Useful Links related to photography

I decided to arrange the most useful links related to photography/technique/purchase here. If you want to include more, do append it. Hopefully, it will help everyone here.

History:
The beginnings of photography http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/beginnin.htm
History of Photography http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761575598/History_of_Photography.html

Debate:
Film vs Digital
http://kenrockwell.com/tech/filmdig.htm More qualitative (Compared medium format with Digital, 35mm is not professional choice anyway)
http://www.gnyman.com/Digital%20Cameras%20comparison%20with%20Film.htm
http://www.clarkvision.com/imagedetail/film.vs.digital.summary1.html A scientific analysis
Print (Negative) vs slide (positive)
http://www.vividlight.com/Articles/216.htm
http://www.mit.edu/~cai/photo/film/film_comp.html
http://kenrockwell.com/tech/film.htm#slideorprint

DSLR vs Point&Shoot
http://www.scrapjazz.com/topics/Photography/Digital_Photography/411.php
http://kenrockwell.com/tech/2dig.htm
http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/SLRvsDIGICAM/SLRA.HTM

Buyer’s Guide:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/best_cameras.html Best camera in every range. Novice, start here.
http://www.dcresource.com/buyersguide/ Jeff’s pick

Review Guide:
Lens review:
http://www.photodo.com Objective scientific lens test
http://photozone.de/8Reviews/index.html Many nikon, canon and other brands lens test.
All digicams specification: http://www.dcresource.com/reviews/cameraList.php?listall=1&start=0


Digital Camera review:
http://www.dpreview.com
http://www.steves-digicams.com
http://www.dcresource.com/
http://www.dcviews.com/

Stores:
recommended
1. http://www.adorama.com
2. http://www.bhphoto.com
3. http://www.ritzcamera.com
stores to avoid
1. http://www.bestpricecameras.com/ and more….

More detailed list here.. http://www.dcresource.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14677
(Watch out extremely low price catalogue store)

Photographic Techniques:
Basic stuff:
Shutter speed, Aperture and ISO http://kenrockwell.com/tech/shutteraperture.htm
Learn photography technique http://www.photo.net/learn/
Photographique Technique http://photozone.de/4Technique/index.html
Some tips http://www.varp.net/photos/altindex.html
Dan Heller’s guide http://www.danheller.com/techfaq.html

Books:
Nikon School Guide to SLR Photography http://www.nikonmall.com/product.asp?sku=2666404
The Negative (Ansel Adams) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0821221868/
Photographic composition http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0817454276/
Creative Nature & Outdoor Photography http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/081743738X/

Famous photographers website:
1. Ansel adams http://www.anseladams.com/ Black and White photographer in mid 1900. Known to capture all 10 zones in photography. Splendid Yosemite photographs.
2. Christopher Burkett http://www.christopherburkett.com Makes optically handprinted photographs.
3. Alethea Steingisser http://www.naturesmoods.net/ nature photography
4. Bruce Percy http://www.thelightandtheland.com/ Worldwide color landscapes
5. David Fokos http://www.davidfokos.net/ B/W landscapes
6. Gallen and Barbara Rowell http://www.mountainlight.com/ Photographer for Life, National Geographic, Outdoor Photographer
7. Geoff Murray http://www.geoffmurray.com/index.htm Wilderness and Lanscape Photographer from Tasmania, Australia
8. George Lauterstein http://www.georgelauterstein.com/ B/W landscapes of the American West and the Canadian Rockies. Used to be Leica M2’s user, moved to digital photography.
9. Jack Dykinga http://www.dykinga.com/ Wilderness nature photography from Arizona.
10. James Randklev http://www.jamesrandklev.com/ Colorful landscape of United States. He changed his career from biological science and medicine to Photography.
11. James Kay http://www.jameskay.com/home.htm James Kay specializes in landscape photography of the American West and adventure sports and travel photography from around the world.
12. Jesse Peer http://www.jessespeer.com/ landscape and nature photography of the Rocky Mountains and the West from Colorado.
13. Jim Cline http://www.jimcline.com/ Travel Photographer from San Diego. Great pictures of Latin America.
14. Joseph Holmes http://www.josephholmes.com/ Natural Light photographer from California.
15. Justin Black http://justinblackphoto.com/ California Nature photographer
16. Karl Grobl http://www.karlgrobl.com/ A humanitarian photojournalist
17. Kyle Cassidy http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/pix/portfolio/index.html A famous Leica camera photographer
18. Ken Rockwell http://www.kenrockwell.com colorful photographs and tons of photographic write up.
19. Laurin Rinder http://www.rinderart.net/ All around photographer
20. Michael Fatali http://www.fatali.com/index.php Nature photographer from Utah
21. Michael Johnson http://www.michaeljohnsonphotography.com/ Large camera photographer of rural America.
22. Monte Nagler http://www.montenagler.com Accomplished writer, teacher and photographer from Michigan
23. Renner Images http://www.rennerimages.com/ Landscape and wildlife photography of Africa.
24. Roger Clark http://www.clarkvision.com Planetry system, astronomy, nature and landscape from a Ph.D (Planetry science, MIT) graduate. Various write up.
25. Peter Lik http://www.peterlik.com/ Vivid photography from Australia
26. Sean Mchugh http://www.cambridgeincolour.com Colorful Cambridge university.
27. William Neill http://www.williamneill.com A Landscape Photographer from Yosemite, California.