Founded in 1979 as a mail-order photography book source by director and owner Rixon Reed, photo-eye has grown to become one of the world's foremost galleries and websites devoted to contemporary photography. photo-eye Gallery features works by nationally and internationally renowned photographers including Julie Blackmon, Nick Brandt, David Trautrimas, Hiroshi Watanabe, Pentti Sammallahti, Jo Whaley, Tom Chambers, Mitch Dobrowner, Zoë Zimmerman, Mark Klett, Raymond Meeks, Keith Carter, Linda Connor, David H. Gibson, Imogen Cunningham and Don Hong-Oai.