Just so you know, as we have to do a "formal writing project" in every class, that means this one too. Here is a useful website on the history of photography.
http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/index.html
What you may consider doing is selecting one of the "Significant people" that Leggat lists on the left and, and get at least 2 more sources besides Leggat to help you come up with a quick biography. Because this is photography, it would be a good idea to do a google-image-search for some of their work that you could share in your report.
Here are a couple of other helpful links:
Mr. Mallory;
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking to my History of Photography Podcast! You and your students may also want to know about the photo history resources I have on this page:
http://www.cod.edu/photo/curto/1105/index.htm
All best,
-Jeff Curto