Choosing and using good images is an often-overlooked part of blogging.

And that’s a shame, because compelling photos and other visuals can make your posts far more interesting and memorable.

If incorporating meaningful images for your posts is something you either hadn’t considered, or that you struggle with–as I sometimes do–here are three blogs and bloggers worth studying:

C.C. Chapman

It helps that C.C. takes brilliant photos and has a full collection of his own work to choose from. But what really impresses me about his blog-post images is how personal they are. C.C. is a creative and emotional guy, and that always comes through in his photo choices.

Ben Arment – History in the Making

Ben is one of my new favorite bloggers. He’s a masterful storyteller who likes to mix artful headshot closeups or stunning venue panoromas into his posts. The text entries themselves are usually brief–typically just a few paragraphs–but they’re chock-full of insight and questions to think about. And when Ben’s words are accented with such thoughtful images, they also ensure I come back to his site (or RSS feed) again and again.

Sam Lawrence – Go Big Always

Sam doesn’t blog often, but when he does, he makes an impression. His big, bold, and arresting images are a big reason why. That “Norman Naysayer” character in the graphic above is still burned onto my brain some 15 months after he first blogged about it.

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