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Education Centres

U.S.A.

  • International Center for Photography (ICP) The International Center of Photography is a museum, a school and a center for photographers and photography in New York.
  • Rochester Institute of Technology The programs of the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences are designed to prepare students for a wide range of careers in photographic and other imaging fields.
  • Ohio University The program is designed to provide students with realistic and thorough broad-based professionally oriented training in visual communication, while providing the necessary liberal arts and cultural background for a strong educational foundation.  Intensive training is offered in picture editing/page design, photo communication for newspapers and magazines, photo illustration, interactive multimedia, and informational graphics.
  • University of Missouri one of the courses say: A rigorous skills course for advanced students preparing for careers in photojournalism consisting of weekly exercises in black and white and color photographic story telling and lectures that explore the philosophical, historical and ethical roots of the profession. 
  • University of Georgia the course on photography, to me, is hard to find click on the link then enter "Art - Photography (B.F.A.)" and hopefully that will find the compressive list they say they have!
  • Syracuse University
  • California State University, Fullerton - information on courses and more
  • The Art Institute of Atlanta have a new Fine Arts Degree...their web site is worth a look.
  • Apogee Photo, Inc. World Wide Directory Index of Schools, Tours, and Workshops. This is worth a check out!!

India Continent

  • South Asian Institute of Photography Education offered; Basic Course in Photography, Diploma In Photography, BA. (Photography) The three-year Graduation programme in Bachelor of Photography counts the Diploma as it's first year.

England

  • The London Institute of Graphics and Printing  The mission of the London Institute is to be at the forefront of learning, creativity and practice in arts, communication and design
  • Phoitoschool All of our seminars can be tailored to suit your interests and level and offer a superb day in which to transform your picture taking forever and start your own portfolio. The cost of our seminars is £80.00 per day inclusive of VAT, refreshments. There is a group discount to camera clubs way below this normal rate. We can arrange accommodation in a beautiful Peak District village, please ask for details.

France

  • What to Photograph & Why ? These Workshops are designed for people who are looking for a subject they can call their own. For people who are looking for new & productive ways to approach and explore photography : of the real world, the universe of human imagination, or simply letting yourself discover what touches you, all this in the beautiful Aix-en-Provence area.
  • Nicéphore Niépce During the 2 forthcoming years, Maison Nicéphore Niépce will offer workshops in first photographic processes
  • S péos was founded in 1984 by Pierre-Yves Mahé to give photographers the technical skills and creative freedom for personal visual expression. The eight-month intensive program includes core courses in the darkroom, the computer lab, and the light studio to master tools and techniques in preparation for personal expression and interpretation in the fine art, photojournalism, criticism, and stylism courses.
  • Canada
  • Ryerson Polytechnic University - Canada's leading centre. offer a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Film Studies, Still Photography, The New Media. If you'd like to become a pioneer of image arts, we can prepare you for this creatively diverse and technologically challenging profession. As the only program of its kind, it offers a truly unique perspective.

 

Japan

 

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Ways of learning about Photography

  • Black & White World ways of learning all about this interesting medium 
  • Apogee Photo Magazine.  The Internet's Photography Magazine: designed to inform and entertain photographers of all ages and levels everywhere in the world
  • BetterPhoto.com teaches photographers how to make better photos. The site features great tips to improve photographic technique, camera comparisons, photo contests, a useful Q&A, free email newsletters and workshops, and expert help with digital imaging.
  • History of Photography This is not designed to be a course on the history of photography such as a resource to dip into. In addition to pen-portraits of many of the most important photographers of the period, it contains information on some of the most significant processes used during the early days of photography.
  • Photo Seminars a interesting learning opportunity Free Seminars & Paid section is  $US35 PA
  • PROFESSIONAL PHOTO GUIDE  Web guide for professional photography: resources, galleries, museums, agencies, photographers, products, technique ...
  • Santa Fe Workshops
  • Web Photo School Nothing free & the cost is $US45 PA
  • Rob Galbraith + Pixelcount - Pixelcount is a newsletter on digital photojournalism - articles include information on technique, issues, maintenance and new products are included in Acrobat format.

  • New York Institute of PhotographyFounded in 1910, with a current home-study enrollment of over 20,000 in 128 countries, NYI is the world's oldest and largest photography school. This site has one major objective - to help you take better pictures 
  • PhotoWave's getDigital Training Center the only place -- in USA offering a year round educational facility dedicated exclusively to digital photography training
  • Monte Zucker a teaching site

  • Able Photography - Photography Answers and Sources!
  • Photography Schools
    Directory of international photography schools, colleges and art schools
  • Digital tips some interesting information

  • PhotoWave's getDigital Training Center™ is the first, and still the only place in the country offering a year round educational facility dedicated exclusively to digital photography training.

  • Rob Galbraith + Pixelcount - Pixelcount is a newsletter on digital photojournalism - articles include information on technique, issues, maintenance and new products are included in Acrobat format.

  • Workshops in Montana  The Workshops are based in Condon, Montana, a year around photographer's paradise, located 80 miles northeast of Missoula, 120 miles south of Glacier National Park.
  • Robert Farber's "3D"? workshop ON LINE!
  • Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar - information on photojournalist-friendly watering holes in the US, AP bureaus and stadium contact info.
  • Missouri Photo Workshop - This site is devoted to documentary photography, particularly ordinary people doing ordinary things. No computer alterations, no setup photographs, no illustrations, no Photoshop creations.

NEW ZEALAND

  • UCOL Palmerston North worth investigating contact via email

Australia

  • Latobe University - Australia

  • James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland , offer a three year Bachelor of Photography in which the approach is to enable students to achieve a high level of practical competence coupled with a good understanding of the theory of photography, while fostering the development of creative, artistic finesse. Graduates may also progress to Honours or Postgraduate studies in photography provided that they satisfy the entry requirements applicable to those areas.

  • Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
  • Griffith University