Nerd's visual diaries

I spend a lot of time looking for interesting sites dedicated to photography, creating my own collection of worthy of note photo links. So, I think it’s appropriate to сreate a new category here to present some of them that I visit regularly. Enjoy the first pack.

The BagNewsNotes - one of the most fascinating sites I’ve ever discovered. If you’re interested in contemporary visual media, add it to your bookmarks immediately.

«Michael Shaw, the publisher and founder of BagNews Notes, is a clinical psychologist — appropriate, considering the deep, insightful analysis his blog gives to the day’s top news photographs and videos. Examining the tiniest, seemingly mundane details of an image to extract its power, its meaning, and its message, the Notes blog (part of a larger site featuring original photography and live interactive discussions) fulfills its mission of “reading the pictures” by starting provocative conversations about how the media illustrate the biggest stories of the day»

Lens - a very nice photo blog from the NYT team.

«Since it launched in May 2009, Lens has consistently been one of the few indispensable photography blogs. A reliable source of water-cooler fodder for news junkies around the world, the New York Times’ showcase for visual and multimedia reporting is zealously current and busting at the seams with first-rate content.»

500 Photographers - my favorite site for today. This is real fun to visit it again and again, discovering  photographer’s portfolio. I hope, Peter won’t stop when he reaches 500.

«On April 5, 2010, Pieter Wisse began a blog, 500 Photographers, with a singular and simple mission: Highlight the work of five great photographers every week until he reached 500. Wisse, a gallerist and photographer in Rotterdam, Netherlands, with an eclectic and wandering eye, brings us work by well-known photographers (Elinor Carucci, Dan Winters, Taryn Simon) that no modern list should be without, but includes photographers you likely wouldn’t find on your own — the touching war photography of Kosuke Okahara, Mike Brodie’s haunting train hoppers, and on and on. »

Photographer.ru - is the most professional and competent Russian resource dedicated to the contemporary photography. A lot of articles to read.

Fashion Gone Rouge - helps me to keep in touch with the world of  fashion photography. Recent editorials and campaigns collected in one place.  By the way, as I write this post there’s a fashion story from Ukraine at the main page.

Media Storm - pioneers in the creation of visual media products. I always look forward to updates in their portfolio.

«MediaStorm is an award-winning multimedia production studio, working with top visual storytellers, interactive designers and global organizations to create cinematic narratives that speak to the heart of the human condition.»