Photography - BA (Hons)

University of Chester

You will develop an approach to photography where the craft of making photographs forms the basis for an independent practice which embraces photography's multiple contexts.During the course, you will be introduced to the key issues and debates which inform contemporary practice as you develop a critically reflective approach to independent and professional practice.Our course is rooted in photography as a creative practice, but also its social dimension as an agent of change. You are encouraged to draw on your personal experience and curiosity, as well as engage with a diverse range of contexts and genres whether art, documentary, editorial or fashion.Our team has a wide range of practice and research expertise in analogue, digital and new media applications, and you will also benefit from visiting and guest lecturer input from industry professionals. These have included Marketa Luskačová, Tom Wood, Anthony Luvera and Craig Easton, alongside other industry professionals, including curators and writers. We will introduce you to a wide network of galleries, museums and employers in the North West and beyond, which includes a long-standing relationship with the Open Eye Gallery in Liverpool.Your BA Photography studies will culminate in the Art and Design degree show, where you will present a body of work which has emerged from a personal project created over the course of your final year's study.