Photography

Photography at CoCA is studied in the School of Fine Arts on the Wellington campus. Our renowned Bachelor of Design (Hons) is a four year programme majoring in photography, catering for a multiplicity of photographic interests and career outcomes.

Photographic Contexts, Photographic Methods, Critical Studies, Photographic History and Criticism and Photography Professional Practice form the core papers of the programme and are the primary focus of the undergraduate degree. In addition, students may take electives from other majors across the College.

Areas of photographic practice that are catered for in the photography programme include:

Advertising
Commercial and corporate
Photographic art
Fashion photography
Portraiture
Film still photography
Editorial photography
Newspaper and magazine
Archival photography

We also offer a Diploma in Photography, a two-year full time course spanning the major concepts and skills associated with professional and documentary photography.

Click on the gallery for examples of staff and student work.

For more information on our programmes and staff check out the Photographic Design homepage under the School of Fine Arts.