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BA (Hons) Commercial Photography

  • Duration: 3–5 years full-time
  • Placement year: Optional 1 year
  • Course code: W644 (UCAS)
  • Institution code: A66 (UCAS)
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Overview

The media relies on creative imagery to communicate messages. Our BA (Hons) Commercial Photography course gives you the opportunity to develop a specialist career, working within fashion, including beauty; advertising, including still life and lifestyle; and documentary and editorial, including portraiture.

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Challenge perceptions and expectations.

You'll develop your image-making and production skills to a high standard while gaining an in-depth knowledge of the expectations of contemporary commercial practice, and how to operate within it.

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Understand the creative and critical visual language needed to work in the industry.

Our graduates have gone on to work for clients including Louis Vuitton, Stella McCartney, Chanel, The Telegraph, Vogue, Nike, Adidas, Lacoste, The Wall Street Journal, BBH and the BBC.

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Student Sophia talks about her favourite projects and collaboration while studying BA (Hons) Commercial Photography at AUB. Plus, discover what life has been like for AUB graduate and freelance New York photographer Phoebe Cheong.

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Want to be inspired? Discover the work of some of our BA (Hons) Commercial Photography students and alumni.

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