What can you do with a Photography degree?
A Photography degree gives you the tools, experience and professional network to launch your creative career. You’ll develop a standout, industry-ready portfolio, master both digital and analogue techniques, and build the confidence and connections to take your photography to the next level.
Career options
Where a Photography degree can take you
A degree in Photography opens doors to a wide range of creative industries, including:
- Fashion
- Advertising and marketing
- Graphic and web design
- Architecture
- Film and television
- Publishing
- Music and performance
Areas of specialisation
Many photographers choose to specialise to stand out in their careers. Developing expertise in a particular area can help you build a strong, industry-relevant portfolio and open up opportunities in your chosen field.
Popular specialisms include:
- Documentary and editorial photography
- Commercial Photography
- Sports photography
- Marine and wildlife photography
- Fashion photography
- Film photography
- Travel photography
- Portrait photography
- Medical photography
Job opportunities
Our Photography degrees are designed to equip graduates for a broad range of careers in the creative industries. You could become a:
- Professional photographer
- Videographer
- Shoot Producer
- Location Scout
- Photo Editor
- Studio Manager
- Camera Technician
- Cinematographer
- Curator
- Art Director
- Archivist
- Creative Director
- Lighting Director
Graduates in the spotlight
Our Photography graduates have gone on to carve successful careers in the following roles:
- Freelance Photographer for clients including Nike, Rolling Stone, Levi’s, Channel 4 and National Geographic
- Editor of Wavelength Magazine
- In-house Photographer at Superdry
- Junior Producer at Red Bull
- Staff Photographer at PA Media
- Studio Assistant at Hempstead May
- Creative Assistant at Refinery 29
- Brand Designer at Yourstudio
- NatGeo Explorer
- Picture Editor at Save the Children UK
Image: Anya Wilding
How Falmouth graduate Anya Wilding built a multi-disciplined creative career
10 December 2025
Anya Wilding discusses her career as a freelance artist, photography and maker.
Fashion Photography alumna awarded grant by PhotoVogue
09 December 2025
2024 BA(Hons) Fashion Photography alumna Narantsetseg Khuyagaahas been awarded the Rising Voice Gran...
Photo: Hydar Dewachi
Photography alumna selected for New Contemporaries 2025
05 December 2025
BA(Hons) Photography alumna Viviana Almas has been selected for New Contemporaries, a prestigious sh...
Photography alumnus exhibits work at international conservation exhibition in Abu Dhabi
10 October 2025
After being inspired by the “spaciousness and quietness” of the Cornish countryside during his t...
Photography lecturer showcases work in renowned Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
28 July 2025
The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition has been held every year since 1769, marking it as a longstandin...
From touring with Cat Burns and Maisie Peters to shooting for the BRITS: Meet Photography alumna Em Marcovecchio
30 May 2025
Since graduating in 2020, Em Marcovecchio has gone from photographing Maisie Peters on Ed Sheeran’...
Documenting the sustainability of farming: Photography BA student Joe Day
06 May 2025
After visiting Yeo Valley Organic, The Milk Stand at Kingston Seymour Farm, and Dowstall Farm, secon...
The technician and photography graduate taking music videography by storm
23 April 2025
Since graduating from Photography BA(Hons) in 2016, Charlie Fairbairn has forged an eclectic caree...
Jordan Pettitt: from photographing the King’s coronation to Wimbledon
21 March 2025
Named as the Getty Images Young Photographer of the Year in 2023, Documentary & Editorial Photograph...
Photography graduate Niamh Shergold wins Portrait of Britain award
07 February 2025
Her winning image, ‘Maria & Connie’, is part of her final major project, ‘Lost & Found’.
Knowledge and skills
A Photography degree will give you the technical skills needed to work as a professional photographer. Our Institute of Photography is equipped with the latest high-end technology as well as traditional analogue equipment to help you experiment and refine your own unique practice.
Through lectures and workshop-based teaching, our students gain professional skills in:
- Still and moving image photography
- Lighting techniques
- Darkroom printing
- Film processing
- Hand tanking
- Machine processing
- Post-production using hardware and software
- Portfolio presentation techniques
- Exhibition presentation techniques
Transferable skills
Students also develop a variety of transferable skills that are desirable to a range of employers. These include:
- Leadership skills through project management and collaborative outputs
- Innovative solutions to problem solving and a willingness to take creative risks
- Strong research, observational and analytical skills
- Verbal and written communication skills, including presentation and pitching
- Interpersonal skills through critiques, peer reviews and group tutorials.
- Entrepreneurial skills in marketing your work and building professional networks
- IT skills in software such as Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, InDesign and Capture One
Career support
Our industry-focused Photography degrees offer the chance to build networks and gain work experience while you study. Students have the opportunity to seek national and international placements, exhibit their work and connect with some of the photo industry’s most influential partners through our guest lecture programme and portfolio review sessions.
Students also have the option to go on study trips to global centres for photography such as New York, and London or visit international photography festivals in Paris, Amsterdam, Brighton or Krakow.
When you study at Falmouth, you also have access to our dedicated Employability Service. Students can get support in going freelance (for paid work/commissions during university), sign up for weekly career workshops and events, take practice interviews and get support on writing your CV.
Our Photography courses
Photography BA(Hons)
On this dynamic course, you’ll explore the world of contemporary photography and develop a unique ...
Documentary & Editorial Photography BA(Hons)
On this fast-paced degree, you’ll learn to use the power of photography to communicate with a glob...
Work by Alice Marple Horvat
Fashion Photography BA(Hons)
Develop your unique artistic voice and springboard into the industry as an innovative fashion photog...
Marine & Natural History Photography BA(Hons)
Harness your passion for photography and filmmaking to inspire audiences about nature and the enviro...
Work by Hannah Mittelstaedt
Commercial Photography BA(Hons)
From creating photographs and films for high-end advertising and marketing campaigns to producing vi...
Visual Communication BA(Hons) (Online)
Get ahead in the vibrant, ever-evolving field of visual communications with this exciting online cou...
Photography BA(Hons) (Online)
With a distinct focus on global digital communication, this online photography degree will equip you...
Integrated Foundation Year BA/BSc(Hons)
Explore your creativity and expand your professional skills by entering the creative industries on a...
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Any questions?
If you have any questions about undergraduate study at Falmouth, get in touch with our Future Studies team.