The gift guide for photography lovers!
- PhotoED Magazine
- Nov 12, 2024
- 6 min read
Updated: 7 days ago
Our recommendations for the perfect gift for photographers + photography lovers
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Alternative Inspiration
Plant-based image making inspiration abounds in Malin Fabbri's books and journals. Homemade emulsions from Avocado and Beetroot, to Turmeric and Yerba mate come from contributors around the world and are beautifully presented for all to enjoy.
Whether you are a beginner or an experienced anthotypist, these books, calendars, and journals are great resources that will save you time, and present you with fresh inspiration for finding the next plant or pigment to use for printing.
Alternative Photography: Art and Artists, Edition 2
Edited by Malin Fabbri
In celebration of the alternativephotography.com 25th anniversary, 137 contemporary artists share their work in this incredible volume as they push the boundaries of alternative photography with processes like cyanotype, gum, and platinum printing.
Sir John Herschel tribute calendar
The John Herschel tribute calendar is available with 2026 dates, or to start anytime!
JOURNALS
As daily planners or for journaling these beautiful books offer both pre-defined pages and blank pages for you to plan and dream. Templates are there to help you focus and find balance between work, home and everything else that happens in life. Lots of great options here.
Know a photo-newbie?
Get the GUIDE - an easy intro to the basics of photography
The photoEd GUIDE to Photography is a 128-page magazine-format learning resource.
The GUIDE provides a quick-start to basic photography tools & techniques, from analog film photography to understanding digital image capture + ideas for new explorations.
Check out the "Subscribe + Guide" special offer - the GUIDE as a starter + a subscription to keep the creativity flowing all year!
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MAGAZINES!
Join a Magazine club!
The Toronto-based Issues Magazine Shop carries hard-to-find, independently-published magazines from around the world. Visit the shop in Toronto, or order online!
Subscription boxes ship in September, December, March and June.
Curated just for you! (or the person you're gifting for)
$100.00
Check it out HERE.
Add COFFEE to your magazine moment GIFT!
Pairing REALLY nice coffee with your analog read will spark a little extra warmth into your magazine moment.
We love Sparkplug coffee because it's delicious, roasted fresh locally, and run by a cool female-led team.
Choose your coffee style, select a grind specific to your maker, subscribe for AUTOPILOT delivery... SO many options. The Sparkplug crew delivers the goods to ensure you're drinking the BEST coffee you've ever made.
In fact, they guarantee coffee happiness.
+ FREE SHIPPING
+ Friends of photoED - Save $3 on your next order with code: CAMERA
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They have a ton of cool coffee gift ideas for any kinda coffee lover - Check them out - HERE.
Cool stufF
handmade mugs for photo nerds!
As a photography explorer AND ceramic artist, Bunny Safari has combined her talents to create these gorgeous handmade, one-of-a-kind mugs with designs for folks who appreciate a "Rock n Rollei" and support "Women who rock film"!
Quantities are limited and selections are always changing. Shop the website, here:
A little merch
Our Jet Tag Safety Reflector key chains are a great bag tag identifier accessory or functional ket ring with a message every photographer can relate to!
A statement piece!
ART = WORK
Get this tell-it-like-it-is T-shirt for only $20 — HERE.
The ART=WORK campaign is run by VANL-CARFAC, Visual Artists of Newfoundland and Labrador + Canadian Artists Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens, in partnership with the Mary MacDonald Foundation. This joint fundraiser supports visual artists, curators, and art workers living in Newfoundland and Labrador through programs and awards distributed by their respective organizations.
Handmade mugs also available! Check them out HERE.
For the Film shooters...
Reveni Labs
Matt Bechberger is a maker, inventor, builder and a film camera nerd who also happens to be an electronics and product designer. Reveni Labs started because he wanted new technical solutions to old film problems for the modern film shooter community.
Along with the explosion in interest in analog photography comes a renewed market for film shooters. However, many older analog cameras do not have the built-in tech needed to expose film as needed. Matt has some great solutions for your bespoke techy troubles.
If you're not sure what kind of gadget your film lover will love, digital gift cards available for purchase, HERE.
Photo history fun
Photographic Memory: Match & Reveal 25 Iconic Photos
By Joshua Kercher Jara
Do you remember that memory card game you played as a kid?
Well, here’s a version created for photography lovers. Twenty five classic photographs by artists we know and love have been split into halves to challenge your memory. What’s even more to love here is that the deck contains some of our most favourite artists such as Hannah Maynard and Anna Atkins, Cindy Sherman and Vivian Maier. This is the perfect gift for fans of photography.
$25. CDN + shipping
Gelaskins
Gelaskins offers artist-designed skins for laptops, phones, tablets, wireless headphones, e-readers, and MUCH more... You can also upload your own photo, logo, or artwork and create a bespoke skin. And they're made in Toronto!
Check out their full product line HERE.
Hello GORGEOUS!
SO many reasons to LOVE this!
Aside from GORGEOUS SPICE Co. being an awesome Canadian product created by a rockstar female entrepreneur, these spice blends are guaranteed to spice up your life.
These small batch premium spice blends - pack a punch. All killer, NO fillers. A great gift for foodies that goes easy on the postage $...
$6. + up.
Can't decide? JOIN THE SPICE CLUB for monthly deliveries of inspiration. Members get specially created recipes, The Gorgeous ‘Zine, playlists, recos to cool gear, and more … everything you need to make food fascinating!
Our PATREON PATRONS may recall, our Spring/Summer 2023 edition was shipped with a little sample pack of GORGEOUS SPICES... Flav-O-matic. It's the 'everything bagel' of spice blends! YUM! Such a lovely treat for our PATREON crew!
For the artists out there...
We LOVE artist/photographer Danny Custodio's T's. If you know someone that can laugh in the face of rejection, or the realities of being a starving artist - this is the perfect gift!
Available in black with white text, or white with black text, in a range of sizes to suite any size of artist!
Check out these T's - HERE.
Yes! It is the same Danny Custodio, we featured in our Beautiful Botanical edition.
Not sure what your photography lover would like?
Let them chose + SUPPORT An independent BUSINESS with GIFT CERTIFICATES...
Vancouver - check out the awesomeness of BEAU photo.
"Bottom line – we are here to assist you. It doesn’t matter if you are running your own photography business, are a photographic artist, a student getting into photography or someone who found an old film camera and wants to start using it. We are here to help you decide what is best for your needs. No hard sales tactics here."
Toronto- we love a visit to Downtown Camera.
At Downtown Camera, gift certificates can be used on anything in the store, from film developing and analog accessories, to the latest digital gear & gadgets. Your giftee will fee like a kid in a candy store!
From anywhere...
Total Image Works
From printing to framing, to scanning and retouching TIW is for photographers who value excellence. As founder Edward Burtynsky's exclusive production facility, a gift certificate from TIW would be a welcome gift for any artist serious about how they present their work.
To order a gift certificate, email customercare@torontoimageworks.com or
call 416-703-1999
The ultimate photography lovers gift!?
Of course we recommend our own selves as the BEST GIFT ever!
New ways to think about photography GUARANTEED.
Subscribers get 3 beautifully printed issues DELIVERED per year.
Spring/Summer (delivered in March) + Fall (August) + Winter (November)
We also have a neat catalog of BACK ISSUES - if there's a theme your gift-ee is into but missed out on previously - check it out.
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Feel the bonus karma points flow your way when you SHARE all these goodies through your social media channels!
Behind all of these suggestions are REAL HUMANS working super hard to bring you their best - a 'Like' or a 'follow' on social media is a sweet little boost of the ego we could all use!
