BA (Hons) Photography

Duration: 3–5 years full-time
Placement year: Optional 1 year
Course code: W640 (UCAS)
Institution code: A66 (UCAS)

Career destinations

The expansive nature of BA (Hons) Photography means graduates work in all kinds of roles, in many areas of the creative industries worldwide. Where will this course take you?

We're immensely proud of our alumni and their considerable achievements:

Photographers and artists 
Freelance photographers (commercial, editorial, documentary, portraiture, still life, landscape, fashion, editorial, advertising, food, architecture, and interiors). 
Photographer’s assistants
Photography studio managers
Photographer’s agent
Studio assistants
Lighting technicians
Digital operators
Darkroom technicians and printers
Creative retouchers
CGI artists
Art directors
Creative producers
Picture editors
Picture librarians and researchers
Postgraduate study 
Archivists
Artist filmmakers and directors 
Artist assistants
Curators and education curators
Gallerists
Gallery directors and managers
Gallery education officers
Fine art framers and fabricators
Art handlers and art installation technicians
Photography teachers, technicians, tutors, lecturers and course leaders in schools, colleges and universities.

Alumni

The expansive nature of the course has enabled graduates to work in all kinds of roles, in many areas of the creative industries worldwide. Find out from the profiles below what some of our alumni have got up to since graduating.

Photographer S P Cashmore giving a lecture in a lecture theatre to a group of students, sitting in seats in the foreground.

Sam Cashmore – BA (Hons) Photography

Sam P. Cashmore is a visual artist, writer, and publisher based in Bristol, UK. His practice often employs the medium of image-text...

Abstract photographic works, one panel with mountain imagery, displayed on a gallery wall. A large ruler is leant up against the wall on the right.

Ibrahim Azab – BA (Hons) Photography

London-based artist and curator Ibrahim Azab shifts between sculpture, performance and photography. Ideas of process, perception...

A large collage of black and white abstract photos stuck to a wall.

Asano Tsutsumi – BA (Hons) Photography

After graduating from AUB, I returned to Japan and started an internship for Kyotographie, an international photography festival in Kyoto...

Webb Ellis – a BA (Hons) Photography duo

Caitlin and Andrew Webb-Ellis are a British/Canadian artist duo. Working primarily with moving images and sound, their process is fluid...

Two photos. Left-hand image shows a sculpture with a distorted effect. Right-hand image shows a tower of boxes on a marbled surface.

Thomas Brown – BA (Hons) Photography

Since graduating from AUB BA (Hons) Photography, Thomas Brown has been shooting and directing in London...

Ellen Stewart – BA (Hons) Photography

I’ve just graduated from the Arts University Bournemouth. The University itself has supplied me with the most valuable mentorship...

Awards

Our BA (Hons) Photography students and graduates have gone on to win great things.

2024

Winner | The Anne Corkett Prize for Photography – Ben Hubert
Winner | Director of Schools Prize – Ben Hubert
Runner-up | Ilford Photo International Student Photographer of the Year – Gracie Healey
Shortlisted | Photo London x Hahnemühle Student Award (2024) – Ben Hubert
Longlisted | Taylor Wessing Portrait Prize – Gracie Healey
Longlisted | Bloomberg New Contemporaries – Luca Quinz

2023 – Winner | TGP Develop Collective – Kymara Akinpelumi

Winners | EIZO Award winner(s)
Winners | Portrait of Britain Awards
Winners | South West Graduate Photography Prize
Winner | Float Art Prize
APHE Bursary
Photograd mentorship

Guest speakers and workshops

At AUB, you'll benefit from interactions with a diverse array of distinguished guest speakers and visitors from across the globe, enriching the learning experience with varied perspectives and expert insights.

Some notable contributors over recent years include: