Photography

Library resources for Photography

Use Library Search to find:

• books, magazines, DVDs and all other physical material held at the three UWE Bristol libraries
• a vast amount of online content such as e-books and journal articles.

Journals and magazines (print and online)

These provide information on specialist topics and can contain more up to date information than books. Relevant titles for Photography include Aperture, British Journal of Photography, Foam, European Photography, Katalog, Loupe, Photographies, Photography & Culture, and Source.

Many journals and magazines are available online, but some are also (or only) in print in the Library. Library Search or library staff can assist with helping you locate the journals in each library or online.

Databases

Databases provide reliable information from collections of journal articles, images, audio and film and more.

Databases for Photography

a-n Artists Information Company is an online resource promoting the visual arts and supporting artists and designers in their practice. Offers access to a wide range of publications including a-n Magazine.

Art, Design & Architecture Collection is a collection of four databases covering the fields of visual and applied arts. The databases include ARTbibliographies Modern (ABM), a major bibliographical source of information on modern and contemporary arts, and Design and Applied Art Index, an index to over 450 art, design and craft magazines and journals.

Art Source Ultimate contains journal articles from leading international art, design and architecture journals since 1984.

Arts & Humanities Database contains articles from journals covering art, architecture, design, music and cultural studies.

Bloomsbury Applied Visual Arts provides access to over 170 books which combine visual inspiration with practical advice on idea generation, research techniques, portfolio development and more. Coverage includes photography and film.

British Humanities Index is an international database for research in the humanities and arts.

JSTOR is a scholarly archive of 1000 full-text journals including key art and design titles.

The Vogue Archive is a complete searchable archive of American Vogue from the first issue in 1892 to the current month, reproduced in high-resolution colour page images.

Workbooks, guides and tutorials

LinkedIn Learning – online courses and video tutorials for creative, technology and business skills.

Special collections

• Artists' books, Visionaire editions and zines are in the Special Collections area of Bower Ashton Library. All items are listed on Library Search or you can browse the collection during the library staffed hours.
• Film, TV and radio resources – access to a variety of resources including Box of Broadcasts, Kanopy and other audio and moving image collections.
• News and news archives – print and online current and archival news sources.
• Image resources – a curated list of image databases and links, including advice on copyright issues.

Subject support

Your librarian is Morwenna Peters. Contact the Library.