Define the world's visual language with SCAD photography
Develop your artistic vision in commercial, documentary, and fine art photography
Photography bridges cultural divides to document human history and reflect its beauty. At SCAD, you'll frame your own distinct point of view, learning the full spectrum of photography — historic and analog processes through modern and next-generation digital technologies — on the way to launching your creative career. Students learn how to master visual literacy and enhance personal style with color and composition. With a range of career paths at hand, from freelancing with high-fashion magazines to social media content creation to fine art, SCAD students are prepared for it all in a program boosted by leading-edge equipment, exhibitions at SCAD museums and galleries, and opportunities for coveted internships.
Student work
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Your creative career, in focus
SCAD photography students graduate prepared to specialize in a range of photography mediums, publish books and magazines, and exhibit in museums and galleries around the world. SCAD grad Claire Rosen (B.F.A., photography, 2006) draws from dreams, fairy tales, and mythology in her work, which has appeared in National Geographic, Refinery29, Smithsonian Magazine, and the Washington Post.
Related majors and minors
The art of photography is uniquely suited to an interdisciplinary approach to learning, and many students seek multiple degrees during their time here. This helps creates a specialized voice and finely individualized approach to the medium.
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