Links
These are the main sites I find interesting.
General Photography-related
iN-PUBLiC: www.in-public.com
Excellent street photography website with many galleries of high-quality images.
Luminous Landscape: www.luminous-landscape.com
Michael Reichmann is a professional landscape photographer whose site is invaluable for beginners and experienced shooters alike. The articles are invariably well-written, with frequent contributions from the likes of Mike Johnston. The site is updated regularly and is an always interesting read!
Ken Rockwell: www.kenrockwell.com
So long as you don't take him too seriously, Ken's reviews and articles (in the How-To section) are great! He has strong opinions on many things, and he doesn't hold back on writing about them. However, unlike a lot of people he does know his stuff, as he's been 'in the business' for years. Well worth a read.
Rob Galbraith DPI: www.robgalbraith.com
Not updated as frequently as the two above, but still some interesting and insightful articles, especially when covering new equipment. Again, someone who knows his stuff.
bythom: www.bythom.com
Thom Hogan is a well-respected photographer and writer with extensive knowledge of Nikon equipment. His reviews of it are well worth reading.
Dan Heller's Photography Business Series: www.danheller.com/bizfaq.html
If you're considering going pro, or just wanting to make a bit of extra money selling photos every now and then, this site is a great help. A lot of reading, but worth it.
The Online Photographer: theonlinephotographer.blogspot.com
Photography blog which numbers the above-mentioned Mike Johnston among its contributors.
auspiciousdragon.net: www.auspiciousdragon.net/photography/photohome.html
Many interesting, well-written and lengthy articles to get your teeth into.
Other Photographers
voidshift: www.voidshift.co.uk
Photography by Matt Wright. The things he's done with light trails and light painting are amazing!
Peckhams Photography: www.peckhamsphotography.co.uk
Attractive site with a variety of images from around the world.
Pigeon Theory: www.pigeontheory.com
My friend John's website. Lots of photos, not necessarily of pigeons.
Digital Camera Reviews
Digital Camera Resource: www.dcresource.com
Although the reviews don't go into quite as much obsessive technical detail as some other sites, they are well-written, with an informal style that is easy to read and tells you what you need to know.
Digital Photography Review: www.dpreview.com
One of the 'big ones', DP Review has reviews going right back to December 1998, so it's certainly well-established. Although the reviews do touch on usability and so on, they are by and large concerned with technical details. Everything you could ever want to know about a camera's specification can be found here, from its physical dimensions to its shot-to-shot speed.
Imaging Resource: www.imaging-resource.com
Not as detail-oriented as DPR, but the reviews are still very thorough. If you're especially concerned about the image quality of a particular pair of cameras (though there are actually more important things to compare, like usability), this site provides a useful 'Comparometer' (™) function to display a standard set of images side-by-side.
Not Photography
Project Beehive Forum: www.beehiveforum.net
An open-source forum system in the style of Delphi Forums but without the annoying adverts and costs.
Teh Forum: www.tehforum.net/forum
Ostensibly the place where the people behind Beehive Forum discuss things and try out new ideas, but generally a jolly nice place all round for discussion on anything that tickles your fancy.
Mozilla Firefox: www.mozilla.org/products/firefox
My browser of choice, for its speed, usability and security.
OpenOffice.org: www.openoffice.org
If you can't afford MS Office, or just don't want to waste gigabytes of disk space on features you'll never use, OOo is an excellent choice. It's free, takes up roughly 150MB and in many cases does things better than Microsoft's suite (in particular, the handling of styles).
Mersey Reporter: www.merseyreporter.com
Up-to-date Merseyside-based news site with something for everyone.
A List Apart: www.alistapart.com
Anyone interested in CSS-based web design (as I am) would do well to pay ALA a visit. The articles present a huge range of techniques and tips for making websites the 'right way'.
CSS Layout Techniques: glish.com/css
More specifically geared towards using CSS for layout (hence the title) than ALA. A very handy site, with a comprehensive list of useful links.
css Zen Garden: www.csszengarden.com
An excellent demonstration of the capabilities of CSS - pick a design from the list on the right to completely alter the look of the page. The clever bit is that the HTML doesn't change, only the .css file is different.