Must-See Sites for Photographers

Now that smartphones have high-quality cameras on them and professional-level DSLRs are dropping in price, everyone is a photographer. People who want to learn more and develop their photographic skills are turning to online tutorials, tips, and camera reviews to choose their equipment and hone their craft. The competition is stiff for professional photographers as well. Anyone with a photography business should have a polished and beautiful website to exhibit their good taste and aesthetic sensibility to potential customers. In the list below, we’ve compiled the best of the best photography sites in a number of different categories. We’ve got everything from Tips and Tutorials to Wedding & Lifestyle photography sites. These sites represent the epitome of what image based communication and art is all about, and whether you’re looking to learn a specific technique or just want to drool over gorgeous photographs, all these sites are worth exploring. These sites are not listed in order of quality, but are indexed by category for reference purposes.
UPDATE: There are so many amazing photography sites out there that we decided to add a couple more to this list. Check out the new Honorable Mentions section.
Photography Tips & Tutorials
Photography tutorials are all the rage these days. Now that so many people carry powerful point & shoot cameras with them, either in their cell phone or as a separate gadget altogether, the competition to make more impact with your images is hot.
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Pixiq
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PopPhoto
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Cameras.co.UK
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Greg Folkins Photo Blog
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Improve Photography
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Scott Kelby | Photoshop Insider
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121 clicks
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Geoff Lawrence
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Photo Tuts +
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Digital Pro Talk
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Photo Technique
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Harold Davis’ Digital Field Guide
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Glyn Dewis’ Blog
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Beginner’s Photography Blog
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Photigy
Wedding & Lifestyle
Wedding photography, event photography, and lifestyle photography are all popular specialties for professional photographers to get into and make some money to support their more experimental art photography projects. Having a good website is crucial for freelance photographers looking for regular paid gigs, and the sites below are shining examples of how to do a photographer’s website right.
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MomandCamera
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BD Photography Inc
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Ed Taylor Photography
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Lifestyle Photography
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Mochatini
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Peekaboo Photography
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Lauren Brooks Photography
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The Man Repeller
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Fashion Photography Blog
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The Cherry Blossom Girl
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My Tartelette
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What’s for Lunch Honey
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Matt Bites
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Mowielicious
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Adeline & Grace
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Jennifer Kathryn Photography
Outdoor
Even before Ansel Adams revolutionized outdoor photography with his stunning images of Yellowstone and other national parks and natural landscapes, people loved looking at photos of nature. Now that more than half of humanity lives in cities, photographs of the wilderness are more popular than ever, and some of the photographers featured below have an amazing knack for capturing intentse moments in the wild.
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Jon Whittle Macrophotography
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Up Close with Nature
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Ed Vatza Photography
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Heather of the Hills
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MYRMECOS
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Skolai Images
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Nature Photography Blog
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Photography on the Run
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Ethan Meleg Outdoor Photography
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Moose Peterson Wildlife Photography
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Xenogere
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Wilkinson’s World
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Biodiversity in Focus
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Wild Light
Urban & Travel
Photographs can show us a completely different world than the one we’re used to, and the photographers featured in this section capture everything from gritty street scenes to international travel destinations and even fabulous architecture and luscious interiors.
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Scott Hargis Photography
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This Photographer’s Life
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Chad Jackson Photo Blog
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Paris Daily Photo
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New York Street Photography Blog
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Verve Photo
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Lens Culture
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Black Star Rising
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Tom Robinson
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The Best Travel Photos
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Just-in-Time Travels
Miscellaneous
There are too many styles of photography and ways of sharing photos online to adequately categorize them all, but the sites below, from photo-sharing communities and apps to experimentally themed photo blogs and image series are all worth much more than a glance if you’re looking to be inspired by the power of still images.
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Photodoto
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500 Photographers
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Eye Poetry
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Southern Photography
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Feature Shoot
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Reflections by Roni
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Unless You Will
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Iconic Photos
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The Photo Argus
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Dan Routh Photography
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Tao of Photography
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Amelia Lyon Photography
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Clothes, Cameras and Coffee
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David Campbell
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Elements Photography & Frame Co
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DLK Collection
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Lightstalking
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The Leica Camera Blog
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Flash Flavor
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Light-Traces
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Peonies and Polaroids
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John Nack on Adobe
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Brian Cooney’s Photography Blog
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Kodak: A Thousand Words
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Craig Photography by John
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I Love Photo Blogs
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Visual Culture Blog
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Photography Blog
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The Online Photographer
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A Photo Editor
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Rob’s Blog
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The Photographer’s Life
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Instagram
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Photographer in Tokyo
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Joshua Bickel Photography
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Zoriah Photojournalist
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The Big Picture
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The Visual Student
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500px
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Street Reverb
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Photo Daily News: Photo of the Day
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DIY Photography
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iPhoneography