Photography and Imaging
Bringing ideas into focus.
Explore the evolution of today’s photographic industry. Commercial or conceptual, moving or still, learn the techniques and strategies to advance your career in a variety of photographic fields.
“Onigami”
Eric Wang ’20
Share your stories in this BFA photography program.
Photography is everywhere and is in a period of unprecedented change, with constantly evolving technological advancements and multimedia possibilities that are redefining what it means to be a professional photographer. Our Photography and Imaging students immerse themselves in a curriculum that enables them to explore the unlimited creative possibilities that exist today for capturing, producing, and sharing innovative and meaningful work.
We build on the photographic tradition and thoroughly investigate the future possibilities of both the still and moving image while encouraging our students to develop an individual voice and perspective with their work that will set them apart from the casual observers of life. Our graduates are fully prepared to be young professionals, ready to participate in and help define this exciting new era of photography.
Awards
Hillman Prize
Wall Street Journal Scholarship
Top 100 Artists, Designers, and Photographers
Creative Quarterly
Student Work Selected
for Screening
Vogue Photo Festival
Explore Our Major
Selected Exhibitions
and Mentions
Jesse Clark ’23 Everglow, Solo Exhibition at Art Center Sarasota, Florida, 2022
Jesse Clark ’23 Featured Interviews Herald Tribune, Your Observer, Voyage Tampa, Sarasota Magazine
Matthew Troyer ’22 #New Visions 2022, Texas Photographic Society, Houston, Texas
Mikenna Bowers ’23 Women Together for Art Exhibition, Halo Arts Project, Sarasota, Florida, 2021
Mikenna Bowers ’23 Art to The World Exhibition, El Salvador, 2021
Hear from our students
Frances Bukovsky
Miles Goscha
Student work
Alumni Spotlight
Graduates of the Photography and Imaging program are ready to practice their craft in a wide variety of professional fields from fashion, documentary, advertising, and editorial photography, to exhibiting their work as fine art. Whatever path our students choose, we give them both the technical and conceptual tools to help them succeed and produce meaningful work in an ever- changing visual environment.
World-Class Visiting Artists
Every year we invite some of the best artists and industry professionals to Ringling College to interact with our students.
Platon
John Paul Caponigro
Emmet Gowin
Julie Blackmon
Vincent Laforet
Clint Clemens
Greg Gorman
Tyler Mitchell
Selina Roman
Steven Irby
Anastasia Samoylova
Brea Souders
Bobby Rodgers
…among many others
International Center of
Photography
Every year our students compete to spend one year studying at ICP, the world’s leading institution dedicated to the practice and understanding of photography. The selected students have a unique opportunity to participate in the Creative Practices Program there that exposes them to world-renowned faculty, challenging ideas and a diverse group of international students. Currently Ringling College is one of only three undergraduate programs in the country to have this unique affiliation.
Opportunities for students
INDEX
INDEX – Industry Experience at Ringling College – is our promise to provide every student the opportunity to have hands-on industry experience before graduation by offering real-world projects with real-world clients. This experiential education initiative allows students to learn how to turn passion into profession. INDEX opportunities are abundant and available through experiential learning in the classroom, the Design Center, Studio Labs, ART Network, the Makerspace, as client competitions and immersive experiences, volunteerism, internships, and elective courses.
Internships
Work with our Career Services Center to prepare and guide you to finding an internship focused on your area of interest – we are here to help! With networks around the region and the country, we help you gain exposure to professional best practices and practical application of your technical skills. We are constantly connecting with industry professionals to find new, exciting opportunities to put your skills to work and get a taste of real-world work demands.
International Collaboration
Photography maps the world from many perspectives and we feel it is important to create as many opportunities and experiences as possible for our students to experience diversity outside of the classroom. In the past few years Ringling PI students have participated in international student collaborative projects and exhibitions with students and faculty from Finland, Belgium, England, and Costa Rica.
What employers have our
alumni worked for?
