Photography

Image-making as a contemporary, evocative and evolving process draws students to an innovative program of study in KCAI’s photography and digital filmmaking department. Students with diverse personal interests and varied backgrounds of experience come together as part of a creative community of fine artists and accomplished professionals to work with traditional processes as well the latest forms of analog and digital technology in newly renovated labs and studio facilities. Aspiring photographers and filmmakers are taught by an internationally recognized faculty of practicing artists and imaging professionals that possess an inclusive breadth of expertise and experience in the fields of traditional and contemporary lens-based imaging media. Photography and digital filmmaking students develop a personal body of knowledge and applied skills as creatively innovative, technically accomplished and culturally aware participants in emerging fields of contemporary art and professional photographic and filmmaking practice. 

The photography and digital filmmaking department’s strong sense of community and mentorship contribute to the development of an invigorating work ethic and the high quality of critical dialogs that take place in workshops and seminars. It also provides the potential for developing collaborative projects and many opportunities to exhibit work in group and solo exhibitions in departmental and regional venues. Students receive critical guidance and exposure to a broad range of aesthetic perspectives and professional experiences from the faculty, visiting artists and critics, as well as from an excellent internship program that emphasize the development of personal visions grounded in strong professional development and a solid foundation in the fundamental processes of photography, filmmaking, and installation art. The program challenges student artists to search for their own aesthetic concepts and creative resolutions. The student artist’s growth is encouraged through experimentation, elective courses and exchange with other media and disciplines such as music, popular culture, science, literature, aesthetics, ecology and diverse cultural perspectives.

"Photography in the Season," by Jeff Eaton

 

"View Series I," by Jenny Raynor

 

From "American Nightclub Series," by Matthew Peake