A History of Photography -- Contains an extensive history, from earliest times to the 1920s. Includes information on all significant photographers with biographical data. |
About Photography: Nudes 1920-1940 -- Consists of on the history of nude photography from 1920 to 1940, emphasizing the roles of the famous master photographers. No images. |
Albumen Photographs -- Presents the art and science of albumen printing, contemporary research, conservation and treatment of images. |
American Museum of Photography -- Covers daguerreotypes to modernism. Research center features a guide early photo processes, book reviews and information on preserving/protecting valuable photographs. |
Anima -- Articles and GIF and Flash animations relating to optical toys, chronophotography (Muybridge, Marey, and others), and pre-cinematography of the 19th century. |
Arab Foundation for the Image -- A non-profit association that collaborates with Elys?Foundation in Lausanne to promote photography in the Middle East and the North Africa by locating, collecting and preserving the photographic heritage of that region. |
Bob's Photo Page -- Contains a brief history of photography, profiles the development of modern photography, and has biographies of early photographers. |
Central Pacific Railroad -- Has a photographic history museum; also stereoviews of the first transcontinental railroad. |
Chronophotographical Projections -- The history of chronophotography and photographers is located here. |
City-Gallery.com -- Information on photography, family photographs and images, and genealogy. Focus is on 19th century photography. |
Collodions and Clopinettes -- Articles by Pierre G. Harmant, Paul Marillier, R. Derek Wood, and Jacques Roquencourt on Ni?e, Daguerre, and other pioneer photographers. |
Cut & Paste - A History Of Photomontage -- Covering the artists involved in photomontage in the Berlin Dada movement, 1980s politics, and the present day. |
Early Visual Media -- History of photography and pre-cinema. |
Finding Photographers -- A worldwide index of the books and websites that list photographers and when they worked. |
Georgian Museum of Photography -- Virtual museum of images from photography, including portraits, architecture, cultural and historical monuments. |
Historic Photo Archive -- Kodachrome dating guide for vintage slides. |
History of Photography Timeline -- A detailed timeline of photography from ancient times to the present. |
Index of UK photographers up to c1950 -- Indexes and links for UK photographers, county by county, for the 19th and early 20th century. |
Infocus Heritage Research -- Monthly articles centred around the subject and use of historical photographs are provided. |
Lafayette Negative Archive -- Catalogue of vintage photographs made by the Lafayette studio of London, containing images made between 1887 and the 1930s, categorized by subject. Has explanatory articles. |
Latin American Photography 1840-1920. M & M Cuarterolo?s Collection -- Large selection of early images of Argentina and other Latin American countries and information on the photographers active in the region between 1840 and 1920. |
Magic Lanterns -- Description of the medium plus information on optical systems, components, lanterns types and slide identification. |
Midley History of Photography -- Presents essays by R. Derek Wood on the history of early photography, the daguerreotype and diorama. |
Painting and Photography -- Some notes on the history of photography, mostly concerning the relationship between painting and photography. |
Photica Project -- Contains information and articles on historical photographers and groups. |
Photo Revue -- All about Czech and Slovak photography, history, theory, reviews, profiles. |
Photographer Nicephore Niepce - History of Photography -- Learn about The History of Photography from its origins by French scientist and inventor Nicephore Niepce. Niepce discovered the process known as Heliography. |
Photographs: The Metropolitan Museum of Art -- Images, history, and technical information about their extensive collection of photographs. |
Photography in the 1840s - About Photography -- Comparing the Calotype and the Daguerreotype, the first Welsh photograph, Irish pioneers, and French advances in the art of photography. |
Pinhole Photography -- History of pinhole photography, including theory and construction details. |
Tbilisi House of Photography -- Georgian photography. |
The Big Six Portrait Photographers -- Monographs on six professional portrait photographers from the turn-of-the-century. |
The Magic Mirror of Life: An Appreciation of the Camera Obscura -- Many facets of the camera obscura (dark room); the origin of the photographic camera, its place in art, culture and education,vintage instruments,images, photographs, and working camera obscuras are included. |
The Weston Exposure Meter Site -- Site dedicated to the Weston Exposure Meter from the earliest days to the Euromaster 3. Includes Photos, information and instruction books, and history of the company and its founder. |
Tintypes and Daguerreotypes -- Article defines what tintypes and daguerreotypes are, the history of the processes, the sizes they came in, and the years they were popular. |
Women in Photography Archive -- Focuses on the role of women in photography. Includes essays on women photographers and an online gallery. |