Photography Schools Worldwide

Photography subjects

A subject is listed for a program only when its official page names it as a specialization, major or focus. A course that merely contains a fashion or documentary module is not listed under that subject.

  • General Photography

    Broad photography programs without a single named specialization: technique, visual language, practice and professional skills.

    156 verified programs

  • Fine Art Photography

    Photography as a fine art practice: concept, exhibition, the photobook and a personal body of work.

    79 verified programs

  • Commercial Photography

    Photography for clients and brands: studio and location work, product, corporate and applied commercial practice.

    23 verified programs

  • Fashion Photography

    Programs that name fashion photography as a specialization, not merely a module.

    2 verified programs

  • Portrait Photography

    Portrait photography as a named focus: studio lighting, direction of sitters and portraiture as a practice.

    1 verified program

  • Documentary Photography

    Long-form documentary and social photography: research, ethics, storytelling and publication.

    13 verified programs

  • Photojournalism

    News and press photography: reporting, ethics, picture editing and publication.

    7 verified programs

  • Editorial Photography

    Photography for magazines, books and publishing, including editorial portrait and picture-story work.

    2 verified programs

  • Advertising Photography

    Photography for advertising campaigns: concept, art direction, set and studio production.

    1 verified program

  • Digital Photography

    Programs centred on digital capture, workflow and post-production.

    17 verified programs

  • Photography and Imaging

    Photography combined with imaging science, digital imaging technology and computational or scientific image practice.

    12 verified programs

  • Visual Storytelling

    Photography-led storytelling across still image, sequence, multimedia and publication.

    7 verified programs

  • Photographic Arts

    Programs titled photographic arts or photomedia, spanning analogue, digital and contemporary art practice.

    4 verified programs

  • Photography and Moving Image

    Programs that join still photography with video, film or time-based media as a stated focus.

    20 verified programs

  • Experimental Photography

    Experimental and alternative process photography, expanded practice and artistic research.

    6 verified programs

  • Photography History and Theory

    Study of the history, theory and criticism of photography, including curatorial and archival approaches.

    5 verified programs

  • Conservation and Scientific Imaging

    Conservation of photographic materials, forensic, scientific and technical imaging.

    1 verified program