Links: organisations and galleries
Here are some links to websites of other photo organisations/galleries that may be useful for you - and also local non-photographic clubs with whom we have contact. (Each link opens in a new browser window.)
Other photographic organisations
Kent County Photographic Association - the 'umbrella' body for camera clubs in Kent.
Photographic Collectors Club of Great Britain - for people interested in researching and/or collecting old photographic equipment, literature or pictures.
Royal Photographic Society, South East Region - the RPS local group for our part of the UK.
Royal Photographic Society, Digital Imaging Group: Thames Valley - a specific digital support group of the RPS.
The Stereoscopic Society - for people interested in 3D pictures, from historical to the latest digital techniques.
Photovoice - a UK charity bringing about positive social change by delivering photojournalism training to marginalised and minority communities worldwide.
Photo galleries - real or online
BBC's Digital Picture of Britain linked with the BBC Four programme
George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film Major museum of photography located in Rochester, New York State, USA. George Eastman was the founder of the Eastman Kodak Company, and is heralded as the father of modern photography. Extensive online collections.
Library of Congress, American Memory Information and numerous exhibits (not just photography) from the Library of Congress in USA. Includes historic pictures, such as for the Farm Security Administration (use the search facility).
Magnum Photos The world famous photo agency formed in 1947 by Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, George Rodger and David 'Chim' Seymour.
National Geographic Magazine's photography section has some great pictures, photo tips and news.
National Media Museum (formerly known as National Museum of Photography, Film & Television) Located in Bradford, England, it contains the collections of the Kodak Museum and the Royal Photography Society. Extensive online collections.
Photographers Gallery, London 16-18 Ramillies Street, London, W1 (not far from Oxford Circus). Galleries, print sales and bookshop.
Sebastião Salgado's 'Genesis' project (on The Guardian newspaper's web site) Places that are still as pristine as they were in primeval times.
Stand up for journalism 50 photos representing comtemporary photojournalism, organised by the NUJ. Also a selection of 100 photos celebrating 100 years of the NUJ.
Topfoto Gallery Ground Floor, House of Jacques, 1 Fircroft Way, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 6EL. A new gallery that will be hosting photographic and visual image exhibitions of local, national and international interest. Permanent exhibition: Memory Lane, photographs by John Topham. Also the separate site for the Topfoto picture library collection.
Mainly historical photographic / research interest
British Photographic History A blog for information and discussion on all aspects of British photographic history.
The London Stereoscopic Company Recreating the magic of the Victorian company of the same name, the immediate aim of the web site is to provide a resource for information about the old company and stereo photography.
Photographic Convention of the United Kingdom a site with some history and fascinating photographs of this Victorian photographic initiative.
Photo Histories Articles and stories about photographers and photography; an interesting pot pourri about the history of photography.
The Independent on Sunday previously unseen First World War photographs Photographs discovered in France showing British soldiers on their way to the Somme.
Projects by De Montfort University, Leicester
Correspondence of William Henry Fox Talbot Transcripts of letters by the inventor of the negative-positive method of photography.
Roger Fenton's letters from the Crimea Transcripts of letters sent by Roger Fenton to family and friends during his "Photographic Trip to the Crimea" in 1855.
Exhibitions of the Royal Photographic Society 1870 - 1915 Historic catalogue records from the annual exhibitions.
Photographic Exhibitions in Britain 1839 - 1865 Research database containing individual records for over 20 000 photographic exhibits drawn from forty exhibition catalogues published between 1839 - 1865.
And finally ....
Sevenoaks Camera Club's subsidiary site on Beehive local community web pages - there is no more additional information there than on this site
