Photography is a concentration in the BFA in Visual Arts. It involves a wide range of issues and technologies related to photographic practice.

Photography emphasizes camera- based images (analog and digital), light-sensitive materials, and problem-solving skills as an expression of ideas or concepts. Students work with both analog and digital image-making processes as a means of understanding the history and contemporary practice of the medium. The darkroom and the computer labs provide complementary tools for practical and creative problem solving.

The concentration prepares artists for nearly every aspect of the creative industries, including opportunities with for-profit and not-for-profit organizations, news media, advertising, museums, galleries, and more.

Career choices include graduate study, periodicals, large media producing companies, independent professional photographer; K-12 teaching (with certification), as well as college-level teaching (with graduate study and professional record).