[I'll add more photographers if I ever find more that I actually like.]
Camera World - There are bargains to be found on their clearance page, but read the return policy carefully.
Digital Camera Product Reviews: Digital Photography Review - Very thorough reviews of digital cameras and accessaries. Their Learn section also has a lot of useful information, some of which can actually be used to help you take better pictures.
Photography Equipment Review - If you think other people know what they're talking about, this is a good place to research equipment you're thinking about buying. I like this site because most of the people who write reviews are photographers and tend to emphasize quality.
Horst Hamann "Vertical View" - When you think of black and white panoramic photographs you probably think of horizontal landscapes and Ansel Adams. Well the panoramics of Horst Hamann are completely different; they're striking vertical architectural pictures with a unique perspective. More than unique, the pictures are amazing and demonstrate Hamann's technical proficiency.
Edition Reuss - Publisher of unusual erotic books.
Goliath - They offer a varied selection, but seem to concentrate on color photographs.
6x6 - A smaller publisher, but they have some interesting offerings.
Edition Skylight - They offer a nice selection of nudes and fetish.
teNeues - Lots of architecture and a smaller, but high quality, selection of erotic.
Chez Higgins - Not books, but collections of prints.
Last Gasp - Last Gasp has a select of "adult art" that makes it somewhat easier than finding books on Amazon, although I still like Amazon's rating system.
Anyway, not many people would be willing to publish books with themselves in all sorts of compromising positions. Is it the diary of an artist or an exhibitionist? Maybe an artist is both, displaying pieces of themselves for others to see. I don't know, but since I like erotic art and porn, I'll take it.
[Oh yeah, I've got a digital camera, but I don't think I'll be displaying the most of the pictures in public any time soon.]
Petter Hegre "My Wife" - The book is comprised of snapshots that Petter Hegre has taken of his wife (showing varying amounts of flesh). They show an amazing range from the whimsical, beautiful, erotic, pornographic, and touching to others more imperfect, uncomfortable, and even one or two that were disturbing. Some of the best pictures were the ones that transcended a normal beautiful photograph. I would look at them and wonder what led up to that moment and wonder what happened afterward.
So is it art or exploitation of his wife? I think you know my answer. I don't doubt
that these two are very much in love. [They're divorced now. Figures.]
Petter Hegre's web site
[If I get married I hope my wife is a complete freak.] <-[I'm married now. Figures.]
Michelle7: Fine Art, Nude, and Erotic Photography - This site highlights photographers and displays samples of their work or photos from their books.
photo-eye - Photo-eye is a web site that has photography books and some online galleries.
Not Only Black+White (Australia) - Fashion, nudes, art, and design. This magazine is responsible for exposing me to more cool photographers than any other publication.
S Magazine (UK) - Amazingly straight forward; tons of photographers taking black and white and color photographs of naked women.
Practical Photography (UK) - Their purpose is to make you a better photographer by providing tips, information, and inspiration. It hasn't worked for me yet, but it makes for a good read.
American Photo (US) - A good way to see what photographers are currently up to, learn about past greats, and keep up with camera equipment. (These were the people who introduced me to Jeanloup Sieff. Big points for that.)
For subjects I like women, people, faces, fashion, travel, and architecture. I prefer black and white photography for most people pictures and color for travel, architecture, porn, and about 50% of the time for fashion and nudes.
You'll notice that I lean heavily to black and white. I think with black and white there's a lot more control involved since b&w can be manipulated to great effect. Shadows play a much greater role in how a picture looks and since everything appears grey, a lot of thought has to go into composition.
Color isn't particularly easy either. One thing I've learned is the camera doesn't see things the way we do. Our brain is very good on focusing on the subject and throwing everything else away. Cameras are a lot more objective and retain all the thing you don't see (like the pole in the background that sticks up through someone's head). Color film also doesn't seem to capture color in the same way as we see them. So much of how color appears on film depends on lighting that color photographers have to be very aware of the environment they're shooting in, much like a b&w photographer.
Knowing all that I still tend to think of color photos as still pictures of reality while black and white photos are versions of reality presented by the photographer. (I do have a lot of respect for good photographers though, regardless of the film type they choose.)