The Photography Center is a cross-disciplinary teaching space dedicated to learning, practice, and reflection on the image. Active across all departments, it supports students in mastering the photographic medium, whether approached as a tool for documentation and/or research or as an independent artistic practice. With a specialized teaching team, the center offers technical and conceptual courses that foster the development of skills suited to the contemporary challenges of the image.
A place for training, experimentation, and production, the Photography Center supports projects at every stage of the process, from shooting to post-production and the presentation of works. It also positions itself as a critical space, in dialogue with current photographic practices and connected to other disciplines and centers within the school. This cross-disciplinary approach places photography at the heart of art and design practices while encouraging hybrid, experimental, and contextualized uses.
The Photography Center has professional facilities covering the entire photographic production chain. It includes two fully equipped photo studios (flash and continuous lighting, backdrops, support systems), a black-and-white darkroom, and a post-production area with computers and calibrated screens. This setup allows students to work in conditions close to professional standards, both in the studio and in the darkroom.
The equipment available includes digital and film cameras, a variety of lighting systems, and a set of tools dedicated to artwork reproduction and experimentation. Regularly updated and adapted to teaching needs, this equipment fosters student independence while enabling ambitious individual or group projects.
Photography Center
Building A – level 3
Route des Franchises 2
CH – 1203 Geneva