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NYFA’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Degree in Photography provides students with a thorough grounding in the fields of commercial, fine art, fashion, and documentary photography. Throughout the program, students take a series of academically rigorous classes in photography to challenge them creatively, as well as liberal arts courses to provide students with a well-rounded education.
Students’ creativity is carefully and constantly nurtured as they are encouraged to find and develop their own unique visual language and vocabulary through a process of investigation, critique, creative conceptualizing, self-reflection, and practice.
Students who pursue a BFA in photography at NYFA Los Angeles are challenged to be their best creative selves by their peers and instructors. This program intends to equip students with creative and technical, as well as business skills that can help them pursue their path in this exciting field.
Faculty Highlights
Curriculum
The first two semesters of the BFA Photography program are foundational, technical and historical. During semesters three through eight, students have the freedom to choose classes best suited for them. Through this approach, the BFA program offers a curriculum that enables NYFA students to explore their preferred photographic style, which includes:
- Technical, theoretical and creative courses which vary by semester, but may include Deconstructing the Body: Exploring the New Beautiful in Fashion, Photography and Social Media: Breaking Through The ‘Gram, Graphics and Social Movements, and Truth and Fiction in Photoshop
- Liberal arts and arts and humanities classes that align with photography subject matter such as Critical Film Studies and History & Aesthetics of Photography
- Expert photography faculty and staff who are actively working in commercial or fine art photography
- Hands-on experience working with professional photo equipment in our photo studio and access to NYFA’s world-class equipment library of cameras and lighting kits
- Ongoing guest lectures from influential photographers, curators and artist representatives
The goal of our program is that our photography BFA students graduate with a broad knowledge base that help them succeed in photography and complementary fields, giving them a wide choice of creative paths to pursue.
To learn more information about NYFA’s BFA program, refer to NYFA’s Course Catalog or request more information.
NYFA’s Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in photography is a full-time, eight-semester program that immerses students in all aspects of photographic study. Many students choose our accelerated BFA program, allowing students to finish in three years and enter their field of choice as soon as possible. NYFA makes this accelerated schedule possible by creating an extended academic year, allowing students to complete three full-length semesters in each calendar year.
The BFA Photography program culminates in a group exhibition where invited peers, family, and industry professionals attend. This event is an opportunity for students to exhibit their thesis work and to develop their creative network. For a full list of photography projects BFA students have the opportunity to work on, see our photography projects page.
In addition to photography classes, BFA students also take required Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework that closely relate to the discipline.
BFA students can learn more about these requirements on NYFA’s Liberal Arts and Sciences page.
Students interested in pursuing a BFA in Photography attend NYFA’s Photography School in Los Angeles.
NYFA Los Angeles
3300 W Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91505
3300 W Riverside Drive
Burbank, CA 91505
Please note: Equipment, curriculum, and projects are subject to change and may vary depending on location. Students should consult the most recently published campus catalog for the most up-to-date curriculum.