Resource Center
Resource Center
The PhotoWings Resource Center is a curated hub connecting visitors to top-tier photography materials and related concepts from across the web. Explore lesson plans, institutions and platforms, standout online collections, and synergistic social networks, and more. Our extensive partnerships expand global access to the ideas in and around photography.
Educator Resources
Online Learning:
Everyday Projects - The Essentials
Explore a collection of free, weekly workshops are for emerging and experienced editorial photographers who would like to learn more about the ins and outs of professional photojournalism. Each class video is 75-90 minutes, including Q&A. Past sessions are archived for on-demand viewing!
Photo Festivals:
Photoville NYC
Photoville (formerly United Photo Industries) amplifies visual storytellers and connects them to a worldwide diverse audience through its free photo festival and year-round activation of public spaces and educational community programming.
Community Education:
VII Insider
VII Insider is a free online platform for public debate and discussion to advance the production and analysis of photography, documentary stories, and visual journalism. VII Insider is a program of The VII Foundation in partnership with PhotoWings and the VII Photo Agency.
Photo Workshops:
Foundry Photojournalism Workshop
The Foundry Photojournalism Workshop offers majority world students and those from underrepresented communities in G20 countries who could not otherwise afford it a chance to learn from some of the world’s most well-respected photojournalists and photography professionals.
Featured Lesson Plans and Curriculum
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SEE:
Intended as much for those interested in looking at photographs as those involved in photography. For those who love to look, the SEE area is a guide to pictures in physical and virtual galleries that stand out through their quality, content, and social relevance.
Events and Festivals
Photo-centric events that feature large exhibitions.
Online galleries
Sites that give generous space to photo exhibits.
Photo Collections
(Browse our resources in this section by category.)
Archives
Institutions that conserve and display the legacies of individual photographers as well as prominent photo collections.
Galleries
Physical and online galleries that champion historically, culturally, or socially important photography.
Museums and Collections
Institutions that collect and display photography.
Photo Blogs
Choice photos every day!
Publications
Print photo magazines that have an online presence and online magazines and media sites dedicated to photography.
Unique pictures
Photos that change the way we look at things.
REFERENCE:
This section contains reference materials for photographers and others in the world of photography.
General Reference
Research tools and helpful internet-based resources.
Media
Media websites that merit special attention.
Media Links
Local, national and international media links and resources – radio, TV, pod casts, portals, newspapers and other published work.
Photo Related
Sites that lead to a wide variety of interesting and useful information related to photography.
Practical Resources
Includes information on local searches, travel, weather, and more.
LEARN:
With specific sections for students, educators and photographers, the LEARN center is designed to make it easy for anyone interested in photography, from the novice to the expert, to deepen their knowledge of it.
Online Communities
Online discussion groups, covering many aspects of photography.
Archiving & Preservation
This sections contains 'how tos', advice, and information on how to best keep all of your photographic materials organized and in their best condition possible.
Education
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Funding
Resources for learning all about funding from many perspectives.
Classes
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Online Courses
Web-based photo classes and tutorials.
Schools
Schools of all kinds that offer instruction in photography.
Workshops
Short-term, intensive classes offered by professionals and experts for all levels of photography, usually held in beautiful locations.
Internships
Opportunities to learn and create with helpful guidance.
Lectures
Talks and lectures on photography offered by diverse organizations.
Mentoring
Opportunities to share knowledge and experience.
Lesson Plans
Lesson plans, courses and tutorials for educators and the self-educated
Oral Histories
How to record the story of a moment or a lifetime.
Pragmatic Information
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Copyright & Business
Essential knowledge for the business of photography.
Photo Tips
"How to” techniques and practical advice for shooting “on location” in many diverse situations.
Practical Resources
“How To” links that help in the process of purchasing and understanding photo and office equipment and other related eclectic sites.
NETWORK:
This section is a resource to help photographers, collectors, curators and all individuals who want to make a positive difference in the world through the medium of photography, to connect and find the means they need to make a vision into a reality.
Photography Networking
Organizations and events that facilitate networking.
Non-Photography Networking
Organizations and events that facilitate networking.
Funding
Organizations and associations that fund or support photographic projects.
Photography Collectives
Communities of photographers who work together.
Philanthropic Causes
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Environmental Causes
Health
Human & Social Services
International Causes
Portals
DIVERSIONS:
Interesting, creative and funny diversions - because everybody needs a good distraction.