Tag Archives: periodicals

Spring Forward, Tuesday Tips!

March 10, 2020 · by · in Documentary photography, photographers · 3 Comments

Welcome to yet another time change! All kinds of new research sources related to photographers or researching photographers were recently announced. In addition, some older sources have been better described. Although we’ve lost an hour, we can all have fun with these, as well as learn – so peruse – and use! Miscellaneous Images – […]

Research Tips For Your Spring into Summer

June 11, 2018 · by · in Amateur photographers, Documentary photography, photo-history, photographers, Research · 1 Comment

The above photograph taken in Selma, Alabama, makes me long for lemonade on a shaded porch, with friends and good conversation. As we quickly move from Spring into Summer, which happens fast here in the South, the following tips may help you turn those lazy hazy days into useful research time. New image sources – Georgia […]

Tuesday Tips, Photo News for a Brand New Year

January 10, 2017 · by · in Documentary photography, photographers, Research · 3 Comments

Wow, the tail end of 2016 was full of news and goodies related to photography and photographers! To begin, here are a few updates to my series Researching Photographers Working in the South, starting with the recent news of an incredible gift. The Alabama Media Group has given 3 million images (most in the form of film negatives […]

Hot July, Cool Tuesday Tips

July 5, 2016 · by · in Amateur photographers, Documentary photography, photographers, Research · Leave a comment

It is July, and here in Georgia, it is hot, hot, hot, but I have some cool news for this first Tuesday in July. To begin, I have posted a July 2016 update to my Checklist of Early Georgia Photographers, 1841-61  Each time I think I will not find, or hear of, a new Georgia photographer […]

A Mountain of Connections: Georgia – Tennessee Photographers, part one

May 20, 2016 · by · in Documentary photography, photo-history, photographers, Research · 3 Comments

Recently I read the short story by raconteur Donald Davis, called “See Rock City” in the book by the same name (subtitled “A Story Journey Through Appalachia”; August House, 1996). It made me laugh out loud, and I decided this is the right time to write about those photographers who have that Tennessee-Georgia connection. In this […]

Tuesday Tips, Updates, Facts and Fun

January 19, 2016 · by · in Documentary photography, photographers, Research · 2 Comments

This is my first Tuesday Tips post for the new year of 2016. I hope you find something in it that is useful and helpful, or just interesting enough to note for future research. Some Photograph-Related News In the state of Georgia: The University of West Georgia no longer charges licensing fees to anyone, regardless […]

A Little R & R – Encounters with Readers and Research

September 14, 2015 · by · in Artists, photographers, Research · 4 Comments

I have had the good fortune to connect several times with a deceased photographer’s family members — by that I mean a member or members of the families, often direct descendants, of photographers who worked in Georgia as visitors or residents. We sometimes stay in touch off and on for years, and I believe it […]

Tuesday Tips Could Make Your Day

June 9, 2015 · by · in Documentary photography, photographers, Research · 2 Comments

Several items worth noting have been announced since my last posted Tuesday Tips on March 10.  I have also picked up points from public speakers, and heard from collectors of Georgia photographs with news I can share. Regarding the image used below, you may recall my post of Veterans’ Day 2014 focusing on Atlanta photographer […]