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EDITOR'S START PAGE

>>> THESE Are My Sites

Street Photo Index

Blogs, books, collectives, festivals, magazines, and individual photographers. Constantly updated.

Stock Photography Sites

You've heard of Getty Images, but what about all the rest? Here are hundreds of stock sites, all listed and categorised.

JohnLewell.com

A little portfolio site, with a selection of street photos taken in London as well as Bangkok and other cities in the Far East.

John Lewell Photography

My street photography blog has been on-hold for 4+ years. I found an alternative during Covid. Result: My China Library.

>>> THESE Are My Micro-Sites

On Instagram

I'm just a newbie on Instagram, but I feed it with a picture every day.

Photographic Associations

From the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIIP) to the Young Photographers' Alliance YPA), around 70 major assocs.

Photography Galleries

These are "real world" galleries you can visit in cities around the globe, all specialising in photography.

UK Camera Clubs

Not yet comprehensive, but a very extensive list of photo societies and camera clubs in the UK.

>>> FRESH Things: "Street Photography Is Cool," by John Lewell, with 200+ illustrations; in 5 sections; 89 (short!) chapters

SELECTED NEWS SITES

>>> THE NEWS In Pictures

BBC News in Pictures

Not just "the week in pictures," but much more: illustrated features and stories, some topical, others reflective. Plus great user-generated content.

CBS News in Pictures

Topical news stories with images, plus fashion, sport, events, history, celebrities, and more.

Reuters Pictures

Editors' Choice Images from the past 24 hours and from the past week in slideshow format. A steady stream of the best photojournalism.

The NYT Lens

Great photography from The New York Times: reports from photo festivals, classic photographers in retro, dispatches from abroad, and more.

>>> PHOTOGRAPHY News

Amateur Photographer

Low-key presentation, but a decent round-up of news from across the world of general photography.

Digital Trends

All the latest camera tech from one of our Top 20 Technology Sites (see that page for more links).

DPP: Newswire

Industry news, latest camera announcements, lighting equipment news, editing software news, and so on.

HuffPost Photography

Articles drawn from HuffPost's sections on Tech, Culture & Arts, Style & Beauty, Sports, and Weddings.

Photography Blog

Mark Goldstein's presentation of photo product reviews and original in-depth news from around the world.

Photo District News

Breaking news stories and in-depth features on the photo industry, with interviews and profiles: for pro photographers.

Photography News

Content from UK-based Bright Publishing. News of cameras, lenses, shows, awards - + quirky stories you won't find elsewhere.

Photography News Daily

A paper.li hash of photo news stories, with headlines, photos, videos, art & entertainment, technology and other categories.

>>> GENERAL Breaking News

Associated Press

AP Top News, with Sports, Entertainment, and a host of other categories inc. US and international news, lifestyle, business, travel, health and science.

Bloomberg

Breaking FINANCIAL news from around the world, updated around the clock. Markets, investments, & corruption: including the photo industry.

Google News

Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.

Reuters

The latest, breaking news from world's largest news provider. Site automatically balances international news with local content.

>>> GENERAL NEWS Sites

Axios

Major new website that delivers the news in a form that's readable, digestible and informative, avoiding all the pop-ups and distractions provided by other sites.

Bangkok Post

"The World's Window on Thailand." Included with other Thai sites because the Editor frequently works in Bangkok with his partner.

BBC News

Until recently one of the world's leading broadcasters, now follows the fashion for "news narratives" set by a predominantly left-wing agenda.

Daily Mail

Intermittently banned in some countries (including the UK!!) the Daily Mail produces a breathtaking quantity of news, gossip, opinion and quirky stories. Addictive.

Drudge

An American phenomenon, Matt Drudge's influential Report continues to flourish. Read it for direct links to major stories or to access his quick index of world media.

Fox News

All the news from Fox, the right-leaning network that doesn't entirely correct the left-leaning balance of US mainstream media.

France24

Worldwide news, from the top French broadcaster in the English language. With videos, documentaries, infographics, and a Film, Verify, Share section.

Guardian

Major UK newspaper with free web content, especially strong on culture, media and arts. The Guardian's photography pages are first rate.

Japan Times

Coverage in English from a Japanese perspective. Main sections are: News, Opinion, Life, Community, Culture, Sports and City Guide. Is really a complete portal for modern life.

LA Times

Website of the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the United States. Main site categories are local, politics, sports, entertainment and opinion.

Sky News

World-class site, with content to match. This is not surprising since Sky spends over £6billion a year on content across its various channels.

The Nation

English language portal to Thai news, with stories on business, politics & sport + features on lifestyle, art, movies, travel and more.

>>> CHINA-Related News

Asia Times

Founded in 1995 as a printed broadsheet newspaper, HK-based Asia Times has become the world's only multi-language, pan-Asia digital news platform.

BeijingNews.net

"An online news portal with a special focus on the Chinese capital."

Bitter Winter

Launched in May 2018 as an online magazine on religious liberty and human rights in China. Edited by religious scholar Dr. Massimo Introvigne.

Caixin Global

An industry leader in China, Caixin Global provides financial and other news 24/7. "Sharp observers with a global vision."

China Banking News

Founded by veteran financial journalist and translator Marc Howe, it covers events, developments and trends in the Chinese finance and fintech sectors.

China Digital Times

An independent, bilingual media organization that brings uncensored news and online voices from China to the world. Keeps a sharp eye on the surveillance state.

ChinaFile

An online magazine published by the Center on US-China Relations at Asia Society. Contributors are journalists, scholars, and other experts working both inside and outside of China.

China Labour Bulletin

Founded by Han Dongfang, the CLB supports workers' rights in China.

China Youth Daily

The official newspaper of Communist Youth League of the People's Republic of China.

CNA

Est. March 1999 by Mediacorp, Channel News Asia is an English language Asian news network, based in Singapore.

Hong Kong Free Press

Founded in 2015, Hong Kong Free Press is a non-profit, English-language newspaper – run by journalists and completely independent.

NTD Television

Founded in the USA as an independent media company in 20011, NTD is a non-profit news and entertainment media based in New York.

Sixth Tone

English language news site, based in Shanghai, edited by David Paulk.

South China Morning Post

Based in Hong Kong, an English-language newspaper founded in 1903. Owned by Alibaba Group.

The Epoch Times

Multiple award-winning news outlet, founded in the US in 2000 in response to communist repression and censorship in China.

The Straits Times

A major source of English-language news and features in south-east Asia.

>>> SOCIAL and General Interest

BoredPanda

Take a look during those moments when your mind is befuddled with grids, tags and the misbehaviour of CSS files.

Facebook

Are young people deserting it in droves? Will they return? Your Editor has a Facebook Page, which is why this link is here.

Gmail

Direct access to your gmail.com email account. Or maybe you're using Swiss-based ProtonMail for greater security?

Hotmail

Direct access to your hotmail.com or Outlook.com email account.

Hotsheet

A long-running, single-page website directory to essential and popular sites, cleverly organised and well maintained.

IMDB

This has long been the Editor's go-to site for movie info, but he also sneaks a look at Rotten Tomatoes now and again. The latter is an aggregator of movie/TV show reviews.

Kai W

Kai Wong's popular, off-beat reviews. Formerly working for grey market retailer Digital Rev, he now freelances and the picture quality gets better.

Medium.com

Quality writing on technology, culture, entrepreneurship, creativity, self, politics, media, and productivity. Unlock a new layer when you become a member.

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