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A selection of very helpful, informative websites designed to guide the photography
collector on his or her quest to become better informed and build a collection.
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SOULCATCHER STUDIO TERMS OF SALE Click here to view our complete terms of sale and contact information, including a map and directions to our new location at The Lofts in Santa Fe. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROPER FRAMING AND PRESERVATION OF YOUR FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHS - by Eric J. Keller, Director, Soulcatcher Studio. Click here to review this essential information. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OPTIMAL VIEWING OF THIS ENTIRE WEBSITE Click here to learn how to best view this website. ATTENTION FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHERS If you wish to submit your work for consideration please click here before doing so. IMPORTANT LINKS TO EDWARD S. CURTIS Click here to view a detailed chronological biography of Edward Sheriff Curtis, compiled by Eric J. Keller. Library of Congress Collection - View the entire scope of Edward S. Curtis' The North American Indian, including all 2200+ images from the twenty Portfolio and twenty Volume set. Search their collection by Keyword, Subject, Tribe, Location, or NAI Volume. Frontier Photographer Edward S. Curtis - A Smithsonian Institution Libraries exhibition providing an overview of many different aspects of Curtis' life and work with many early and rare photographs. American Masters: Edward Curtis - Anne Makepeace (Director of the motion picture, Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and The North American Indians) provides insightful introductions to this interactive and educational reexamination of Curtis. Edward Curtis: The Master Prints - This exhibit, curated by Clark Worswick at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA, represents the finest collection in the world of original platinum print photographs by Edward S. Curtis. The entire exhibit can be seen in the book, Edward Curtis: The Master Prints (Arena Editions, 2001), which is available in our bookstore. EDUCATIONAL - HISTORY OF - BIOGRAPHICAL The First Photograph - View a detailed "virtual" exhibition of the first photograph ever produced and the history behind it. "View from the Window at Le Gras" was made by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826. It is now part of the permanent collection of the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at The University of Texas at Austin. Video Presentation: Henri Cartier-Bresson interviewed by Charlie Rose Henri Cartier-Bresson on the Charlie Rose show, originally broadcast in July 2000. Includes an introductory interview with Richard Avedon. 58 minutes. Video Presentation: Beaumont Newhall: The History of Photography Beaumont Newhall, who died in 1993, was the author of "The History of Photography," probably the single most important book on the subject. Learn about photography from the premier scholar of the medium, and meet some of his students. Orginally broadcast on New Mexico PBS station KNME-TV. 26 minutes. The Asahel Curtis Photo Company Collection at the University of Washington Libraries Archive - The Asahel Curtis Collection is comprised of 1,704 photographs and provides one of the most valuable photographic records of Seattle, Washington State, Alaska and the Klondike covering a period from the 1850s until 1940. Masters of Photography - An excellent biographical resource and image bank for many of the masters of photography. The Weston Family of Wildcat Hill, Carmel, CA - Kim Weston is a third generation fine art photographer and this website features his own work as well as the work of his father Cole, and grandfather Edward. Included is information on Kim's workshops, which take place at and around the Weston family home on Wildcat Hill near Carmel. INSTITUTIONS The American Museum of Photography Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation, Paris, France Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ George Eastman House, Rochester, NY International Center of Photography, New York, NY International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum, Oklahoma City, OK The Library of Congress Photography Collection, Washington, DC O. Winston Link Museum, Roanoke, VA The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL The Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA ORGANIZATIONS MAKING A DIFFERENCE Blue Earth Alliance - Founded by photographers, for photographers. Blue Earth Alliance is dedicated to supporting photographic projects that educate the public about threatened cultures, endangered environments, and other social concerns. Their board members all volunteer their time to mentor those photographers whose projects they sponsor. As a not-for-profit corporation, they depend on membership dues and donations to support these projects. Please consider making a tax deductible donation to their cause today. Bridges to Understanding - BRIDGES is an on-line classroom project connecting students from indigenous cultures with their urban contemporaries. Central to the program is interactive photographic storytelling mentored by professionals and created by the students. The BRIDGES curriculum guides students as they examine their own culture and explore the lives of children with beliefs and customs very different from their own. The program not only leads the students to a deeper understanding of their own culture and the culture of others, but to an understanding of how cultural customs and beliefs impact the environment. Please consider making a tax deductible donation to their cause today. DIFFA - The Design Industries Foundation Fighting Aids - Founded in 1984, DIFFA is the oldest and one of the largest funders of HIV/AIDS service and education programs in the U.S. They have mobilized the immense resources of the design communities to provide over $30 million to hundreds of AIDS organizations nationwide. Please consider making a tax deductible donation to their cause today. FotoKids - Fotokids was founded in Guatemala in 1991 by ex-Reuters photojournalist, Nancy McGirr, and was originally called Out of the Dump. The project began with a group of six children aged 5 - 12, who lived and worked in Guatemala City's vast garbage dump. The purpose of Fotokids is to help small groups of Central American young people from the poorest of barrios develop useful, employable skills as a means to self-exploration, expression, and discovery. Through intensive, long-term personal relationships with teachers and mentors, participating children learn to use photography, creative writing, and computers as tools to examine their lives, families, communities and environment. Over the years, the project grew to include children from other economically poor areas of the capital. Since 1996, Fotokids has expanded to include communities outside Guatemala City. Currently Fotokids involves over 80 young people, ages 7 to 21, in six distinct communities. Please consider making a tax deductible donation to their cause today. Kids with Cameras/Born Into Brothels - Kids with Cameras is a non-profit organization that teaches the art of photography to marginalized children in communities around the world. It was founded by Zana Briski, the photographer and filmmaker that made the Academy Award winning film "Born Into Brothels", which documents the lives of eight children living in the brothels of North Calcutta, India. Kids with Cameras uses photography to capture the imaginations of children, to empower them, building confidence, self-esteem and hope. They share their vision and voices with the world through exhibitions, books, websites and film. The organization is committed to furthering the children's general education beyond photography either by linking with local organizations to provide scholarships or by developing their own schools with a focus on leadership and the arts. Please consider making a tax deductible donation to their cause today. Through the Eyes of Children/The Rwanda Project - Through the Eyes of Children began as a photographic workshop in 2000, conceived by photographer, David Jiranek, and inspired by the founder of the Imbabazi Orphanage, Rosamond Carr - an American woman living in Rwanda for over 50 years. Currently there are over 100 orphans of the genocide under the care of the Imbabazi Orphanage. Using disposable cameras, the children originally took pictures for themselves and to share with others, exploring their community, and finding beauty as the country struggles to rebuild from the horrific genocide that took place in 1994, resulting in the deaths of nearly one million people. The goal of this project is to share with the world the perspective of the children, to provide an opportunity to reflect on the tragedy of the genocide by observing life today through the eyes of Rwanda's children. Additionally, the project aims to demonstrate to the children that they have something to share with the world that is meaningful. Through the sale of their photographs, the children receive that message, as well as the means to continue their photography and their education. Please consider making a tax deductible donation to their cause today. THOUGHT PROVOKING Here is New York - An online gallery memorializing the September 11th tragedy. National Geographic's Photo of the Day - View a different image every day from the archives of National Geographic magazine. Nuages - If you have ever been accused of having your head in the clouds then you will love this French website. Agnès Charbonnel's homage to clouds. Click on the "Nuages" header to enter the site. Sebastião Salgado - "Migrations" includes photographs and text done by Sebastião Salgado that are reproduced in his exhibitions and books, Migrations: Humanity in Transition and The Children. It is Mr. Salgado's first major venture onto the World Wide Web and includes an interview with him, a section on how you can help, along with other features. Video Presentation: Sebastião Salgado: The Photographer as Activist A conversation with Brazilian photographer Sebastiao Salgado, UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism adjunct professor Ken Light and ... all » Photo Critic and Curator Fred Ritchin. Series: "UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism presents". 88 minutes. Video Presentation: Hurt by Johnny Cash, Directed by Mark Romanek - Director, writer and visionary Mark Romanek has created some of the most thought-provoking and stylish music videos of all time for a very diverse group of recording artists. His latest creation, and in our opinion his best, is "Hurt" by Johnny Cash. Hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as the "Video of theYear", the visually arresting nature and emotional impact of this film make it one of the most powerful and memorable presentations you are likely to ever witness. Anne Makepeace - For the first time, Emmy Award winning filmmaker Anne Makepeace (Coming to Light: Edward S. Curtis and The North American Indians) is making her work available on the Web. |
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