Our trans-disciplinary curriculum is designed to prepare you for a future at the forefront of contemporary photography.
The Photography major’s breadth of traditional and cutting-edge processes is unique to the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Students learn about 35mm, digital, medium-and large-format cameras, black and white printing, digital output, color shooting, experimental photography, and digital video. They have the opportunity to link photographic theory and practice to other artistic disciplines.
The major provides a blend of theoretical and real-world instruction that enables students to build careers as commercial photographers, professional artists, photojournalists, and professionals in other disciplines. Many alumni enroll in graduate school or pursue careers in the gallery or museum world and fields of communication or fine art photography.
And that is just the beginning. By the time you graduate as a seasoned artist, you will have held exhibitions, learned about grants and residencies, gained professional experience, and built an online portfolio of your work. We will help make sure that you are ready to go out and do great things with your craft!
Check out requirements, recommended courses, and more!
Upon graduation, students are prepared to artistically describe the world, critically examine visual culture, and express new ideas through photography. They are prepared for a creative career where ever they find resonance.
