Resources
A short, curated list that supports the site’s focus on judgement, clarity, and real-world photographic use.
This page stays intentionally brief. If something doesn’t earn its place, it doesn’t go on the list. Over time it will grow into a small library of reading, references, and tools that help you think more clearly about images — not chase trends or collect tips.
Note: Some items are marked Coming soon. Those placeholders are intentional and will be filled as the library is built.
Recommended reading
A small set of books and essays that match the site’s interests: perception, attention, judgement, and photographic intent.
- The Ecological Approach to Visual Perception — James J. Gibson.
- Coming soon: Book recommendation #2 — short note on why it belongs here. [Link placeholder]
- Coming soon: Book recommendation #3 — short note on why it belongs here. [Link placeholder]
- Coming soon: Book recommendation #4 — short note on why it belongs here. [Link placeholder]
- Coming soon: Book recommendation #5 — short note on why it belongs here. [Link placeholder]
Selection rule: this list is not “best of.” It’s a working shelf that supports the way this site thinks.
Standards & reference material
These are not “resources” in the internet sense. They’re anchors — places with clear thinking that are worth returning to.
- Nielsen Norman Group — usability research on how people read pages and interpret visual hierarchy. [Link placeholder]
- Coming soon: Ethics / credibility reference — guidance on authenticity, manipulation, and trust. [Link placeholder]
- Coming soon: Editorial photography / publishing reference — how images function in real publication contexts. [Link placeholder]
- Coming soon: Attention / cognition reference — a reliable source on how attention behaves under load. [Link placeholder]
The book (in progress)
There will be one book that sits at the centre of this site: a practical, judgement-first guide to how photographs are chosen, evaluated, and used in real contexts. It won’t be a settings manual, and it won’t be a gear book. It will be a distilled version of the site’s philosophy — written as a coherent framework rather than a collection of posts.
Current status: Coming soon. This section will expand as the outline, working title, and publication plan are finalised.
- Working title: Coming soon
- Short premise: Coming soon
- Release format: Coming soon
Suggest a resource
If you have a book, paper, or reference you think belongs here (and it genuinely supports judgement, clarity, or real-world image use), send it through. If it earns its place, it will be added with a short note.