Research Guides: Photography: Websites & Galleries

Selected Websites for Photography

The Observers
An interview series in which notable photographers, curators, and filmmakers speak about the photo books that inspire their work.
In the In-Between
In the In-Between (In-B) is an independent publishing platform that highlights noteworthy 21st-century photographic authorship. Its editorial mission seeks diverse, unique, and bold voices from artists and writers/critics who explore photographic possibilities through informed and personal perspectives.
Hyperallergic
Hyperallergic is a leading voice in contemporary perspectives on art, culture, and more. Challenging the art world status quo, Hyperallergic goes beyond the surface to investigate the inner workings of art institutions and markets, shedding light on the movements and individuals fighting for greater inclusion and representation.
Art21
Art21 is a celebrated global leader in presenting thought-provoking and sophisticated content about contemporary art, and the go-to place to learn first-hand from the artists of our time. A nonprofit organization, Art21’s mission is to inspire a more creative world through the works and words of contemporary artists.

Access Art21 films on the library's streaming service Films On Demand.

Albumen Photographs: History, Science and Preservation
"Presenting the art and science of albumen printing, this site brings together 19th Century technical instruction, contemporary research, an online forum for conservation treatment and a wealth of images."
Aperture Foundation
Aperture Foundation is a non-profit foundation that promotes photography.
Canon Camera Museum
"The Canon Camera Museum is a virtual facility presenting a wealth of information on Canon cameras."
National Geographic Society. History of Photography
This site includes history of photography; photographers A-Z; photo gallery, a photography history timeline.
Photographic Exhibitions in Britain 1839-1865
"This is a research database containing individual records for over 20 000 photographic exhibits drawn from forty exhibition catalogues published between 1839-1865." Site also includes a glossary of processing terms.
Social Documentary Network (SDN)
"A website for photographers, NGOs, editors, journalists, lovers of photography...has hundreds of compelling online exhibits by photographers from all corners of the globe documenting issues."

Sacramento:

Crocker Art Musuem

Browse the museum's Photography Collection
Exhibit: Modern Women | Modern Vision: "This exhibition, drawn from Bank of America’s extensive photography collection, presents more than one hundred images made between 1905 and 2015. Diverse in style, tone, and subject, these images made by women range from spontaneous to composed, detached to empathetic, monumental to intimate." Oct. 2, 2022 - Dec. 31, 2022.
Past exhibit: "Two Views: Photography by Ansel Adams and Leonard Frank" : "Presents two views of [Japanese] internment and incarceration in the early 1940s and provides an opportunity to reflect on the nature of reactionary politics, racism, and forced separation, and the resulting effects on victims. "

"The only non-profit arts organization in the Sacramento region dedicated to advancing the art of photography through its services, education and gallery exhibits."

"We have an off-the-grid approach to the arts. The streamlined and uncluttered venue has a rustic charm that will focus on the work of established and promising new artists in Northern California."

"A Sacramento-based art gallery focused on promoting artists from Northern California."

"Photography Month Sacramento is an annual event, taking place in April celebrating the photographic arts by offering events and activities that reach across communities and bring people together."

"This cooperative has been in operation for over 35 years building a reputation for exhibiting challenging contemporary work in all media. Members are emerging and established artists who show regionally, nationally, and internationally."

San Francisco:

SF Camerawork

"Founded in 1974, SF Camerawork’s mission is to encourage and support emerging artists to explore new directions and ideas in the photographic arts."

"Since 1979, Fraenkel Gallery has presented more than 300 exhibitions exploring photography and its relation to other arts."

"Established in 1979, The Robert Koch Gallery exhibits and offers a wide range of exemplary photography that spans the history of the medium from the 19th century to the present."

"Located in San Francisco’s historic Dogpatch district, the Minnesota Street Project offers economically sustainable spaces for art galleries, artists and related nonprofits."

"Southern Exposure (SoEx) is an artist-centered non-profit organization committed to supporting visual artists."

"SOMArts leverages the power of art as a tool for social change through multi-disciplinary events and exhibitions."

Other Northern California Galleries:

Ansel Adams Gallery, Yosemite National Park

" The Ansel Adams Gallery has been in business under the same family ownership since 1902. What started as a painter’s studio is now a destination for photographers and aficionados of Ansel Adams worldwide."

Past Exhibits:

Life & Labor: The Photographs of Milton Rogovin - "Presents thirty-eight photographs from three series: “Lower West Side, Buffalo” (1972–84), “Working People” (1976–87), and “Family of Miners”(1988–89)." Aug. 18, 2016-Mar. 17, 2017
Fragile Waters: Photographs by Ansel Adams, Ernest H. Brooks II, and Dorothy Keeper Monnelly - "One hundred and seventeen black-and-white photographs by three artists whose works span a century create a powerful collective statement." March 17-August 6, 2017

"Founded in Carmel, California in 1988, the Center for Photographic Art strives to advance the Central Coast’s distinctive photographic art forms through education, exhibition and publication. "

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