Photography

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BA Photography in the Arts & BA Documentary and Visual Activism

We offer two routes into Photography - Photography in the Arts and Documentary Photography and Visual Activism.

The Photography in the Arts degree course at Swansea College of Art UWTSD is all about exploration, self-discovery and innovation. We encourage you to experiment and challenge convention, to pursue your personal interests and develop a unique vision to take you forward into a successful career in the creative industries.

Our Documentary Photography and Visual Activism degree course at Swansea College of Art, UWTSD teaches students traditional, practical documentary and photojournalistic skills alongside contemporary strategies for becoming visual activists, who empower their subjects whilst engaging with communities and networks to raise awareness about inequality and injustice as a means for social change. As a student you will have access to industry standard facilities and store facility. In addition to extensive traditional photography facilities and darkrooms, our digital provision includes a specialist colour-managed digital suite running the latest Adobe software. This includes high resolution Hasselblad film scanners, medium and large format portfolio and exhibition printing.

The department has excellent connections with the photographic industry, from the gallery network through to documentary and advertising agencies. Students will regularly interact with professional contacts through the exciting series of visiting lecturers, where artists, photographers, curators, editors, writers and agents present their work and talk about their professional experiences. Graduates are employed in a wide range of photographic and fine art activities, including fashion, portraiture, editorial/documentary, and gallery contexts.

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