweyClass: 947.54
Resource type: images
BJP Online: Virtual Photo Gallery: An online collection of photographs in JPEG format, submitted by numerous individual photographers, selected and published by the British Journal of Photography.
Author: Timothy Benn Publishing
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
Black and White World: An index, updated monthly, of black and white photographs. Includes: top ten list, archives and black and white photographers resource centre.
Author: Resnick Associates
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: index, news
Digital Image Access Project: A collection of over 1,000 images depicting urban life of various times. Include descriptive summaries, content notes, the William Gedney documentary photograph collection and the Philippine Island and Far East Photograph Albums, 1899-1902.
Author: Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library
Subjects: philippines, photographs
DeweyClass: 770
Resource type: image collection
Digital Image Library - Photography by Ian Dagnall: Online portfolio of small photographs from around the world, including sections on people, cities, skiing and properties, as well as general travel photographs.
Author: Dagnall, Ian
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 778
Resource type: image collection
Documentary Photography: Jacob Riis: A computer assisted learning program to teach the analysis of documentary photograph. Although free to install AHDS have to be contacted for a serial number, without which installation will not be possible; contact details are provided for this. Once installed, the program uses images, text and hyperlinked glossaries, leading the user through the process of analysing documentary photography from first principles, using Jacob Riis's work as an example.
Author: CAL Group, University of Nottingham
Subjects: art education, photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 770
Resource type: guide
DoubleTake Magazine: Magazine featuring work by writers and photographers from around the world illustrating social issues via photography, fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Offers a gallery of images from past issues, a subject index to articles for teachers, and suggested classroom activities. Back issues are available from 1995 onwards.
Author: DoubleTake
Subjects: international news, journalism, photographs
DeweyClass: 770
Resource type: image collection, magazine
Eastern Art - Creswell Photographic Archive: The unique negative collection of Professor K.A.C. Creswell, eminent pioneer of medieval Islamic architectural history. Among the photographs are many of those used to illustrate the two publications which remain the basic research tools for scholars of medieval Islamic architecture: Creswell's Early Muslim Architecture, and Muslim Architecture of Egypt. A search form allows the collection to be queried by a combintation of function, name, city/site, country, date and negative number.
Author: Department of Eastern Art, Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Subjects: architectural research, architecture, middle east, photographs
DeweyClass: 723.3
Resource type: museum
Edmund Nagele Photography: Online catalogue of numerous small photographs from round the world, including sections on Americana, castles, concepts, Europe, flora, landscapes and moods, as well as digital art derived from photographs then manipulated via PhotoShop and Painter.
Author: Nagele, Edmund
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
Fotofest: Founded in 1983, Fotofest is a non-profit international arts and education organisation based in Houston, Texas. Its purpose is to create an international forum for the exchange of photography and ideas and to promote public appreciation of photographic art. Fotofest runs a biennial event, the International Month of Photography in Houston, about which information on the forthcoming event, as well as the previous ones going back to 1990, is provided.
Author: Fotofest
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 770
Resource type: directory
FreeFoto.com: Collection of over 8000 photographs provided free for non-commercial use on the Internet. Photos are arranged by categories which include animals, church, food and drink, industry, nature, and transport, and countries such as Australia, France, Japan, the USA, and the UK. Pictures are also available for sale to commercial users.
Author: FreeFoto.com
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
Geoff Lawrence Photography Tutorials and Tips: Free digital photography tutorials addressing technical and artistic aspects of photography. Covers equipment, composition techniques, lighting, working with models, editing and selling images. Other sections include photo galleries, community forums and a light-hearted quiz for photographers. Available in English and Spanish.
Author: Lawrence, Geoff
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 770
Resource type: documents, images
HELIX: Higher Education Library Image eXchange: A collection of over 52,000 images which are free for educational use by the UK higher education community. The collection comprises images of textiles, paintings, ceramics, metalwork, Chinese and Japanese art, Indian art, furniture, glass, photography, sculpture, costume, theatre and manuscripts, Picture Post magazine images (covering social history in Britain from 1938 to 1957), six areas of British history (the Irish troubles, history of sport, women's history, development of the mass media, UK politicians and Labour history), with editorial input from academics, journalists and archivists, and images from the James Valentine collection (a postcard archive of photography over the past 100 years), plus items from the George Cowie and Robert Adam photographic collections.
Author: eLib
Subjects: british history from 1800, computer graphics, ethnic art, media studies, northern ireland, photographs, political history, pottery, sculpture, textiles
DeweyClass: 080
Resource type: image collection
Henry's Gallery: Collection of photographs taken by Henry Diltz, the official photographer of the Woodstock and Monterey pop festivals, and of many album covers from the late 1960s onwards. Includes coverage of Chuck Berry, Booker T and the MGs, The Byrds, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, Eric Clapton, The Doors, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and James Taylor.
Author: Diltz, Henry
Subjects: musicians, photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
International Photo Gallery Project: A collection of photo gallery links, related to nature, wildlife and history. Pictures are grouped by their country of origin. Includes facility for users to contribute new sites to the collection.
Author: Zane, Mark S
Subjects: photographs, wildlife
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
Japanese Old Photographs: Searchable collection of photographs taken during the Bakumatsu-Meiji Period (1860-1899), from the end of the Edo era to the beginning of the Meiji era. The pictures show changing images of Japan including foreigners' settlements, urban and rural scenery, tourist spots, customs and people in Nagasaki, Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe. Various search methods can be applied, including searching by keyword or geographic location.
Author: Nagasaki University Library
Subjects: japan, photographs
DeweyClass: 952
Resource type: image collection
Masters of Photography: Articles on, and biographical summaries of, photographers such as Man Ray, Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Walker Evans, and Alfred Steiglitz. Provides a selection of photographs by each artist including Victorian portraits, New York street photography, and images of the Ethiopian famine.
Author: webgalleries.com
Subjects: artists, photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 770
Resource type: articles, biography, images
Mathew Brady's National Portrait Gallery: Information about portrait photographer Mathew Brady with a biographical timeline, details of photographic techniques and processes he employed, and a comprehensive index of his sitters. Provides a guide to making a photograph detailing steps involving plate preparation, exposure, and development.
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
New York Public Library Photograph Collection: Collection contains 200,000 original photographic prints representing an international range of photographers, and comprising a thorough survey of processes, from the medium's 150+ year history. Online photography exhibitions are available to give a flavour of the collection.
Author: New York Public Library
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
Online Photography: Created by photographer, Terry Staler, Online photography is a practical journal for photography enthusiasts. Includes articles on the basics of colour printing to digital photography, a discussion forum, a bookstore, links to photographer's pages with images, product reviews, and information about photographic tours and workshops.
Author: Staler, Terry
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 770
Resource type: documents, images
PastPix: Source for Historical Images: A catalogued and downloadable collection of photographs dating back to the 1850s. Images are organised into various groupings entitled, for example, British Isles, overseas, industry and commerce, political, recreation and leisure, and rural. These then lead to sub-categories before providing annotated images, complete with dates.
Author: Pastpix
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
Photo.net: Founded by Philip Greenspun in the early 1990's, photo.net is a subject guide about the practical art of photography. The resource consists of discussion forums, a gallery of thumbnails linking to larger sized images, a series of tutorials, equipment and product reviews, classifieds and illustrated travel guides. Free registration is required to access some material.
Author: Photo.net
Subjects: photographs, photography, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 771
Resource type: guide, images
Photograph Archives: There are approximately 800,000 photographs, representing almost all historic formats such as daguerreotypes, tintypes, cartes-de-viste, ambrotypes, albumen prints, panoramas, and cyanotypes, as well as more modern colour and black and white prints, slides, and negatives.There are over 650 collections available online and each link to a photograph collection contains a photograph from the collection, bibliographic information, and a brief description of the contents.
Author: J Willard Marriott Library, Utah University
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
Photographers' Gallery: Partly funded by London Arts and registered as an educational charity, the Photographers' Gallery was founded in 1971 in London and was the first independent gallery in Britain devoted to photography. The building now houses the Gallery's primary exhibition space and bookshop and is complemented by a second gallery space purchased in 1986. The Photographers' Gallery is instrumental in introducing, promoting and commissioning the work of contemporary and emerging British and international photographers.
Author: Photographers' Gallery
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: service
Photographing History: Fred J. Maroon and the Nixon Years, 1970-1974: Collection of photographs by photographer Fred Maroon, who was granted access to the Nixon Whitehouse for nine months in 1970 to take photos for a behind-the-scenes book, and continued to document the administration over the next four years, culminating in the Watergate proceedings and Nixon's resignation. The photographs are grouped by chronological theme, including the re-election campaign, the Watergate hearings and the final days of the administration with explanatory text and quotes from a 1998 oral history interview with Maroon. Other features include an interactive timeline and notes on the exhibit.
Author: Maroon, J. Fred
Subjects: photographs, photography, political history, united states history from 1900
DeweyClass: 973.924
Resource type: images, sound collection
Photography Sites: Listing of photography resources and online galleries. Divided into sections such as landscape, travel, nature and wildlife, fine art, digital, stock, and documentary photography.
Author: Photography Sites.com
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: index
Powerful Days: The Civil Rights Photography of Charles Moore: Photographic archive commemorating the work of Charles Moore, with additional information on Moore's career. The images represent 1960s America and the civil rights issues of the time, providing important visual historical data. The collection features images of events such as Ku Klux Klan gatherings, the actions of Martin Luther King, and the Freedom March of 1963. Explanatory text accompanies each photograph.
Author: Moore, Charles
Subjects: civil liberties, historical data, human rights, photographs, racism
DeweyClass: 973.9
Resource type: image collection
Quality Control : Art of Bad Photography: Quality Control is an exhibition of images and text launched by Christian Alderson, Neil Edmundson and Jonathan Legender. The resource comprises a presentation of prints through which the creators hope to explore the cultural significance of photography and to raise questions about the shared values which make a picture good or bad.
Author: Alderson, Christian; Edmundson, Neil & Legender, Jonathan
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 771
Resource type: image collection
Roland Collection: Resource guide to a collection of over 600 international films and videos on art, including painting, drawing, graphics, sculpture, architecture, design, photography, video art and modern literature. Listed by period, subject, director, scriptwriter, narrator and title, with Real Video clips and the facility to order online.
Author: Roland Collection
Subjects: art education, photographs, sculpture, video
DeweyClass: 700
Resource type: moving images, productinfo
Street Level Photoworks: Based in Glasgow, Street Level Photoworks aims to support and encourage contemporary photography and lens-based media in Scotland by exhibiting work and running educational programmes and training courses. The Gallery organises frequent recurring exhibition, which providesan opportunity for upcoming and established artists to showcase an eclectic mix of photography, video and computer based art.
Author: Street Level Photoworks
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 770
Resource type: service
Tete a Tete: Portraits by Henri Cartier-Bresson: Exhibition celebrating the work of photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, including portraits of Coco Chanel, Truman Capote, and William Faulkner. Accompanied by a narrative explaining Cartier-Bresson's place in the history of photography.
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
Time & Life Pictures: Searchable collection of some of the world's most recognizable imagery. Contains illustrations, prints, photographs and archival materials from photojournalists, documenting past and present political and cultural events, as well as celebrities and the American experience. This online collection comprises over 425,000 digital files, representing millions of original prints and negatives archived by the Time Inc. Picture Collection.
Author: Time
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 070.49
Resource type: image collection
Victoria and Albert Museum: Photography: Shows works from the Victoria and Albert Museum's (V&A's) photography collection, which began in 1852, and now includes over 300,000 images. This online resource includes special displays from the birth of photography in 1839 to the present day, illustrating a range of processes, techniques and imagery from classic and contemporary photographers.
Author: Victoria and Albert Museum
Subjects: photographs, photography
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: image collection
William Gedney Photographs and Writings: Collection of material produced by William Gedney, who photographed throughout the US, Europe, and India between the 1950s and 1980s. Features 12 groupings of photographs covering composers 1962-1968, Europe 1974-1982, India 1969-1971 and 1979-1980, Kansas 1969, and Kentucky 1964 and 1972. Also provides a selection of writings about his work, book projects, and a chronology of his life.
Author: Duke University
Subjects: photographs
DeweyClass: 779
Resource type: documents, images