BA Photography - School of Digital Arts / MMU

BIG EXIT DAY | the last day together in the School of Digital Arts (SODA) for our 3rd years. You have been great! 💫👏

Thanks to everyone for visiting and taking the time to look through our fantastic graduate work. The work is still available to view on the degree show website Manchester School of Art and son Source Photographic Review. 👀

We had a great day talking through keeping momentum and maintaining practice as graduates. Thanks to our fantastic photo graduates Cinthia Baseler danwmurphy for joining and sharing their experiences after graduation. 👩‍🎓

Thanks to Lilli & Carole from Manchester Met Careers Service and Enterprise, for coming to meet our students and talking through next steps. 👏 They are here to support all grads after graduation, get in touch.

More group photos coming soon!

BIG EXIT DAY | our last day together in the School of Digital Arts (SODA). Thanks to everyone for visiting and taking the time to look through our fantastic graduate work. The work is still available to view on the degree show website Manchester School of Art and son Source Photographic Review. 👀

We had a great day talking through keeping momentum and maintaining practice as graduates. Thanks to our fantastic photo graduates Cinthia Baseler danwmurphy for joining and sharing their experiences after graduation. 👩‍🎓

Thanks to Lilli & Carole from Manchester Met Careers Service and Enterprise, for coming to meet our students and talking through next steps. 👏 They are here to support all grads after graduation, get in touch.

More group photos coming soon!

We are so proud of our 2026 cohort and everything they’ve achieved. We will be highlighting this year’s Degree Show award winners. First up are the SODA Awards.

SODA Creative Innovation Award
Winner:
Honourable Mention:

SODA Social Engagement Award
Winner:
‘The work reflected the ways a community is knitted together, quite often in an unspoken way.’

Our Degree Show 2026 ends this Friday, on the 19th of June. Don’t miss the chance to come and see our students wide variety of work!!

The exhibition space is located on the 2nd floor of SODA, showcasing work from all 3 pathways: exhibition, publish, and campaign.

Last chance to grab this year’s photography catalogue and our students publications!!

Come and see this years publication strand as part of our Degree Show.

Don’t miss out!! Many of our students publications are being sold to the public.

This year we are excited to welcome you to ‘Threefold’ - our graduate exhibition. Come and see our fantastic student work. A small sneak peek of our end of year Catalogue!

Students and staff have been working hard to get things ready these past few weeks, after an exciting year of working together. Join us on 5th June, or any other day till 19th June. Don’t miss it.💫

Threefold: being three times as great, as big, or as much. Composed of three parts.

Cover images & .photography 👋

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Come hang out with us ahead of the Manchester Metropolitan University Degree Show for an evening celebrating emerging photography, publishing, fashion, music, and nightlife culture.
Hosted by final year Photography students from the School of Digital Arts (SODA), the event launches two new student-led publications (Night Spots and Fashion Forward) alongside Going Out, Out - an outdoor exhibition opening this week across All Saints Park M15 6BH.
The exhibition brings together fashion and editorial image-making, gig photography, documentary storytelling. Reflecting the energy of Manchester’s creative scene and a new generation of image-makers producing work made to be seen, shared, and experienced publicly.
Expect zines, installation previews, drinks, music, and the chance to meet the photographers, creatives, stylists, and collaborators behind the work before the full Degree Show opens on 5th June.
Whether you’re into photography, fashion, nightlife culture, publishing, or just want to support emerging creatives — come down, grab a drink, and spend the evening with us.
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Join us ahead of the MMU Degree Show for the launch of two new student-led photography publications and Going Out, Out - our outdoor exhibition soon to take over All Saints Park.

Expect fashion editorials, gig photography, documentary storytelling, nightlife culture, zines, drinks, music, and a chance to meet the creatives behind the work.

A celebration of emerging Manchester image-makers producing work made to be seen out in the world.

Joshua Brooks
04.06.26
3-7pm

Book free tickets via Eventbrite

See you there!

We are delighted to invite you to the annual Manchester School of Art Degree Show at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Featuring work by architecture, art, design, digital arts, fashion and performance students, the exhibition opens on Friday 5 June with the Private View and runs until Friday 19 June.

The Degree Show is a brilliant opportunity to experience one of the largest art exhibitions in Manchester and see the work of our talented final year students as they begin the next stage of their creative careers.

https://www.fatsoma.com/e/lh5atjkb/private-view-more-to-come-manchester-school-of-art-degree-show-2025

To help us manage visitor numbers for the Private view, we’re asking all visitors to pre-book a free ticket in advance of the 5 June. This is quick and easy to do – please just click on the link and follow the instructions. Once you’ve booked we will send you all the information you will need for the evening.