Useful Links:
Photographic Organizations:
Canadian Association for Photographic Art
O3C – Ontario Council of Camera Clubs
Hamilton Camera Club
Latow Photographers’ Guild
North American Nature Photography Association
Photographic Society of America
Toronto Focal Forum
CAPIC — Association of Photographers, Illustrators and Digital Artists in Canada
Home of the Professional Photographers of Canada (PPOC) PPOC
Find A Photography Club or Association Near You in Canada
Photography Magazines and Blogs:
Ken Rockwell
Bob Atkins Canon Site
Canon Runours
Tom Hogan’s Nikon Field Guide
The Luminous Landscape
Ming Thein’s Blog
The On-Line Photographer
ON Nature Magazine
ON Nature Guides to Butterflies, Moths, Dragonflies and Damselflies
Photographer Touch
Secrets of Digital Bird Photography
B & H
WildFlower Directory – Trillium Photographic Club for Membership
Noteable Canadian Photographers:
Louis Helbig
aerial photography, pattern, design
Magnum Photos
Magnum photojournalism, documentary books available
Edward Burtynsky
Environmental photography, large scale images, books available
Stephen Scott Patterson
Personal vision, interesting photos of common subjects workshops
Larry Monczka & Kathy Pickard
Great photos of simple things in the world around us, personal vision
Estate of the late Fred Herzog
Street Photography, many of Vancouver, in colour but very painterly due to lack of over saturation and lack of over sharpening
Lana Slezic
Documentary photography, wonderful mennonite photos especially, books available
Michael Levin
Art photos, ethereal BW photos using long exposures, books, workshops
Barbara Cole
Art & Commercial photographer, “she documents her imagination”, books available
Robyn Cumming
Art photographer, designs & produces her photo objects & settings
Richard Martin
Image design, photo tours, workshops
Photographers Past and Present to Learn From [not all are still active]:
Henri Cartier Bresson
Arnold Newman
Gordon Parks
Vivian Maier
Elliott Erwitt
Earns Haas
Arthur Tress
Matthew Brandt
Joseph Cartright
Ellen Anon
Denise Ippolito
George Lepp
Ken Newcombe
Freeman Patterson
Moose Peterson
Peter Van Rhijin
Tony Sweet
Film Manufacturers:
Fuji Canada