Web Magazines

A sampling of online magazines related to photography. Many of these include tutorials, "how-to-do-it" information, and equipment ratings, as well as news, photos and photographers' portfolios. Please also see the library's databases which provide some full-text articles from magazines and journals in many disciplines, including photography.

Apogee Photo Magazine: The Internet's Photography Magazine
"A free online magazine designed to inform and entertain photographers of all ages and levels."

American Photo
Northridge Library subscribes to this magazine. The web site supplements the print magazine with "web exclusives" and tutorials.

British Journal of Photography
A few free articles are offered each week. Includes news, a gallery, and more. Subscribers have access to the entire site. (There are pop-up ads, which can be annoying.)

FocalFix
"the new online photography community from the creators of Focus Online." Provides news, product reviews, articles, a gallery and more.

Life Magazine
"LIFE magazine has captured the most significant moments of the 20th century with the power of the lens." "The magazine was first published as a weekly in 1936. It ceased publication in 1972, but returned as a monthly, 1978—2000." No longer published in its original format, the print magazine is available every Friday in leading newspapers across America (in Texas it is in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram). The site's most important feature is its photo archive, which "contains over 22 million legendary photographs and covers." The Picture Collection "contains millions of images from the magazine comprising some of the most recognizable images in the world and representing some of the greatest photographers of the 20th century, like Alfred Eisenstaedt, Margaret Bourke-White, Andreas Feininger and John Dominis."

JPG Magazine
"Monthly magazine devoted to digital photography. Compiles monthly issue out of reader submissions. You get to vote for the best picture. Publishes print issue as well.

Megapixel.net
"Monthly digital still camera web magazine." This Canadian Internet publication about digital imaging began in October 1998 and is published in English and French. "Each new issue features 4 in depth camera reviews and articles." There's a disclaimer about the content published on the first page.

National Geographic Online
Long recognized for the stunning photography that accompanies its articles, the online site provides a photography section that features photo galleries by subject, photographers' biographies, a photography tips and more.

Online Photography: The Journal of Fine Art Photography
Fine art photography, the zone system, black and white photography, and works of contemporary photographers.

Photo District News Online
Provides links to many photography-related sites including discussion forums, industry news and articles, technical issues, galleries, digital imaging resources, professional resources, events and contests.

ImagingInfo.com
This site offers online supplements to Studio Photography & Design, a magazine you'll find in the Northridge Library collection of print magazines and journals.

Popular Photography Magazine
Northridge library subscribes to the print version of this title.

Shutterbug Magazine
Articles on photography, cameras, film, lenses, equipment, darkroom, etc.

Sight Photography
Publication emphasizes "content and the creative process over the nuts-and-bolts of technique." Features portfolios.

ZoneZero Magazine
Pedro Meyer's online magazine is international in scope but focuses primarily on Latin American artists.