History of Photography
Travel back in time to the life of Fox Talbot with the History of Photography site. Profiles of significant photographers and articles on early processes are sure to reawaken wonder at this world-altering discovery.

Masters of Photography
No fancy web graphics slow down the Masters site dedicated to the greats of photographic art, from Ansel Adams to Edward Weston. Articles, photographs and other online resources are provided for each photographer, making this an invaluable researcher's guide.

American Museum of Photography
For a dose of inspiration visit the web site of the American Museum of Photography. Online exhibits are updated frequently with both critically acclaimed and offbeat collections. A fascinating look at 'spirit' photography from 1868 to 1935 includes a ghostly gallery of the supernatural captured on film.

FotoInfo
Jam-packed with technical how-to's, FotoInfo covers everything from black and white chemistry to filters for infrared film.

Photo Source
Technology can also help with some brain-numbing calculations. Download (free of charge) f-calc from Photo Source. This neat little program works out a variety of tough formula such as hyperfocal distance and spot meter angles. Photo Source also provides a massive film development chart and plenty of other technical data that's handy but usually impossible to find.

Taking Great Pictures
Kodak's Taking Great Pictures site is more than just a marketing ploy - it distils the best advice into a few simple pointers. Online tutorials include composition and darkroom techniques while a searchable library has tips on a wide variety of subjects from shooting solar eclipses to recycling photographic chemicals.

Digital Photography Review
Not to ignore new developments, the Digital Photography Review's buying guide takes some of the guesswork out of purchasing a digital camera, while the online gallery shows that technophobes can no longer sniff at digital results.

Photo District News
Presents a portfolio of images entitled Attack and Aftermath.

Digital Journalist
Dirck Halstead's Digital Journalist provides in-depth analysis of the craft, video interviews with photographers (via RealPlayer) and fast-loading, gripping image galleries, including Matt Rainey's Pulitzer-winning photographs of the slow recovery of two burn victims. Updated regularly, this site is always worth a visit with regular columns, multimedia features and equipment reviews.

World Press Photos The World Press Photo organisation presents awards annually for the best press photographs and the resulting exhibition travels to over 70 places around the globe. The winning images can be viewed online, providing an excellent opportunity to view the work of some of the world's foremost photojournalists.

Pictures of the Year
More prizes are awarded by the prestigious Pictures of the Year competition. Winners of the 58th round of the competition can be seen online. Probably your only chance to see these images.

Fotophile.com
Fotophile.com is a must for all areas of photography, and includes a long, long catalogue of recommended photojournalism links and book reviews. Recommended web sites include the images of aeroplane bombers taken by Latvian Leon Bessar during the Afghan war (1979 -89); and Asia Society's stunning photo-documentary entitled Fifty Years Inside the People's Republic.

Behind the Viewfinder
Behind the Viewfinder provides a compelling glimpse into the lives of community photojournalists from around the world as they live, work, and report on daily stories. Self-censorship, new media and dealing with death are just some of the issues raised.

California Museum of Photography
This impressive site includes conventional exhibits as well as surveys of both well-known and lesser known photographers.

Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography
Situated in Ottawa, is slightly less image-rich online but offers samples of work from a wide variety of exhibitions, including Facing Death: Portraits From Cambodia's Killing Fields; and Diana Thorneycroft's The Body, its lesson and camouflage.

Alinari museum
Preserves vintage images from the 19th and 20th centuries, including glass plate negatives, calotypes, ambrotypes and other photographic processes. Exhibitions includes Photography in One Hundred Years of Italy - a fascinating look back in time.

Maison Europeenne de la Photographie
Provides a varied collection of international photography from the end of the 1950s to the present day. With exciting new exhibitions all the time this is a web site not to be missed. Available in both English and French.