Art of DeTouch
http://detouch.org/
The Art of DeTouch explores the manipulation of images related to the human form. "Drawing photographs from existing online portfolio sites of professional re-touch artists", The Art of DeTouch "allows a user to explore precisely how the images were altered". In this way the application explores the manipulation of images of the human form. The website, programmed using the open source software package 'Processing', enables users to manipulate images from nine different photographic databases. Available are both manual and fully automated settings. It is possible also to freely download the DeTouch sourcecode.
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Artistri
http://www.artistri.co.uk/
Artistri is an online commercial art gallery which aims to showcase the best in modern art from graduates and undergraduates of Scottish art schools. Artists featured are listed alphabetically, with biographical details, and enlargable thumbnail images of their work. It is also possible to browse the website by the following categories: Abstract, Figurative, Landscapes, and Photography. A search facility is also available. Full details of how to order artworks featured are provided on the website.
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Association for Photography in Higher Education (APHE)
http://www.aphe.ac.uk/
The Association of Photography in Higher Education (APHE) exists to support and to develop the study of photography within Higher Education in the UK. Acting as a representative body for those involved in photography in higher education, the APHE provides a critical forum within which to discuss and debate a range of matters relevant to photography and educational practice. The website contains information about the Association, a listing of academic institutions belonging to the Association, details of past and present conferences, details regarding membership, and information on the discussion list, which is open to non-members.
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Banana cake
http://www.bananacake.org.uk/
The Banana cake is a not-for-profit website which aims to showcase the work of some of the best new contemporary UK art photographers. As such the website features a number of online portfolios, which include details of each photographer featured. Other sections of the site include writings and articles on current events in the photography world, covering reviews, interviews, photography prizes, press releases and exhibitions, amongst others. Details are also provided regarding the website's submission guidelines for practising photographers wishing to showcase their work. A links page can also be found on the website.
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Blanket magazine
http://www.blanketmagazine.com/
Blanket magazine is a free online magazine concentrating on art, design and photography. Produced bi-monthly, it is available in PDF format through this website, and aims to showcase new and emerging talent throughout the world. Each issue contains interviews and stories in addition to showcasing art, design and photography. Contributions are invited for each issue around a specific theme, and precise guidelines are provided regarding size of images, deadlines, etc. It is possible to join a mailing list to keep up to date with new items in the magazine, and there is a comprehensive links page available. Previous issues are accessible via the website.
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British society of underwater photographers
http://www.bsoup.org/
The British Society of Underwater Photographers (BSoUP) provides advice and information on all aspects of underwater photography. Their monthly meetings in London include illustrated talks by experienced underwater photographers. They publish the quarterly magazine `In Focus' and organise an annual `Splash-In' competition at Plymouth, Devon. Membership details are provided.
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Caravan Gallery, The
http://www.thecaravangallery.co.uk/
The Caravan Gallery is a mobile exhibition venue which attempts to capture, by photographs, drawings, postcards and collage, the ordinary and extraordinary details of life in contemporary Britain. The project, created by artists Jan Williams and Chris Teasdale, showcases the work using a 1969 caravan as a mobile display area in order to exhibit at a number of different locations. The website provides full details regarding the origins of the project, as well as examples of some of the work featured as part of the exhibition. Additional features include a Reviews section, dating back to 2000, extracts from the Caravan Gallery visitors book, the results of a survey carried out during the exhibition, and a calendar of events and past events.
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Centro de la imagen
http://centrodelaimagen.conaculta.gob.mx/
The Center for the Image website is dedicated to investigation, training and promotion of photography as an art form as part of the Centro Nacional de las Artes in Mexico City. Through exhibitions, publications and education, as well as the special festivals, the Bienal de Fotografía and the Festival Fotoseptiembre. The website provides links to previous and current exhibitions and includes images as well as explanatory text. The Publications tab provides electronic full text access to several recent publications as well as the complete catalogue of their works. The education tab gives access to full details of previous workshops and events, including full text of speeches and talks wherever possible. Similarly, the tabs that deal with the two festivals are in published in great depth providing information about how to apply for each festival as well as extensive details of previous events. This website is well designed and easy to use, which makes it ideal for a researcher looking for information about contemporary Mexican photography or art.
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Creative little soul
http://www.creativelittlesoul.com/
This is the website and blog of Creative Little Soul, a resource for developing creative skills and careers in the areas of photography, make-up, modelling and filmmaking. Each section contains articles and features. Under photography articles include understanding lenses, finding a model and websites every aspiring photographer needs to check out. Under filmmaking there is an article on the legal side of filming. There are also resources on how to run your business and a list of related books. One can also join the forum.
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Creative portal
http://www.creativeportal.org/
The Creative Portal, developed by Creative Industries Development Agency (CIDA), is an information resource for creative professionals in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The site offers industry news and events, including e-bulletins for individuals and businesses and a directory of creative businesses. Training, funding and business advice is offered, along with links to other support and development organisations.
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Cultural industries : the British experience in international perspective
http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/conferences/culturalindustries/proc/culturalindust
'Cultural industries: the British experience in international perspective' is a free ebook that contains the full-text proceedings of a 2006 conference of the same name held at the Centre for British Studies, Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin. This 233-page 75,000-word book is available online in standard PDF format. The book contains chapters on: "The Creative Industries: Definitions, Quantification and Practice"; "Methodology and Ideology in the Evaluation of Cultural Investments"; "The Question of Quality in a Comparison of British and German Theatre"; "The Creative Industries and Cultural Politics in Britain from the 1960s to Cool Britannia"; and "From Gentlemanly Publishing to Conglomerates: The Contemporary Literary Field in the UK", among others. There is no index. There is a list of contributors at the end of the book, including email contact addresses.
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Draft
http://www.draftmagazine.co.uk/
Launched in Spring 2005, 'Draft' magazine was set up in order to publish high quality work by both upcoming and established visual arts practitioners. Aiming to be exclusively original in its output, 'Draft' covers photography, illustration and graphic design, and hopes to become a recognised platform for personal work. This website features selected highlights from past and present issues of the magazine, dating back to the first issue. The website features information on stockists and distribution of the magazine and also a link for anyone wishing to submit work for inclusion in future issues.
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Edit : by Getty Images
http://corporate.gettyimages.com/edit/source/index.aspx
Edit describes itself as "a magazine by the people who create images for the people who use them". Produced by Getty Images, provider of royalty-free and rights-managed still and film imagery, the online version of this award-winning magazine provides some full-text articles and abstracts from the print version. Features of the website include an Archive, a Who's who section, which includes a directory of professionals whose work is featured, and a list of links to related international organisations.
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Fixing shadows : still photography
http://people.virginia.edu/~ds8s/
Fixing Shadows is an online album of photographs collected by the Department of Anthropology at the University of Virginia. The site has two concerns, namely the subjects of images and their creators. The subjects offer historical and ethnographic interest and value, while the work of individual photographers offers insights into the way in which photography is used as a means of visual anthropology. This resource is likely to be of interest to researchers in history and literature as well as photography and anthropology. The site may be navigated by means of anchors which offer images collected under headings such as Gallery; History; Family; Found Photos; and Ethno. Discussion boards, open to all interested contributors, tackle the definitions involved, such as straight photography, and the extent to which the photographer chooses to manipulate the chosen image. Photographers whose work is featured in the Gallery collection include John Mason, Bill Wylie, Elizabeth Whelan and Sarah Wyles. Links are offered to other photography-related sites, as well as to the Fixing Shadows Literary page.
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Foam : international photography magazine
http://www.foammagazine.nl/
This is the website for Foam, an international photography magazine published by Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam and Vandejong Communications. The magazine serves as a showcase for a wide range of established and up-and-coming photographers, and encompasses the whole range of photography, from documentary to fashion. Each issue focuses on a specific theme and features six portfolios. The website contains details about the magazine, and has selected images from the current and previous four issues, along with detailed information about each issue's theme. Subscription details are also provided on the website.
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Fraction : an online photography magazine
http://fractionmag.com/
Fraction is an online photography magazine which is dedicated to photography in all of its forms. The aim of the magazine is to promote the work of both established and emerging artists by showcasing their work. Published on a bi-monthly basis, the magazine utilises flash technology to present the images, with minimal text, highlighting the work of four or five photographers in each publication. Other features of the resource include a blog and a links page, highlighting other photography-related resources on the web, including organisations, other online journals, projects and a selected number of individual photographers' websites.
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Galleri NOR
http://www.nb.no/gallerinor/
Galleri NOR is an online photographic database of over 85,000 searchable images published by Norway's Nasjonalbiblioteket. It features work by four important figures in the history of Scandinavian photography: the Swedish photographic pioneer Axel Lindahl (1841-1906); Anders Beer Wilse (1865-1949) one of Norway's most influential photographers; the popular scientist and traveller Ørjan Olsen (1885-1972); and the folklorist and local historian Lyder Kvantoland (1893-1972). The collection includes a wide selection of images of people and places from the 19th and early 20th centuries, mainly from Scandinavia but also from Siberia in 1914. The material on each photographer includes a biographical summary and a bibliography listing titles of works by and about the photographer, a summary of contents and publication details. There are also informative entries on the three institutions holding the original photo archives on which the Galleri NOR is based: Nasjonalbiblioteket, the Norsk Folkemuseum and Sørfold Lokalhistorielag. The search facility is flexible and sophisticated, in keeping with the professional and user-friendly character of this resource.
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Gallery 2C
http://www.gallery2c.com
Gallery 2C is an online gallery of photographers' work, with a gallery located in Bristol. Showcasing work from a wide range of photographers, including both established and newcomers, the website acts as a platform for photographers wishing to display their work to a wider public. Photographs can be browsed by orientation, price, photographer and by subject, or by performing a general keyword search, and all photographs can be enlarged. Other features of the site include a 'What's new' section highlighting the latest additions to the gallery, a section featuring favourite images selected by the Gallery 2C team, and a 'Showcase' section highlighting the work of a particular photographer. The site also contains a links page, and details of how to submit photographs for addition to the gallery.
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Gardner's photographic sketch book of the War : Cornell University Library's Seven-Millionth Volume
http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/7milVol/
The website "Gardner's Photographic Sketchbook of the War" belongs to the Cornell University Library website and was published to celebrate the acquisition of the institution's seven-millionth volume, a copy of the renowned photographer Alexander Gardner's book 'Gardner's Photographic Sketch Book of the War' (Washington: Philp & Solomons, 1865-66). Of the 100 images published in the volume, 30 have been digitised along with the original captions, and can be viewed on the site. The photographs cover various aspects of the American Civil War 1861-1865, and can be browsed in seven categories, looking in turn at memorials, army camp life, Gettysburg, battlegrounds, government officials, communications, and the impact of war on the landscape, and include images of Abraham Lincoln, and both Confederate and Union soldiers.
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Glasgow School of Art student shows
http://www.vads.ac.uk/resources/GSA.html
Produced in collaboration with Visual Arts Data Service (VADS), this website includes an archive of the Glasgow School of Art's undergraduate and graduate degree exhibitions since 1998. Famed for its iconic Charles Rennie Mackintosh architecture, the Glasgow School of Art (GSA) is one of Scotland's and the United Kingdom's most prestigious art colleges. Covering work from each of the School's three main departments - architecture; design and craft; and fine art - this is a valuable snap shot of the last decade of art education. The subject areas covered include embroidered, woven and printed textiles, silversmithing and jewellery, Visual Communication, sculpture, painting, photography, printmaking, Environmental Art, and Architecture.
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Historic photographs at the National Maritime Museum : research guide no. J1
http://www.nmm.ac.uk/server/show/nav.2986
The research guide, produced by the National Maritime Museum, is part of a series intended to help people who wish to carry out their own research. It provides an introduction to the historic photographs held by the Museum's Brass Foundry Collections. Emphasis is laid upon the strongest areas of the Collection: warships and naval life; merchant ships; shipbuilding; topographical; portraits; and historic events. Information for visitors to the Library is included.
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Howard Schickler fine art/New York fine art photography gallery
http://www.schicklerart.com/
The Howard Schickler Fine Art Gallery, which was founded in 1975, originally specialised in 19th-20th century photography. However, its collection has now expanded to include paintings, drawings and rare books. The Gallery's website includes online exhibitions of Russian avant-garde and Russian photography. The avant-garde section focuses on designs by El Lissitzky; materials on Vladimir Mayakovsky; vintage Russian circus posters; cinema booklets; and works by Alexander Rodchenko. All accompanied by some explanatory materials. The exhibition of Russian photographs focuses on materials from Novosti Press Archives and on works by Alexander Rodchenko, Max Alpert, Evgeny Khaldei and others. One of the most interesting pages is the Soviet War Photography page which contains pictures of World War II. Photographs depicting one of the first five-year plans will also be of interest for all involved in the study of Russian photography art and Soviet history. The site also provides lists of works of Russian photographers and artists available in the Gallery which can be accessed by clicking on the Artists link. The detailed description of the works is also included.
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in the loupe
http://www.bu.edu/prc/intheloupe.htm
'in the loupe' is a free newsletter published by the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University. It is published bi-monthly in print form. 25 back-issues are available on their website, for free download in PDF format. As of July 2007, the latest back-issue available is from December 2005. More recent issues are presumably available only in print form. The magazine has 10 pages per issue and is very well presented. It usually contains a substantial illustrated feature article and reviews of books and exhibitions.
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InterSpace
http://www.i-space.org/
This is the website of Bulgarian media art centre InterSpace. The InterSpace Association was founded in 1998 as a non-profit association of artists, informatics engineers and "do-it-yourself media makers". Since then the organisation has been active in a number of art projects, the organisation of events, research, education and training, all linked to "our attempt to contextualize [and] exploit the potential" of new technology, for the purposes of networking and community building. The current activities of InterSpace are organised "in four major programs education, art and culture, technologies and self sustainability". The website contains a gallery of work, information about activities and projects as well as information about cult.bg and radio.cult which are two community based projects in which InterSpace is involved. There are sections with information about education projects, residencies and internships, as well as information about computer, video and photographic facilities that are available.
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JPG magazine
http://www.jpgmag.com/
This is the website for JPG magazine, produced six times a year, and dedicated to aspiring photographers. Readers of the magazine are invited to submit their photographs to the magazine, and to vote on other members' submissions, for which registration is required. The website provides access to selected photographs and articles from the published print copy of JPG magazine. In addition to showcasing photographs, users can also submit written articles for publication, including photo-essays, instructional 'how to' articles, and 'top ten' tips. One section of the website groups images together by theme, whilst another section contains profiles of members currently contributing towards the publication. An archive provides access to previous issues of the magazine, dating back to 2005.
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