Twitter. By now the name is familiar to most people even if they don’t really understand it. The whole Social Media phenomena is still in its infancy and people are still getting their feet wet as they give it a try. Below, I’ll give a list of photographers and photography resources on Twitter that I recommend you to follow. Before that however, a couple of thoughts.
For me personally, I generally don’t follow people that proclaim themselves to be “social media experts”. They may well be, but I think that social media is still too new and evolving too rapidly for anyone to be called an expert.
If you’re new to Twitter or thinking of giving it a go, remember to give. No one is interested in following or interacting with people who just use it as a means of advertising. Interactions, communication and relationships are what count in life and there’s no reason to think that the same doesn’t apply in social media.
All right then, my list of recommended followers comes after the jump. All of the following people are ones that I’ve had personal interactions of some kind with, whether it’s in the form of online discussion, emails, messages or whatever. As well as a link to their Twitter profile, I’ve also included links to blogs and/or websites. Do yourself a favor and check out their sites as well – all of them feature a wealth of great imagery, advice and ideas. If you want to follow me on Twitter, I tweet as @cfimages.
Twitter isn't just for the birds
I’ve tried to roughly group these in some kind of order but it’s still pretty random. There’s lots of crossover between groups, and people generally don’t fit into one group only. Now that Twiiter has rolled out the lists feature, I’ve taken advantage of it and created a list. It enables easy following, so check out the Twitter For Photographers list.
@pixelatedimage – Photographer, author, humanitarian and active blogger David duChemin
@fotowala – Delhi-based travel documentary photography Sephi Bergerson
@digitaltrekker – Cultural and humanitarian photographer Matt Brandon
@nevadawier – Travel photographer specializing in indigenous culture, Nevada Wier.
@gavingough – Travel photographer and workshop leader Gavin Gough.
@jimgoldstein – Photographer, speaker and web strategist Jim Goldstein.
@younesbounhar – Nature, travel and landscape photographer. Columnist. Younes Bounhar.
@zarias – Atlanta music photographer and workshop leader Zack Arias.
@chrisowyoung – New York concert photographer Chris Owyoung.
@toddowyoung – Rock photographer Todd Owyoung
@chasejarvis – Commercial photographer, inspiration and visionary Chase Jarvis.
@jeremycowart – Commercial photographer and the brains behind Help Portrait, Nashville’s Jeremy Cowart.
@scottkelby – President of NAPP, author, photographer and a million other things. Scott Kelby.
@strobist – David Hobby started a revolution with Strobist.
@joeyldotcom – Commercial, travel, portraiture photographer, instructor, visionary Joey Lawrence.
@joemcnallyphoto – Photojournalist, workshop leader, author and inspiration to many Joe McNally.
@photogjack – Documentary travel photojournalist Jack Kurtz.
@davidhonl – Creator of HonlPhoto Lighting gear, photojournalist David Honl.
@wizwow – Photographer, designer, educator Don Giannatti.
@picseshu – Multicultural wedding portrait photographer Seshu.
@thetrudz – Portrait and lifestyle photography from Tru Shots.
@danesanders – Wedding photographer, teacher, author. Dane Sanders.
@gallarotti – New York based Italian visual artist Francesco Gallarotti.
@AdrianaMullen – Food and still life photography from Adriana Mullen.
@wahliaodotcom – Lifestyle photography from Singapore. WahliaoDotCom.
@Ilanbr – Street photography from Israel by Ilan Bresler.
@rtd13 – Active LA and Florida based photographer Ron Dubin.
@treyratcliff – World’s leading exponent of HDR photography Trey Ratcliff.
@jnack – Principal product manager at Adobe for Photoshop, John Nack.
@lightroomblog – Lightroom tips and tricks from Adobe Community Expert Sean McCormack.
@AshuMittal – Adobe Certified Expert and pre-release worker at Adobe for Acrobat and Lightroom, Ashu Mittal.
@photojack – Travel and lifestyle photographer, coach and consultant to photographers Jack Hollingsworth.
@newmediaphoto – Photojournalist, podcaster, coach, consultant, speaker Rosh Sillars.
@selinamaitreya – Consultant to photographers, author, inspiration Selina Maitreya.
@ricksammon – World photographer and author of over 30 books, Rick Sammon.
@ASMP – American Society of Media Photographers. Essential photography business site. ASMP
@Photoshelter – Photoshelter. Secure portfolios and e-commerce websites. Photoshelter.
@johnhharrington – John Harrington, DC photographer and author. Photo Business News
@pdnonline – Photo District News magazine. A must read. PDN.
@stockphotoguy – A blog about stock photography by John Lund.
@aphotoeditor – Former photo director and editor for magazines such as Men’s Journal and Outside with essential industry reading. A Photo Editor.
@hiretogs – Connecting clients with phoTOGraphers via paid gigs. Send a tweet anytime with #hiretogs to hire/be hired. Clients tweet needs, togs tweet services. Hiretogs
Well, that’s probably enough for now. Do try and check out everyone’s blogs and websites as well as following them on Twitter. Who else should be in the list? Leave some recommendations below in the comments. I look forward to seeing who your picks are.
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Great list Craig, thanks for including me… love the flamingos…
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Great list Craig, thanks for including me… love the flamingos…
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My pleasure.
My pleasure.
Great lost Craig (even though I am not on it..lol). Seriously though, good stuff. I follow most of these and will add those I don't.
Great list Craig (even though I am not on it..lol). Seriously though, good stuff. I follow most of these and will add those I don't.
Glad you find it useful. Thanks for the comment.
Glad you find it useful. Thanks for the comment.
Craig,
Good list. I appreciate being on the list. It had been a while since someone offered an updated list. Thanks for taking the ball and running.
You are absolutely right. If you want to do well on Twitter. Give.
Rosh
Craig,
Good list. I appreciate being on the list. It had been a while since someone offered an updated list. Thanks for taking the ball and running.
You are absolutely right. If you want to do well on Twitter. Give.
Rosh
Many thanks for the comment Rosh. Glad you could stop by. I've learned a lot from your approach and advice, so it's great to have you visiting over here.
Many thanks for the comment Rosh. Glad you could stop by. I've learned a lot from your approach and advice, so it's great to have you visiting over here.
Great collection of photogs on twitter.
Looks like I'll be spending the better part of my day at home again
I heard google wave
Great collection of photogs on twitter.
Looks like I'll be spending the better part of my day at home again
I heard google wave
Thanks sonnythakur. There is indeed a GoogleWave invite up for grabs. Winner will be announced later this week.
Thanks sonnythakur. There is indeed a GoogleWave invite up for grabs. Winner will be announced later this week.
Nice collection of twitter accounts! Inspirational!!!
Nice collection of twitter accounts! Inspirational!!!
Thank you. Glad you found it useful.
Thank you. Glad you found it useful.
Thanks for inclusion here. I appreciate it very much.
Thanks for inclusion here. I appreciate it very much.
Thank you for all you do for the photographic community. Great work.
Thank you for all you do for the photographic community. Great work.
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Wow! Excellent post! Thanks for sharing!
RTing it!
Wow! Excellent post! Thanks for sharing!
RTing it!
Thanks Ilya. I appreciate the RT.
Thanks Ilya. I appreciate the RT.
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Are you going to convert these into Twitter lists? Would be terrific for single-click follow.
Thanks for the list in any case.
Are you going to convert these into Twitter lists? Would be terrific for single-click follow.
Thanks for the list in any case.
Thanks Dean. I'm planning to convert them into a list sometime today. Will update this when I do.
Thanks Dean. I'm planning to convert them into a list sometime today. Will update this when I do.
Oh, wow!
Thank you so much, Craig, for including me in such dignified list!
Oh, wow!
Thank you so much, Craig, for including me in such dignified list!
My pleasure Ilan. Thanks for the great Tweets and photos.
My pleasure Ilan. Thanks for the great Tweets and photos.
Are you going to convert these into Twitter lists? Would be terrific for single-click follow.
Thanks for the list in any case.
Thanks Dean. I'm planning to convert them into a list sometime today. Will update this when I do.
Oh, wow!
Thank you so much, Craig, for including me in such dignified list!
My pleasure Ilan. Thanks for the great Tweets and photos.
Gooooooooooood list. I appreciate being on the list.
Thanks Yuri for all you've done to help and inspire other photographers.