Utilize these links for researching photographers and photographic movements for the one page critiques AND the 3 pg historical project in Photo 1. Those in Photo 2 can use these for inspiration, and Photo 3 will need to find a photographer for the "In the Style Of" assignment.
http://www.masters-of-photography.com/
Description: GREAT resource - listed by photographer, each has images and bio info and occasionally writing by the photographer.
http://dir.yahoo.com/Arts/Visual_Arts/Photography/Photographers/Masters/
another listing of photographers alphabetically
http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/
Description: Contains an extensive history, from earliest times to the 1920s. No pictures, but does have a place to search for specific people ( alphabetical under Significant People in the left frame menu bar). This will bring up a page of info on the person. Also a great site to look for info on Photo Secessionist Movement, the Linked Ring and the Royal Photographic Society. EXCELLENT resource for PROCESS information (Daguerreotype, Callotype, Wax Paper, etc).
Description: Photos and bio information about William Wegman.
http://www.artsconnected.org/artsnetmn/environ/abbott2.html
Info on Bernice Abbott
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brady/intro/cont4.htm
Matthew Brady at the National Gallery - info on images, bio, and processes.
http://www.getty.edu/art/collections/objects/oz112574.html
Hockney's Pearl Blossom Highway - Getty Museum Website
http://www.getty.edu/art/collections/objects/oz112574.html
More Hockney stuff . . . Paris
http://www.icp.org/chim/chim2.html
Images and bio info on David "Chim" Seymour (documentary, war photography, people)
http://www.photographymuseum.com/master1.html
Description: Masterworks of photography - images, title, date, and limited info on the photographer if you click on the image. There are three parts (listed at the bottom of the first page) that are chronological.
http://www.photographymuseum.com/
Description: Scott Mutter's work, other exhibits by genre. Not much bio info.
http://www.dimbola.co.uk/ie/ie-index.html
Description: Julia Margaret Cameron's bio info, a few images - a good place to start for her, but you'll need to get more info.
Description: Some info on Ansel Adams, timeline of photography, hard to find bio info or info on specific photographers.
http://www.cwc.lsu.edu/cwc/links/photo.htm#Photographs
Description: Civil War Photographs - not much info on photographers
http://www.cmp.ucr.edu/site/exhibitions/women/contents.html
Description: Site has info on women photographers
http://www.lib.gla.ac.uk/Research/hilladams.html
Hill and Adamson - Glasgow Library - info and 2 images
Description: Anne Geddes official website - has many images and a great bio.
http://photo.ucr.edu/photographers/muybridge/contents.html
Description: Animated movies made from Muybridge's action photos of the 1890's
http://www.anseladams.com/taag/webpage.cfm?WebPage_ID=11&DID=8
Description: Ansel Adams pictures and bio info. BE CAREFUL here, as they have a number of pictures by other photographers who work in the style of Ansel Adams, or photograph the same places he did. READ the photo credit before you assume the picture is by Ansel.
http://www.sutcliffe-gallery.co.uk
Frank Meadow Sutcliffe is an EARLY photographer, with wonderful nautical scenes done in England.