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Great resource to explore new fine art photography projects and artists is LENSCRATCH https://lenscratch.com/photographers/ https://lenscratch.com/photographers

Great resource to explore new fine art photography projects and artists is LENSCRATCH https://lenscratch.com/photographers/ https://lenscratch.com/photographers/ But have you explored all of the old ones yet? Magnum has excellent courses, each is a rabbit hole of references and inspiration: https://www.magnumphotos.com/learn/ https://www.magnumphotos.com/learn/ (personally working through the Alec Soth one atm) Regarding photobooks, the best way by far is to visit your local brick and mortar book store for a photography section, or find local community place / coffee shop that has these available. Just pick whatever catches your eye! I know some libraries also provide access to photobooks, should be a good resource if you have one nearby.

radlad 2y ago
I own a lot of photo books and highly recommend them. Nothing is more inspiring to me. The YouTube channel "The Photo Book Guy" is worth a look too. I also like "The Art of Photography." The Magnum courses look interesting. Do you find the are generally worth the price? Do they ever go on sale? https://youtube.com/@photobookguy1380 https://youtube.com/@photobookguy1380 https://youtube.com/@theartofphotography https://youtube.com/@theartofphotography
- smugglerFlynn 2y ago
  They are quite expensive for the content, given these are not true learning courses, more like well structured and deep interviews. But photo education is very tech(nique) focused nowadays, so I don’t know any good online alternatives that would touch upon the art and creative side of photography, like Magnum does.
  - radlad 2y ago
    Thanks. I agree it's very easy to find information on how to operate a camera, and even easier to find reviews... but it's incredibly difficult to find good art/design resources online, through the noise. Personally, I had a good experience early in my photography learning with an in-person class that focused on "taking creative photos" (skipping the instructor's "camera fundamentals" class.) It was a mix of basic composition and basic editing. Along a similar vein, I liked this Udemy course quite a bit for further solidifying compositional knowledge: https://www.udemy.com/course/landscape-composition/learn/lecture/10645868 https://www.udemy.com/course/landscape-composition/learn/lec... Thanks for the feedback, I've long been interested in some Magnum courses (e.g. Alec Soth has created some of my favorite images.) I'll give one a go!

radlad 2y ago

I own a lot of photo books and highly recommend them. Nothing is more inspiring to me. The YouTube channel "The Photo Book Guy" is worth a look too. I also like "The Art of Photography." The Magnum courses look interesting. Do you find the are generally worth the price? Do they ever go on sale? https://youtube.com/@photobookguy1380 https://youtube.com/@photobookguy1380 https://youtube.com/@theartofphotography https://youtube.com/@theartofphotography

smugglerFlynn 2y ago
They are quite expensive for the content, given these are not true learning courses, more like well structured and deep interviews. But photo education is very tech(nique) focused nowadays, so I don’t know any good online alternatives that would touch upon the art and creative side of photography, like Magnum does.
- radlad 2y ago
  Thanks. I agree it's very easy to find information on how to operate a camera, and even easier to find reviews... but it's incredibly difficult to find good art/design resources online, through the noise. Personally, I had a good experience early in my photography learning with an in-person class that focused on "taking creative photos" (skipping the instructor's "camera fundamentals" class.) It was a mix of basic composition and basic editing. Along a similar vein, I liked this Udemy course quite a bit for further solidifying compositional knowledge: https://www.udemy.com/course/landscape-composition/learn/lecture/10645868 https://www.udemy.com/course/landscape-composition/learn/lec... Thanks for the feedback, I've long been interested in some Magnum courses (e.g. Alec Soth has created some of my favorite images.) I'll give one a go!