ABOUT PHOTOSTARTSHEET.COM

Welcome to the latest version of PhotoStartSheet, a compact index of links to the best photo sites on the Internet.

Order out of chaos

Back in the day -- when I lived in California -- my neighbour, a psychiatrist, said: "John, I've figured you out. I think you're a List-Maker."

I don't know what prompted this observation, but there's some truth in it.

A primitive way of imposing order on chaos is to make a list. At least a list gives you the illusion that order has been established, even if it's a procrustean kind of order in which part of the subject has been either chopped up or excluded altogether.

I plead guilty on both counts. There are hundreds of very good photo sites which haven't made it to my selection of links, but I hope those you see will lead you to all the others, not eventually but quickly.

Easy to use

I apologise to anyone who feels lost, having gotten used to the layout of the old, one-page PhotoStartSheet. I've tried to keep the new one simple to navigate. I've divided it into half a dozen pages and have included some additional lists which allow me to be more comprehensive, namely:

(Worldwide) Photographic Associations

(Worldwide) Photography Galleries

UK Camera Clubs

I've made these additions because there's nothing else on the Internet which offers the same, straightforward access with up-to-date links.

The bad thing about directories

Directories try to be comprehensive and their huge number of entries tends to deter people from browsing. PhotoStartSheet is not a directory, as such, but a set of simple "start pages" for exploring the world of photography on the Internet. I've selected the sites very carefully according to strict criteria of accuracy, up-to-dateness, acceptable design standards, and wealth of content.

Mobile friendly

My main purpose in changing the design has been to make the site responsive so it works on mobile phones and tablets as well as on wide-screen displays. It's always been usable on those devices, but I've improved it.