Photography Links and Resources

A great way to get new ideas or inspired is to look at what others are doing with photography. Below are links to a variety of different websites including many kinds of photography including: nature, art, iphone, astrophotography, photomicrography and other approaches.

Fellow Nature Photographers & Friends Web sites (random order)

Hälle Flygare - Nature in Wild Places
Zoltan Kenwell - Edmonton Based Nature photographer with magnificent Aurora photographs
Oliver du tré Photography - Blog with useful technical information
Michael Orton Photography
Robert Postma - Distant Horizons
Dr. Wayne Lynch - Canada's wildlife specialist
Steve Fagan - Calgary photographer
David Williams - Event Horizons Photography Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alan Mackeigan - Bird & nature photographer
Peter Dettling - Nature photographer conservationist from Canmore
Keith Logan - Large format photographer and Custom wood worker
Rinus Borgsteede- Commercial and stock photographer
Daryl Benson - Alberta photographer
David Lilly - The Canadian Bird photographer web site
Brett Auger - Alberta photographer
Michael Wieser - Physics professor University of Calgary
Anthony Neilson - Mountain photographer and educator
Chris Harris - Landscape photographer
Graham Osborne - nature photographer
Adam Gibbs Photography - nature photographer
Freeman Patterson Photographer & Writer
Courtney Milne Photographer
Sherman Hines Photographer
Maria Zorn Nature Photographer
Gary and Joan Mcguffin Nature photographers
Paul Nicklen Photography - nature photographer
Ian McAllister wildlife photographer and writer
Michael Wigle nature photographer
Glen Bartley nature photographer
Rob Mckay - nature phot0grapher
Dan Jurak - Alberta landscape photographer
Evelyn and Reg - Alberta Photographers
John Knight - nature photographer
Alyce Taylor Photography - Lethbridge AB
Steve Williamson - Vancouver Island, BC
Wayne Bennett - Nature Photographer in Florida
Bryce Burnip - Fine Art Landscape Photographer in Vancouver, BC
Ron Smid - Canadian large format landscape photographer
Craig Richards large format Black and white photographer Canmore
Dale Dudgeon Nature Photographer -Capturing Nature's Light - useful links and resources
Jim Burton - Nature Photographer Calgary
Kevin Turino - Nature Photographer
Floris van Breugal - Art in Nature Photography
Larrie Thomson - Night Photographer Dot Com

Some of Robert Berdan's Favorite photography web sites and inspirational photographers

JIm Brandenburg Photography - National Geographic photographer
Joel Sartore Photography - National Geographic photographer
Thomas Mengelsen Images of Nature photography
Richard Bown - rural life and landscape photographer
Jack Dykinga Photography
Tim Tadder - commercial photographer& photoshop artist
Jerry Uelsmann - master at manipulating photographs in the darkroom
Michael Kenna - specialist in black and white photography
Don Kirby - Black and white photographer
Bruce Barnbaum photography
Robert Hecht photography
Ansel Adams - a master in black and white photography and printing
Charles Cramer nature photography
Tim Fitzharris - Nature photographer
Elliot Porter - unfortunately no good web site of his images exists
John Shaw nature photography
Timescapes.org - beautiful timelapse photography and movies

Art Photographers Calgary Area

George Webber - Documentary photographer Calgary
Mitch Kern - Head of Photography Department at ACAD
Diane Bos Photography specializing in Pinhole cameras
Sarah Fuller Photography Banff
Invisible Transmission Lindsay MacDonald Calgary Photographer
Andrew Querner - Canmore

Photography Galleries in Calgary, Banff & Canmore

TrépanierBaer Contemporary Art and Photography
The Glenbow Museum
Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies
Exposure Calgary Festival - February
Willock & Sax gallery Banff
The Edge Gallery Canmore
Illingworth Kerr Gallery ACAD Calgary
Harmon Photography Gallery Banff
New Zones Gallery Calgary
Nickle Arts Museum University of Calgary
Paul Kuhn Art Gallery in Calgary
Stride Gallery in Calgary
The Art Gallery of Calgary
The Weiss Gallery Calgary
Truck Web Centre and Gallery Calgary
The Triangle Gallery Calgary
The Walter Phillips Gallery Banff Centre

Photography Competitions

Wildlife photographer of the Year Competition
Calgary Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS)- Capture the Wild
Banff Mountain Photography Contest
Banff Mountain Film Contest
Nature's Best Photography Contest and Magazine
Nikon small world contest
Nature photographers Online Contest
Canadian Geographic Photo Contest
Field and Forest Web site Photo contest
Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation Photo contest
Nikon Small World Competition
Olympus Bioscapes Photomicrography contest

Aurora Borealis - Northern Lights

Space Weather Canada Aurora Forecast
Space Weather.com - news about sky events and the sky
Astronomy North - Yellowknife Aurora forecast and news

Photography Grants

Banff Centre grants for photography
Canada Council for the Arts
Canada Council Grants for Travel

Astro-photography Sites

Russell Croman Astrophotography
Jerry Lodriguss Astrophotography
Astronomy Online
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
Jack Newton Astrophotographer - Bed & Breakfest in Osoyoos, BC
Backyard Astronomy Guide Book

Canadian Photography Magazines

Photo News - free quarterly magazine
PhotoLife Magazine
Outdoor photography Canada
Canadian Geographic Magazine
Beautiful British Columbia Magazine
UpHere Now Magazine - North West Territories

Photography Information sites

Photography Composition articles
Digital Photography review - detailed equipment evaluations
Luminous Landscape - devoted to art landscape and nature photography
Calgary Institute for Photography

Photoshop tutorials and utilities

Deviant Art - source of inspiration and utilities

Videography and Canadian Videographers

Pat & Baiba Morrow
Necessary Journeys - Karsten Heur and Leanne Allison
Banff Film Festival
Telefilm Canada promoting canadian audiovisual industry

Photography with a Microscope

Charles Krebs photomicrography
Microscapes
Photography through the microscope
Stacking photomicrographs for greater depth of field
Snowflake Photography

Bug Photography

Thomas Shahan - incredible photographs and videos of bugs up close
Video - how Thomas Shahan takes his amazing arthropod photos.
Beautiful Bugs.com
Exposure stacking for greater depth of field
Camera set up for ultra-closeup photography of bugs
Focus stacking technique
Helicon Focusing software to stack images
Focus stacking with Adobe Photoshop

Panoramic Photography

International association of panoramic photographers
360 Spherical Panoramas by Martin van Hemert

Iphone Photography

Dan Burkholder - cell phone photography and Photoshop
iPhone Photography Awards

Camera Supplies and Stores in Calgary

The Camera Store in Calgary
Vistek in Calgary - also offer printing services
Saneal Camera in Calgary
ABL Imaging in Calgary
Technicare Calgary
Resolve Photo Printing in Calgary

Photography Club Links

Foothills Camera Club in Calgary
Calgary Photographic Society
Cochrane Camera Club
Central Alberta Photographic Society
Images Alberta Camera Club
Photographic Arts Society of Alberta
Lethbridge Photography Club
Crossroads Camera Club Edmonton Alberta
Medicine Hat Camera Club
Wild Rose Camera Club Red Deer Alberta
The Canadian Association of Professional Image creators CAPIC
Midland Camera Club in Ontario
Camera Clubs of Canada - list at Canadian Geographic
Camera clubs from around the world

Schools in and around Calgary where you can learn Photography

SAIT Continuing Education photography classes
ACAD Alberta College of Art and Design Photography program
Mount Royal College Photography
Olds College Continuing Education Photography

Other Photography Links of Interest

NANPA North American Nature Photography Association
Birds as Art Photography by Arthur Morris
Nature Photographers Online Magazine US
Steve Berardi - PhotoNaturalist
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
NYCFotoworks - portofolio reviews
Photography BB online Magazine

 

If you are a Nature photographer, Camera club, Photography School in Canada and would like to have a link to your site email rberdan@scienceandart.org. We would also appreciate a link back to this web site - though it is not a requirement. If a link is not working please let me know and I will fix it ASAP. Last updated October 3, 2011.

 

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