"Once the amateur's naive approach and humble willingness to learn fades away, the creative spirit of good photography dies with it. Every professional should remain always in his heart an amateur."

Alfred Eisenstaedt (1898-1995)

 
David Nolan
LINKS



 

American Photography: A Century of Images (PBS Program) - American Photography captures the images of a century of change and the role the camera has played both in creating and documenting it.

American Editor: April 2000 Design Issue - This 32-page special issue is posted as a PDF file.

American Institute of Graphic Arts - The purpose of AIGA is to further excellence in communication design.

Art Support - Visual arts resource for artists interested in selling fine art.

Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar - The Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar was founded by a group of photojournalists representing various news organizations. The seminar has an annual educational conference and a photography contest.

Best of Photojournalism - Winners of the Best of Photojournalism contest by the National Press Photographers Association.

Chicago Midwest American Society of Magazine Photographers - The ASMP Chicago/Midwest Chapter PHOTO STOP Home Page. This chapter represents photographers in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Iowa.

Color Marketing Group - International association for color and design professionals.

Color Matters - A resource site created and maintained by J.L. Morton.

Communication Arts - The latest and best examples of design and advertising.

Design Management Institute - International design management resource.

Design with Reason - The website for newspaper designer and educator Ron Reason.

The Font Bureau - An independent type foundry.

Garcia-Media - The website for Mario Garcia's information design firm.

George Eastman House International Museum of Film and Photography - Museum Information, News & Events, Exhibits, Film Calendar, Timeline of Photography, Film & Lecture Calendar, Motion Picture Collection, Lectures & Special Events, Libraries & Research, Research Collections, George Eastman Collection, Related Sites.

Gordon Parks Photo Competition - The Gordon Parks Commemorative Photography Competition began in 1989. Each year the contest awards prizes of $1,000, $500 and $250 to photographers whose images reflect the important themes in the life and works of Gordon Parks.

Multimedia Bootcamp - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's annual Multimedia Bootcamp.

National Press Photographers Association - NPPA is an organization dedicated to the advancement of photographic journalism.

New York Press Photographer's Association - The New York Press Photographers Association members work for news organizations in the print and electronic media based within a seventy-five mile radius of Manhattan.

News Page Designer - Visual journalism tips are shared at this website.

photodocument.pl - An eastern and central European based e-zine dedicated to photojournalism.

Pictures of the Year International - Winning images from the University of Missouri's POYi. The competition is one of the world's largest, oldest and most highly respected photo contests.

Poynter Online's "The Art of Explanation" - By George Rorick and Sara Quinn.

Poynter Online's "Color, Contrast & Dimension in News Design" - By Pegie Stark Adam and Anne Conneen.

Poynter Online's "The Design Desk column" - By Anne Conneen.

Poynter Online's Design / Graphics Resources

Poynter Online's Design / Graphics Tipsheets

Poynter Online's Photojournalism Resources

Poynter Online's Stanford-Poynter EyeTrac Project

robgalbraith.com - Rob Galbraith's site with information for the complete digital photojournalist.

Society for News Design - SND is an international professional organization with more than 2,500 members in 50 countries.

SND: Design/Scandinavia - SND/S was the first international affiliate
organization to the Society for News Design.

SND: Latina - This is the Latin America region website for the Society for News Design.

Society of Illustrators - The society's goal is to promote and stimulate interest in the art of illustration, past, present and future.

Society of Publication Designers - SPD addresses the concerns of editorial art directors.

Southern Short Course in News Photography - The Southern Short Course in News Photography, founded by the Carolina Press Photographers Association, is a non-profit independent organization.

Sports Shooter - E-zine put together by USA Today's Robert Hanashiro and Brad Mangin. A wealth of information for the photojournalist shooting sports.

Typographic - The Typographic website "aims to illustrate the depth and import of type."

University and College Designers Association - UCDA promotes excellence in visual communications for educational institutions.

Visual Edge - This annual seminar is a joint effort of NPPA and Poynter.

Visualjournalism.com - Gert K. Nielsen maintains this european resource site.

White House Press Photographer's Association - The members of the WHPPA have been covering events of major importance, traveling with presidents, photographing royalty, diplomats, and newsmakers.

World Press Photo - World Press Photo is an independent, nonprofit organization founded in the Netherlands in 1955.

Visual Communication

Visual Communication, Visual Rhetoric- An extensive resource compiled by Karla Tonella at the University of Iowa's Department of Communication Studies.




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