American Illustration/American Photography Well regarded for its juried annual of contemporary photography, American Photography is recognized as a top-flight showcase for editorial, advertising, fine art and experimental work. AP is interested in cutting-edge work from the diverse areas of photography and has been know to give newcomers pride of place alongside such established names as Luc Delahaye, Lee Friedlander, Nan Goldin, Jean Paul Goude, Lauren Greenfield, Brigitte Lacombe, Vincent Laforet, Annie Leibovitz, Martin Parr, Paolo Pellegrin, Spencer Platt, Martin Schoeller, and Stephanie Sinclair. Selections from the AP annual, said to be a beautifully packaged “snapshot” of current photography, can be viewed on the site, along side American Photography’s sister publication American Illustration.  

Aperture Magazine - Aperture Foundation The Aperture Foundation has built on the strength of Aperture Magazine, the respected publication founded in 1952 by photographers Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Barbara Morgan, and Minor White, historian Beaumont Newhall, and writer/curator Nancy Newhall. The Foundation publishes books, has assembled a considerable archive of important prints, offers an educational program for interns, and mounts exhibitions in the Foundation’s Manhattan headquarters at the Burden Gallery in Manhattan. 

Blind Spot On the avant-garde of art photography, Blind Spot is the on-line version of the beautiful print journal. Each month, the site previews a selection of new works from renowned photo-based artists as well as new work by up-and-coming talents, complimented by fiction and poetry. 

Camera Arts Once a well-established and wide-ranging print magazine, Camera Arts has now adopted an online format, where content is updated as new work becomes available. Although the site design is awkward, and articles open only in PDF format, Camera Arts is still publishing an intriguing mix of fine art, fashion, editorial and commercial photography, along with news of contests and exhibitions as well as tech tips.  

Camerawork - SF Camerawork, San Francisco Camerawork: A Journal of Photographic Arts marries critical writing and reviews with artist’s portfolios in their thematic, bi-yearly publication. The Journal is part of the activities of SF Camerawork, the San Francisco-based, community-minded photo organization that fosters the work the work of emerging and mid-career photographers. Exhibitions in their online and physical gallery spaces, lecture series, workshops and the journal are there to engage the wider world on photography’s aesthetic and social concerns, while the organization’s mentoring program invites photographers to act locally and teach the craft to youth at risk.  

Contact Sheet - Light Work, Syracuse NY Light Work’s Contact Sheet covers the work of cutting edge and established photographers and graceful monographs of photo and digital imaging artists exhibited at the Robert B. Menschel Media Center at Syracuse University. Donations from the diverse talents of Light Work’s Artists-in-Residence program go to build its permanent collection. The organization also offers lectures and classes, and support for local photographers in the form of Light Work grants. 

Daylight Magazine Daylight Magazine is the printed presence of the Daylight Community Arts Foundation (DCAF), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the use of photography as a tool for effecting social change. The magazine presents high quality reproductions of photo essays from emerging and established photojournalists and artists. DCAF’s projects go beyond this beautifully produced bi-annual publication; the site also offers fabulous monthly podcasts of narrated photo essays, information on various their photo-based initiatives and international programs.  

Diffusion Magazine A yearly print publication that presents work made with alternative photographic processes such as experimental darkroom derived work, analog/low-fidelity, mixed-media photography, as well as unique digital processes. The publishers of Diffusion seem to stand defiant against the current of contemporary photo publications, if not publishing in general, by showcasing alternative and mainly analogue work in an age where everything including the publishing industry itself seems to be going digital. The website acts as a preview for the magazine, with extra interviews and news.  

Eyemazing A globetrotting international contemporary photography magazine with an international line-up of fine art photographers. Crisp images to shape our worldview of a shrinking planet. On news-stands with summaries of photographers' works provided online. 

Foto8 Keeping the independent spirit of photojournalism alive, this serious print journal is home to a lot of important work that has been 'overlooked or under represented' in the mainstream media. The rich archive includes skillfully made multi-media reportages, storytelling and personal journeys, as well as features and interviews. 

Guide to Unique Photography Magazine This is the online presence for the Amsterdam-based print magazine GUP (Guide to Unique Photography), a bold little bi-monthly that covers a lot of ground. GUP devotes each issue to a specific theme, presenting portfolios of all descriptions from an international cast of contributors alongside such useful features as an international list of gallery and museum exhibition. A good reference. 

HotShoe The online version of HotShoe offers a summary of the European photo magazine’s mix of established and emerging portfolios, equipment, show and book reviews and current photo news. Because HotShoe covers a wide spectrum of photographic genres, in analogue and digital, it is a useful generalist resource for the European market.  

Life Magazine The online version of the iconic photo publication, now a weekend newspaper magazine, offers a search engine that will find recent photos as well as some of the classic shots that made the magazine’s reputation. 

Photo District News Online An indispensable resource, PDN Online’s comprehensive site literally covers the “waterfront” of information relevant to photographers. Subscribers of PDN’s on-line magazine gain access to a wealth of “PDN Guides,” PDF documents that cover a range of topics from “Bean Counting 101 for Photographers” to “Retirement Planning 101.” The information is candid and well researched, reflecting the magazine’s commitment to supporting photographers by as many means as possible.  

Photo Review The online counterpart of the critical photo journal includes a gallery of classic work drawn from the “Portfolio” pages of the print publication, information about the magazine’s annual contest, and newsletters for photo collectors and dealers.  

Photo-Eye Magazine Booklist In keeping with Photo-Eye’s interest in disseminating fine art and documentary photography, Photo-Eye Magazine Booklist presents and reviews and essays that celebrate photography books. The magazine’s section of the site offers good long previews of all their features, and as the magazine seems tied to the Photo-Eye’s book distribution, there is are “click to purchase” icons for the books mentioned. The magazine is only one of Photo-Eye’s endeavors; they disseminate high quality work in many ways as possible. Their online galleries feature exhibition previews for the formal Photo-Eyes gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, an online gallery for Magnum Photographers collector’s prints, and Photographer’s Showcase, a virtual gallery that exhibits jury-chosen submissions from fine-art photographers. Photo-Eye’s other activities include publishing mail-order catalogues, as well as running a retail bookstore. The site includes detailed formation for submitting to Photographer’s Showcase. 

PhotoFile - Australian Centre for Photography This slick publication covers issues and trends in the art photography and photo-media scene. The magazine, published by the non-profit Australian Centre for Photography that specializes in the clever and edgy photo-media art and documentary exhibitions. The Centre’s site includes galleries of former and present exhibitions, descriptions of workshops, archives, volunteer opportunities and contact information. Located New South Wales. 

Photography Quarterly – Center for Photography at Woodstock Photography Quarterly Magazine is part of the Center for Photography at Woodstock’s ambitious program “to build audiences, enhance dialogue, and encourage inquiry about contemporary photography and related media.” The magazine features written and photographic essays sensitive to “the balance of aesthetic, geographic, ethnic, and gender issues. The CPW’s busy web site contains information on programs in education, internships, the Fellowship Fund in support of New York State photographers, exhibitions in their gallery space, and news of artists residencies and other services. 

Purpose Magazine Creating an original and engaging photo experience, the French webzine Purpose marries topic-driven photo series from established and emerging photographers to an original soundtrack. Laid out in a print magazine style, and featuring an eclectic range of subjects, Purpose brings an extra dimension to the work with its ambient soundtracks provided by commissioned composers. Although the editors do not emphasize it particularly in their stated mission, the careful curating of sound and image here is a rare and delightful thing, and makes this publication stand out from the rest. 

Seesaw Magazine Working from Walker Evans’ insightful and poetic statement “… photography […] is the defining of observation full and felt,” the online photo magazine Seesaw is dedicated to presenting photography that is the epitome of “acute observation.” Laid out in print magazine style, Seesaw consistently offers work that, in a variety of ways, and from very different perspectives, finds the wonder of everyday life. Galleries of work by established and emerging photographers (not to mention found photographs) are framed by some excellent essays, reviews and interviews. One could spend a lot of time with this magazine, its very nature encourages the slow and attentive viewing of the often outstanding ensemble of work presented here.  

Shots The online presence for Shots Magazine gives viewers a good sense of the quality of work presented in this quarterly, subscription-based journal of fine art photography. Each issue offers a theme that is open to submissions from all over the world. The online sample galleries for each edition show solid curating in the quality and variety of work presented. Interviews with established photographers round out the content for the print edition. 

Themes Bi-monthly magazine edited by John Vink, an associate at Magnum Photos. Includes subscription information and an overview of each issue. In English and French. 

View Camera This is the online version of a print journal dedicated to large format photography. The site includes an archive of articles from past issues, selected pages for subscribers only, and a discussion forum.