LibGuides: Photography and Visual Media: Images &amp; Videos

Finding Photographs in the Library Databases

ARTstor This link opens in a new window
ARTstor has an excellent selection of photographs by influential photographers. A great place to find images to include in presentations, or just to see a wide variety of photography styles.
Digital library of over one million images related to art, architecture, the humanities, and social sciences.
ARTstor (and not ACC) requires that you create a free account before accessing.
Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Click on the Images link near the top to search and browse images.
Online art collection that includes thousands of images and articles on artists, eras, and movements.

Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
This databases has many videos related to photography history, photography as art, and technique.
Educational streaming videos for most subject areas.
Kanopy This link opens in a new window
Kanopy is an excellent source for documentaries about photographers, as well as videos related to lighting, composition, posing and other techniques.
More than 26,000 streaming videos, including films from the Criterion Collection, festival circuit documentaries, and TV series. Kanopy (and not ACC) requires that you create a free account before accessing.