When looking for the next rising fine art photography stars today, one may need to look in untraditional places. In the past, the large galleries and institutions, like MOMA in New York, set the standards. Now, young fine art photographers are taking charge and promoting themselves and their colleagues.

The first place to start your quest for fresh fine art photography is the world of blogs. Some of the blogs are curated and feature different photographers daily, like iheartphotograph dot blogspot dot com, curated by Laurel Ptek. She features both a photographer of the day and longer features that highlight an artist with three or four pieces and minimal text. A majority of these photographers have their own personal websites and blogs which can be accessed by clicking on the pictures from I Heart Photograph. The photographers rely heavily on word of mouth, found as referrals from other similar blogs and sites, so once you get started on one blog, you are sure to find others. A good blog to start on is notifbutwhen dot com/2 by Chicagoan Brian Ulrich.

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