Inspiring Photographers, Artists, & Groups on Twitter:
[Tweet me suggestions for additions to this list.]
Artists, Designers, & Photographers:
- Betty Mallorca, photographer based in LA and cofounder of Blend Images
- Blend Images, premier stock photography agency
- Chase Jarvis, photographer based in Seattle
- Chris Gramly, photographer based in the San Fran Bay Area
- Colin Anderson, photographer based in Australia and cofounder of Blend Images
- Damien Hirst, fine artist
- Eric Alba, VFX supervisor based in Brooklyn
- Inti St. Clair, photographer based in Seattle
- Jack Hollingsworth, photographer based in Texas and cofounder of Blend Images
- Jeremy Woodhouse, photographer based in Texas and cofounder of Blend Images
- John Lund, photographer based in Marin, CA and cofounder of Blend Images
- Jonathan Ross, photographer based in Seattle and cofounder of Blend Images
- Peter Pereira, photojournalist based in Massachusetts
- Richard Marks, photographer based in Hawaii
- Rick Becker-Leckrone, photographer and CEO & cofounder of Blend Images
- Sam Bloomberg-Rissman, photographer based in Oakland, CA
- Shannon Fagan, photographer based in NYC
- Stephen Kiernan, photographer based in Ireland
- Stephen Errico, photographer based in Vancouver
- Stewart Cohen, photographer based in Dallas and cofounder of Blend Images
- Trevor Lush, photographer based in Canada
- Trey Ratcliff, photographer based in Texas
- Trinette Reed, photographer based in the San Fran Bay Area and cofounder of Blend Images
- Tudinh Duong, graphic designer based in London who designed the backbone of this blog
- Zack Darling, graphic designer based in Sonoma, CA
Art, Photography, & Design-related Magazines, Blogs & Businesses:
- ArtsBeat, news and views from the New York Times critics and art reporters
- ColorBurned, creative-resource blog
- Computer Arts, London-based creative-resource magazine
- DayDreaming Magazine, a visual art magazine based in Italy
- Dwell Magazine, modern architecture magazine based in San Francisco
- Layers Magazine, great Adobe how-to magazine
- Lee Torrens, photography industry-related blogger based in Argentina
- Living Homes, modern green home builder based in LA
- Marvel Entertainment, HQ of Marvel Comics based in NYC
- Media Deva, graphic designer based in San Francisco
- NAPP News, National Association of Photoshop Pros
- Smashing Magazine, Blog for web and graphic designers filled with lots of helpful tips and tricks
- Smithsonian Magazine, featuring articles about history, science, nature, the arts and culture
- Wetta Workshop, Peter Jackson’s film studio, based in New Zealand
Entrepreneurs & Advisors:
- David Allen, originator of the “Getting Things Done” system
- Richard Branson, mega-entrepreneur and founder of the Virgin Group
- Tony Robbins, authority on leadership psychology
Museums & Art Galleries:
- A Gallery London, private art gallery based in London
- Asian Art Museum, in San Francisco
- The British Museum, a museum of the world, for the world, based in London
- The de Young Museum, fine art museum in San Francisco
- The Freer-Sackler Museums, Asian art at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC
- Hirshhorn, the Smithsonian’s modern and contemporary art museum in Washington DC
- The National Portrait Gallery, of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC
- Smithsonian, the world’s largest museum complex (and one of my favorite places) in Washington DC
- Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of the Native cultures of the Western Hemisphere
Philosophers & Spiritual Teachers:
- Deepak Chopra, author and philosopher
- Ken Wilber, author and philosopher
- Lama Surya Das, Dzogchen Buddhist teacher, author, and poet
- Marianne Willimason, author and philosopher
Here’s my recent Twitter timeline: