Photography (MFA)
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Program Contact
James Ramer, Program Director
Shabtai Pinchevsky, Interim Associate Director
The MFA Photography program prepares you to become a practicing artist and scholar, redefining the creative role of the photographer in contemporary culture. The program challenges you to move beyond current paradigms, anticipating and setting trends rather than following them. Parsons’ long-standing ties to New York City's photography and art communities provide access to world-class partners for internships, exhibitions, research, and representation.
In the fall and spring semesters, students engage in faculty-supervised study and fulfill course requirements on campus or online. The flexible curriculum enables students to travel or undertake intensive projects—including taking advantage of opportunities abroad. Annual graduate thesis exhibitions and publications extend students’ reach into art communities.
Graduates go on to publish, exhibit internationally, and work in related positions. They pursue careers such as commercial photography, editorial photography, fashion photography, documentary production, and fine art.
Discover what our students, alumni, and faculty are doing in NYC and worldwide.
Research is integral to the Parsons learning experience, and students and faculty work together to challenge existing paradigms and advance emerging scholarship and practice. Explore the thematic research laboratories housed at Parsons and throughout The New School.
Connect to the organizations, businesses, and entrepreneurs driving global creativity and commerce. In classes, internships, and extracurricular projects, you gain marketable problem-solving skills in sectors ranging from government and nonprofits to tech and creative industries.
New York City’s thriving creative industry and cultural institutions are part of your Parsons education. Our Career Services Office is enmeshed in the art and design industries and can help you advance your career with industry-oriented internships.
Funds are earmarked for graduate travel, research, and work to support your study. Opportunities include paid teaching assistantships, research fellowships and assistantships (including ones offered throughout The New School), ample student employment, and other grants available to U.S. domestic and international students alike.
Enjoy access to extensive resources including New School libraries, computer labs, archives, and studios, along with Parsons’ state-of-the-art Making Center, facilities offering a broad array of tools to support your creative and academic growth.
The New School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
