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A career in photography offers diverse opportunities, spanning commercial, artistic, and academic fields—each requiring photographers with distinctive perspectives on society and surroundings.
This program teaches essential technical abilities and creative approaches needed for professional photography. You'll develop concepts, analyze audiences, and address artistic challenges through teamwork and independent work. Using top-tier equipment and facilities, you can specialize in still, motion, digital, or film photography while exploring subjects like identity, location, documentary, and narrative. The course also provides real-world experience through client projects and global photo contests.
Lincoln's photography faculty includes acclaimed professionals and research-focused scholars. Program Director Graeme Oxby won the 2019 Format Photography Festival Photo Show and exhibited at National Geographic's 2019 Indian Photo Festival. Tom Martin was a 2011 Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize finalist and 2017 In Conflict - Visible White Photo Prize nominee.
Students benefit from instructors conducting groundbreaking research while examining critical theories that shape modern photography. The curriculum blends hands-on skills with creative problem-solving to develop polished photographic works. As students advance, they gain greater independence in shaping their artistic direction.
Yearly coursework combines technique, theory, and career preparation. Subjects range from Contemporary Photographic Practices and Dynamic Visual Forms to research methodologies, advanced projects, and critical studies.