20 Zippy Links & Ads
Zippy: "Bright, lively, energetic; fresh, invigorating..." OED

How do I choose twenty links from the millions out there? Do I go for the big sites with enough information to keep you there forever? Do I go for the commercial sites which will keep you spending forever? Do I go for the glitzy sites which will keep you dazzled forever? Do I go for the cool sites which will keep you wondering forever?

It’s not a very hard call... these are sites I visit regularly for ideas and inspiration. Some are big, some are small... some incredibly popular, others may be little known and hiding some secrets... but all have something to say which can be learnt from - which for me makes a link worthwhile.

There are also some commercial sites listed which pay me a few cents or perhaps a dollar when you purchase a product from them. The reality of this expanding website is that a lot of work goes on in the background which has to be paid for, and a single click from you simply helps.

Alamy / Ed Buziak's stock photography
Alamy is the world's biggest on-line photo portal with over 18 million images. To view or license for commercial use any of my 6,000+ stock shots (50+ added weekly) scroll through the Blue Skies of France, Wilds of Wales, Corners of the Cotswolds... type 'Buziak' plus any specific keyword to narrow your search.
AllPosters
Hey Webmasters! - Make $$$ with the AllPosters.com Affiliates Program - a great way to make money with your website. When your site visitors click on your links and make purchases at AllPosters.com, you earn 25%-30% of the sale. Sign up today!
Amazon.co.uk
It is taking 100s of hours of unpaid time and effort to bring “20/20 Visions” to fruition... but if you buy a book, camera, computer accessory, music track, tool or whatever from Amazon.co.uk you help buy me a breakfast coffee and croissant!
Chambers' Book of Days
Need detailed descriptions of key historical events, life and times of the great and infamous, long forgotten customs of cultures? Mike Hillman’s hyperlinked and searchable “Chambers’ Book of Days” is a mustread for anyone aspiring to understand history as our forefathers saw it.
Flickr
Starting to use Flickr as an easy way of grouping my 'collections' and 'sets' of images in one place on one page... Flickr is a great place to browse around using 'tags' to search for image themes... try it now...
HolgaMods Gallery
Somewhere in China is a factory that turns out one of the most laughably awful excuses for a camera I've ever seen. In fact, to call this thing a camera at all is to exaggerate... Parody of a camera better still - Frank Van Riper / Washington Post.
IndyZign Creative
Need a new logo, website or advert created? Awesome... because that's what IndyZign Creative loves to do! We can design using your existing material or come up with a totally new concept that will breathe new life into your business campaign. We'll set it up... We'll design it... We'll make it work...
LensWork
The premise of LensWork is that photography is more than mere craft. Photography is, or can be, a way of life. Beyond cameras and equipment, beyond film and chemistry, beyond pixels and technology lie the mysteries of the creative life...
NuExpo.com
French site listing and linking international photographers - including Leonard Nemoy a.k.a. Mr. Spock - who are passionate about photography of the nude and the exploration of light and shade on their subjects. Stunning... creative... charming... a site to visit every month for their image and interview updates.
'skine.art
Celebrating moleskine (pronounced "mol-a-skeen’-a") lovers and their art... a compelling site to visit every day to see freshly uploaded notebook-sized creative artworks, graphic creations and observations, with no style boundaries, from around the world.
Thai Yoga Massage
Just as nature always moves to be in perfect harmony, so too does the human body. Thai Massage, in it's ancient wisdom, is a multifaceted approach to promoting wellness in the body mind, using a large selection of stretches to stimulate the movement and change of energy in the bodies channels, or Sen lines. Eila is currently practising in Hong Kong and Vancouver.
The Online Photographer
TOP is an all-purpose time-wasting website for photo-dawgs of every stripe, age, sex, color, nationality, description, economic stratum, and media preference... a relentless cascade of cool crap about this fascinating lifetime hobby. Just try to keep up!
The Spartan Diet Blogspot
It doesn't matter if you're young, old, male, female or currently sick or healthy. If you're ready to stop being fat, weak and sick, and have the guts to get lean, strong and healthy, then bookmark and follow the The Spartan Diet Blogspot... it probably is the right time for you.
Urban Sketchers
Urban Sketchers is a group for all sketchers out there who love to draw the cities they live in or visit, from the window of their homes, from a cafe, at a park, standing by a street corner... always on location, not from photos or memory.
Zoe Means Life
Start restoring and bringing your body back into balance using enzymes, nutritional supplements, herbals, homeopathics, flower essences and even food depending on your personal healing preference. Holistic healing recognizes the interaction between mind, body and spirit and that one must treat the whole person.