SVA Masters in Digital Photography

Ready for some Photoshop magic? Here are the finals from our Advanced Image Processing class, led by the amazing Jaime Cody Rosman (), where our students used the digital composite to create these truly stunning works!

Photos by:
- Aqua Hsu ()
- Anni Hu ()
- Keryn Huang ()
- Harry Yang ()
- Jaying Yang ()

Stay tuned for the second drop of highlights!

Check out the final projects from our Editorial Photography class with James Estrin () and Marko Kovacevic (), where our students spent five weeks developing a photographic story. In this last post, we have three projects that focus on finding a place in a new country: the feelings of discomfort and displacement; the Teochew community in the NYC area; and exploring unfamiliar neighborhoods of a familiar city.

Works by:
- Bob Liu (.s.lyh)
- Jaying Yang ()
- Yukta Taneja ()

Stay tuned to see more stunning works from our students as they wrap up their first semester at 's one-year Masters in Digital Photo program.

Check out the final projects from our Editorial Photography class with James Estrin () and Marko Kovacevic (), where our students spent five weeks developing a photographic story. In this second post, we have a few projects that tackle challenging concepts: gems as a witness of geological time, matrilineal heritage, and the transformative experience of observing art.

Works by:
- Keryn Huang ()
-Kate Mahoney ()
-Joy Lei ()

Stay tuned to see more stunning works from our students as they wrap up their first semester at 's one-year Masters in Digital Photo program.

❄️🧤 From our fam: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!! 🎉🎊🎁

We wish you plenty of rest and relaxation! And we can't wait to see you in the brand new year!

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Check out the final projects from our Editorial Photography class with James Estrin () and Marko Kovacevic (), where our students spent five weeks developing a photographic story. Several projects explore aspects of human connection: a long-distance relationship; lives affected by the fact that divorce is not allowed in the Philippines; love between owners and elderly or sick pets; and women's moments of privacy in public spaces.

Works by:
- Harry Yang ()
- Andrea Ang ()
- Aqua Hsu ()
- Hathaway Hu ()

Next up are scenes from the final class of Color Management and Output, led by our amazing chair, Tom Ashe (). Our students teamed up to tackle some serious challenges in image processing and printing, and during their final presentations, they shared what they learned with one another 🧐📸

Here we have Anni Hathaway Hu (), Yukta Taneja (), and Harry Yang () presenting on alternative materials for printing; Keryn Huang (), Joy Lei (), and Jaying Yang () on alternative processes of printing.

Stay tuned for more final projects from our other exciting classes!

🧐🤳 There is no better way to learn than through knowledge sharing and collaboration! 📚📸

That's why our students teamed up to tackle advanced challenges in image processing and printing during the Color Management and Output class, taught by our amazing chair, Tom Ashe (). Here are some photos from the final presentations on advanced black & white printing and large format printing, led by Andrea Ang () and Kate Mahoney (); and on ultimate printer profiles, led by Aqua Hsu () and Bob Liu (.s.lyh).

Stay tuned for more exciting scenes from the final class of Color Management and Output.

🎉🎊 IT'S A WRAP 👏👏🙌

Congratulations to our amazing students who excelled during an intensive Fall semester in the Masters in Digital Photo program. We wish everyone a cozy and restful winter holiday, and we can't wait to be reunited again in the Spring!

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Scenes from the recent Editorial Photography class, when our students worked with James Estrin () and Mark Kovacevic () on sequencing their editorial projects.

A heartfelt shoutout to photographer and former faculty member Jim Porto () for his recent visit to our Digital Capture & Workflow class. His presentation on digital compositing and 3D imaging technology was informative and inspiring.

Scenes from our end of semester dinner earlier this week, where we celebrated our students hard work and accomplishment as well as Tom’s birthday 🎉🍰🍔

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👏 Everybody join us and say: Happy Birthday Tom 🙌

We're so grateful for what you've done and continue to do for the Masters in Digital Photo program and community! And we wish you a wonderful day with lots of yummy chocolates and cakes 🍰🍫🎉

🥁🥁 ARE YOU READY? 🥁🥁

We are excited to announce the return of our beloved i3 Lectures for the Spring of 2025 at . We will kick off the season with our 250th lecture featuring Elinor Carucci (), our inaugural i3 speaker in 2011 and a faculty member of the MFA Photography, Video and Related Media program here at SVA. Mark your calendar for January 14 at 7 PM. We can't wait to see you there!

Check out our story for the entire i3 lineup for Spring 2025.

Looking for weekend brunch inspirations? Creative nourishment? 🍳💭 Look no further! Following Tony Cenicola's food photography demo, our students churned out their very own stylized food photos for Editorial Photography class 🤤🤩

A big thank you to Tony Cenicola for visiting our Editorial Photography class last week! We were truly inspired by your playful approach to food photography 📸🤳

🫣 Between you and me, I think our students are better cooks than us... Check out the scenes from the Friendsgiving dinner by class of '25! 🤩😋

Foods by Jaying Yang and Harry Yang;
Photos by Jaying Yang.

A BIG SHOUTOUT to Kesha Lambert () for delivering an amazing last night at ! We are truly inspired by your dedication to pushing creative and entrepreneurial boundaries, as well as your emphasis on building a creative community based on trust and collaboration.

And with that, we have concluded the Fall 2024 edition of our Lecture series. Stay tuned to learn more about what Julie Grahame (), our wonderful host for the talk series, has been cooking up for us next semester! 🤔

Curious about our Masters in Digital Photography program at ? We have our last virtual Q&A session on Dec 9 before the Fall semester ends. Come have your questions answered by chair Tom Ashe, and learn more about us:

Monday, December 9 at 9am ET

Register via the link in our bio. Hope to see you there!