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Last Updated: 9/11/08

Selected Print Resources (Main Stacks)

This listing of selected print and online material provides a basic starting point for research in photojournalism techniques and history.

• Horton, Brian. Associated Press guide to photojournalism, 2001. TR 820 .H64 2001 (4th Floor)
• Newton, Julianne Hickerson. The Burden of Visual Truth: the Role of Photojournalism in Mediating Reality, 2001. TR 820 .N44 2001 (4th Floor)
• Parrish, Fred S. Photojournalism: an Introduction, 2002. TR 820 .P294 2002 (4th Floor)
• Facing the World: Great Moments in Photojournalism, 2001. TR 820 .F33 2001t (4th Floor)
• Robert Capa: the Definitive Collection, 2001. Presents a critical assessment of the work of the famed photojournalist. TR 820.6 .C37 2001 (4th Floor)
• Bowden, Charles. Eugene Richards, 2001. Presents the work of the noted photographer, best known for his books and photo essays on such diverse topics as breast cancer, drug addiction, poverty, and the plight of the world's mentally disabled, among other topics. TR 820 .B678 2001 (4th Floor)
• Don McCullin, 2001. Primarily pictorial work outlining the career of the famed British photographer. TR 820 .M32 2001t (4th Floor)
• Ang, Tom. Picture Editing, 2000 (2nd ed.). TR 820 .A54 2000 (4th Floor)
• Light, Ken, ed. Witness in Our Time: Working Lives of Documentary Photographers, 2000. TR 139 .W58 2000 (4th Floor)
• Stepan, Peter, ed. Photos That Changed the World: the 20th Century, 2000. TR 820 .P5 2000t (4th Floor)
• Hudson, Roger. An Independent Eye: a Century of Photographs, 1998. TR 820 .H83 1998t (4th Floor)
• Mayes, Stephen, ed. This Critical Mirror: 40 Years of World Press Photo, 1996. TR 820 .T491 1996t (4th Floor)
• Robert Capa Photographs, 1996. Presents the photographic work of Robert Capa. TR 820 .C356 1996t (4th Floor)
• Willumson, Glenn Gardner. W. Eugene Smith and the Photographic Essay, 1992. TR 820 .W53 1992 (4th Floor)
• Lacayo, Richard, and Russell, George. Eyewitness: 150 Years of Photojournalism, 1990. TR 20 .L34 1990 (4th Floor)
• Eisenstaedt, Alfred, Eisenstaedt, 1985. TR 20 .E38 1985 (4th Floor)
• Hagen, Charles. Mary Ellen Mark, 2001. Presents the photographic works of this famed documentary photographer, whose images of diverse cultures have become landmarks in the field of documentary photography. TR 680 .H244 2001 (4th Floor)
• Walker Evans: the Lost Work, 2000. TR 653 .E9323 2000 (4th Floor)
• Nachtwey, James. Inferno, 1999. Features the searing war photography of the author/photographer. Oversize TR 820.5 .M34 1999 (1st Floor)
• Liss, Andrea. Trespassing Through Shadows: Memory, Photography, and the Holocaust, 1998. D 804.32 .L57 1998 (1st Floor)
• McCullin, Don. Sleeping With Ghosts: a Life's Work in Photography, 1996. Presents a retrospective of the documentary photography work of Don McCullin. TR 820.5 .M38 1996 (4th Floor)
• Bendavid-Val, Leah. National Geographic, the Photographs, 1994. Oversize TR 790 .B46 1994 (1st Floor)
• Allah o Akbar: a Journey Through Militant Islam, 1994. Oversize BP 182.5 .A2 1994x (1st Floor)
• Hughes, Jim and Hass, Alexander, eds. Ernst Haas in Black and White, 1992. Presents some of the work of one of the most celebrated and influential documentary photographers of the 20th century. TR 820.5 .H32 1992 (4th Floor)
• Moeller, Susan D. Shooting War: Photography and the American Experience of Combat, 1989. Presents the photographic work of major war photographers, from the Spanish-American War through the Vietnam War. TR 820.5 .M63 1989 (4th Floor)

Selected Online Photojournalism Resources

These websites serve as a good starting point for information relating to photojournalism. Each one of the sites presents a wealth of historical information, plus numerous links to other very useful photojournalism-related websites.

• Library of Congress The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 120 million items on approximately 530 miles of bookshelves. The collections include more than 18 million books, 2.5 million recordings, 12 million photographs, 4.5 million maps, and 54 million manuscripts. The Library's mission is to make its resources available and useful to the Congress and all American citizens. Of particular interest is the "American Memory" section.
• NPPA (National Press Photographers Association) One of the first journalists' organizations to get on the Web, the NPPA actively promotes photographic Web sites. Their home page will take you to lots of other interesting sites.
• Michigan Press Photographers Association (MPPA) The Michigan Press Photographers Association is a 200-plus member organization, comprised of working still and student Photojournalists from throughout Michigan.
• American Museum of Photography A tour de force of exhibits representing the history of photography in the United States. An excellent and beautifully executed site. Geared more to fine art photography than to photojournalism, but check its set of links.
• Walker Evans Project (Walker Evans Revolutionizes Documentary Photography) The objective of this project is to show how Walker Evans' photographs, taken in the 1930's, portrayed a realistic view of the poverty-stricken rural south, revolutionized the standards of documentary photography. An employee of the Farm Services Administration during the Depression, Evans produced some of the most powerful images of America that have ever been created.
• Global Photographers Search A very useful general photography site that includes sections for photo industry suppliers advertising agencies, art/creative directors, etc. Also includes discussion/chat rooms and photographic forums.
• Black Star One of the premier stock photo agencies online.
• World Press Photo This English-language Dutch site features prize-winning press photographs.
• Life Magazine Life in its heyday was the greatest photo magazine publishing weekly. It's trying to recapture some of that glory with a monthly and a lot of nostalgia. It now offers some good features and a good sense of the history of photojournalism.
• Digital Journalist Maintained by photographer Dirck Halstead, this site is billed as "a multimedia magazine for photojournalism in the digital age."
• International Center of Photography The ICP is a museum, a school and a center for photographers and photography. Its mission is to present photography's important place in contemporary culture.
• The Daguerreian Society An important historical photographic site "dedicated to the history, science and art of the daguerreotype."
• Albumen Photographs: History, Science and Preservation "The site features 19th century primary source materials, contemporary research, a gallery, and video of albumen print manufacture. In addition, there is an interactive treatment forum for conservators to discuss preservation issues pertaining to albumen photographs." Includes useful links.