ESSENTIAL PHOTO SITES
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This is a chic art site for browsing as well as buying, with an
elite collection of photography ranging in price from under $500 to
more than $10,000. The site's graphics are snazzy and clever-perhaps
a bit too clever. A sophisticated interface lets you browse by time
periods and categories. You can access a dazzlingarray of excellent
imagery as well as articles and exhibition notes
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Built on the premise that the finest artwork comes from the
finest sources, this new portal has hooked up with dozens of blue-chip
galleries and dealers to sell artwork online. You can also access articles,
gallery descriptions, and refence guides such as "The Oxford dictionary
of Art". Searchable by gallery, artist, subject, region, and medium.
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This no frills site is a self-described "facilitator to connect
buyers and sellers", serving as an agent for neither and functioning much
like an on-line collecting version of the want ads. With prices named
by the seller, the sites limited but diverse inventory includes rarities
by the likes of Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Imogen Cunnigham, and Robert Maplethorpe,
with several new images added weekly.
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Time White House photographer Dirk Halstead's thoughtful, eclectic blend of pictures,
essays and reviews about journalism and the digital era.
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Subtitled "Real stories from Planet Earth", this award winning site doggedly plumbs
the many different ways to develop photographic stories online-such as bolstering a series
of images with Quicktime video snippets, 360 degree panoramic "virtual views", and
topical ressource links.
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Say you make photo's at an event and want to sell them. This site lets you upload images
and handles all the processing and paperwork. Customers can search by photographer, date, or event,
and view thumbnails before buying. The site then takes a cut for it's matchmaking role.
Other sites to look out for
Arnet.com
Picture-Projects.com
Hint Fashion Magazine
Photopoint.com
Photoaccess.com
PhotIsland.com
Adorama
Calumet Photographic
Killer App
CameraWorld.com