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Type
Graduate, MFA
Start Term
Fall Only
Credits
60
Duration
2 years
Courses
Plan of Study
School and Department
School of Art,
Photography
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An Expansive Understanding of Photography

Explore photography in all its forms, from its material possibilities to its role in contemporary culture. Challenge assumptions, experiment with new processes, and develop a practice that is critically aware and personally resonant. We welcome contemporary artists excited by the photographic image, whether your practice is lens-basedβ€”from analog cameras to digital sensorsβ€”or extends to found imagery, moving pictures, and critical research. 

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A Curious Culture and Responsive Community 

Students and faculty create a tight-knit and supportive community, finding inspiration in each other and developing a shared visual vocabulary. Small class sizes and an intensive studio culture contribute to a rich and challenging learning environment. 

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State-of-the-Art Facilities and Exhibition Spaces

Students have their own individual studios for both years of the program at Dock 72, our new facility at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which also features dedicated fabrication shops and a 1,500-square-foot gallery space.

Our main Brooklyn campus offers a full suite of state-of-the-art facilities:

  • 35mm, medium, and large format film cameras
  • the latest DSLR and mirrorless cameras
  • medium format digital cameras
  • lighting equipment, exclusively for graduate student use
  • dedicated 1,000-square-foot digital photography lab with wide-format printers, film scanners, computers, and industry-standard editing software
  • black-and-white darkroom
  • non-silver process studio
  • 1,500-square-foot shooting and lighting studio

Students are always welcome to set up a one-on-one instructional meeting to gain a deeper understanding of our tools and technology.

Learn more about our photography facilities.

A contemporary art gallery with white walls, an open ceiling exposing white-painted pipes, and wooden flooring. The room is illuminated by ceiling-mounted spotlights. Various photographic artworks are displayed on the walls, with images ranging from abstract and blurred portraits to black-and-white conceptual photography. A black bench is positioned in the center of the room, and a white pedestal holding a book or artwork is placed towards the left side. The gallery has a minimalist aesthetic with two white columns supporting the ceiling.

Critical Understanding and Cultural Discourse

Photography as a medium inspires critical thinking. Through our Photography Talk Series, Visiting Artist Lecture Series, and individual studio visits with visiting artists, critics, curators, and writers, you will explore the photographic medium within the various disciplines of contemporary art.

β€œMy practice is centered around unanswerable questions. How are our identities formed through visual culture? What do collective cultural traumas and experiences feel like inside other people’s bodies? Alongside obsessive research, I employ strategies of the archive, the re-make, and impersonation, to create images and videos that collapse history with the present and offer possible answers, if only for a fleeting moment.”

Baillie Vensel, MFA Photography ’23

From the Catalog

Our Faculty

Our faculty members are distinguished artists and creative professionals who hail from diverse backgrounds, contributing to the expansive nature of our program. They are dedicated to nurturing each student’s creative potential. See all Photography faculty and administrators.

  1. Shannon Ebner

    Chairperson of Photography

    School of Art

    Photography

  2. Allen Frame

    Adjunct Professor – CCE

    School of Art

    Photography

  3. Katherine Hubbard

    Associate Professor & MFA Program Faculty Director

    School of Art

    Photography

  4. Carlos Jimenez Cahua

    Assistant Professor

    School of Art

    Photography

  5. Josh Kolbo

    Visiting Assistant Professor

    School of Art

    Photography

  6. Asha Schechter

    Visiting Associate Professor

    School of Art

    Photography

  7. Milagros de la Torre

    Adjunct Associate Professor

    School of Art

    Photography

  8. Sara VanDerBeek

    Adjunct Professor

    School of Art

    Photography

β€œYou’ll be amongst the most intelligent, responsive, caring, and engaged faculty possible. You’ll have access to excellent facilities, and the opportunity to take classes that push you outside of your comfort zone, while still honing your specific processes and craft.”

Nic Anselmo (he/him), MFA Photography ’23

After Graduation

Our alumni are thriving in their careers after graduation. Some have become full-time artists, while others are working in notable organizations across industries.

Where They Work

  • Photo Editor at New York Magazine
  • Senior Designer at Scape Landscape Architecture
  • Studio Manager for Yigal Ozeri

Career Support for Life

Students and alumni can schedule one-on-one appointments with career strategists in Pratt’s Center for Career and Professional Development. A career strategist can work with you to develop your job/internship search strategies and life and business plans, as well as review rΓ©sumΓ©s, cover letters, websites, and other marketing materials.

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  • Pumpkin Pinhole RSVP Reminder! πŸŽƒπŸ“· 

Please register via the LINK in our bio if you plan to come make pictures with pumpkins (all supplies included)!

πŸ—“οΈ Tuesday, October 28th
πŸ•¦ 11:30AM β€” 2:00PM
πŸ“ Front Hallway, LL ARC

✨ Photo League will also be screen-printing t-shirts outside by the amphitheater! @prattphotoleague
  • Some recent work from John Lehr’s Black and White Photography class, currently up in C hallway! ✨ #pinholephotography #photograms
  • Interested in applying to an MFA program? Learn more about Pratt Photo MFA in a virtual info session.

The sessions will be led by Program Director Katherine Hubbard and first-year student Chance Allen. 

We hope to see you there! ✨

Register via the LINKS in our bio.

@prattinstitute @soartpratt #PhotoMFA
  • Save the date! ✨

Join us for Photo MFA Open Studios. Stay for the opening reception of Something Like Meaning, a second-year student exhibition curated by Allen Frame and Photography Commons with presentations by Baxter St. Camera Club, Penumbra Foundation, Soft Network and Wendy’s Subway. 

πŸ—“οΈ Date: November 8th
πŸ•› Time: 12PM - 6PM 
πŸ“ Location: Dock72, 3rd Floor 

Register in advance with Link in Bio.

@allenframenyc @baxterstccny @penumbrafoundation @soft___network @wendyssubway
  • Opening TODAY ✨ the next of our Fall 2025 Open Call Student Exhibition Series, featuring:

Nos Sentimos… by Maria Montes Duran, Edward Hernandez, and Angel Ortega

Shifting Landscapes by Sherry Lin and Brianna Acevedo

πŸ—“οΈ October 20 – October 31
πŸ•™ 10AM - 5PM
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC
✨ Opening Reception today at 5PM

We hope to see you there! πŸ‘

@prattinstitute @soartpratt @mariamontesfotos @edwardhernandezz @angelitoortega_ @littleeyeblinks @photoswithbrianna
  • TOMORROW ✨ Lunchtime Talk Series with Adam Putnam

We are pleased to announce the first of our fall Lunchtime Talk Series: a chance for students and peers to hear from Photography Department faculty and staff, as they share their work.

Please feel free to bring your lunchβ€”we hope you’ll join us! ☺️

πŸ—“οΈ Tuesday, October 21st
πŸ• 1:00PM
πŸ“E-4, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
  • There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring:

When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein

Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer

πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
  • PUMPKIN PINHOLES πŸŽƒπŸ“Έ make their return at the end of the month!

Join our tech staff in making your own pumpkin pinhole cameras and printsβ€”all supplies (and snacks) included! 🍫🍏🍭

πŸ—“οΈ Tuesday, October 28th
πŸ•¦ 11:30AM – 2:00PM
πŸ“ Front Hallway, LL ARC

Please RSVP using the link in our bio (so we get enough pumpkins)! πŸ‘»πŸ‚πŸ•ΈοΈ

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
  • TODAY: Join us for the first of our fall Photography Talk Series with Phil Taylor ✨

πŸ—“οΈ Today, October 8th
πŸ•› 2PM
πŸ“ E-2 Lecture Hall, LL ARC

This event is open to both the Pratt community and the public. We hope to see you there! πŸ‘

@prattinstitute @soartpratt @i_phil_taylor
Pumpkin Pinhole RSVP Reminder! πŸŽƒπŸ“· 

Please register via the LINK in our bio if you plan to come make pictures with pumpkins (all supplies included)!

πŸ—“οΈ Tuesday, October 28th
πŸ•¦ 11:30AM β€” 2:00PM
πŸ“ Front Hallway, LL ARC

✨ Photo League will also be screen-printing t-shirts outside by the amphitheater! @prattphotoleague
Pumpkin Pinhole RSVP Reminder! πŸŽƒπŸ“· Please register via the LINK in our bio if you plan to come make pictures with pumpkins (all supplies included)! πŸ—“οΈ Tuesday, October 28th πŸ•¦ 11:30AM β€” 2:00PM πŸ“ Front Hallway, LL ARC ✨ Photo League will also be screen-printing t-shirts outside by the amphitheater! @prattphotoleague
4 days ago
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Some recent work from John Lehr’s Black and White Photography class, currently up in C hallway! ✨ #pinholephotography #photograms
Some recent work from John Lehr’s Black and White Photography class, currently up in C hallway! ✨ #pinholephotography #photograms
Some recent work from John Lehr’s Black and White Photography class, currently up in C hallway! ✨ #pinholephotography #photograms
Some recent work from John Lehr’s Black and White Photography class, currently up in C hallway! ✨ #pinholephotography #photograms
Some recent work from John Lehr’s Black and White Photography class, currently up in C hallway! ✨ #pinholephotography #photograms
Some recent work from John Lehr’s Black and White Photography class, currently up in C hallway! ✨ #pinholephotography #photograms
Some recent work from John Lehr’s Black and White Photography class, currently up in C hallway! ✨ #pinholephotography #photograms
Some recent work from John Lehr’s Black and White Photography class, currently up in C hallway! ✨ #pinholephotography #photograms
Some recent work from John Lehr’s Black and White Photography class, currently up in C hallway! ✨ #pinholephotography #photograms
5 days ago
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2/9
Interested in applying to an MFA program? Learn more about Pratt Photo MFA in a virtual info session.

The sessions will be led by Program Director Katherine Hubbard and first-year student Chance Allen. 

We hope to see you there! ✨

Register via the LINKS in our bio.

@prattinstitute @soartpratt #PhotoMFA
Interested in applying to an MFA program? Learn more about Pratt Photo MFA in a virtual info session. The sessions will be led by Program Director Katherine Hubbard and first-year student Chance Allen. We hope to see you there! ✨ Register via the LINKS in our bio. @prattinstitute @soartpratt #PhotoMFA
6 days ago
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3/9
Save the date! ✨

Join us for Photo MFA Open Studios. Stay for the opening reception of Something Like Meaning, a second-year student exhibition curated by Allen Frame and Photography Commons with presentations by Baxter St. Camera Club, Penumbra Foundation, Soft Network and Wendy’s Subway. 

πŸ—“οΈ Date: November 8th
πŸ•› Time: 12PM - 6PM 
πŸ“ Location: Dock72, 3rd Floor 

Register in advance with Link in Bio.

@allenframenyc @baxterstccny @penumbrafoundation @soft___network @wendyssubway
Save the date! ✨ Join us for Photo MFA Open Studios. Stay for the opening reception of Something Like Meaning, a second-year student exhibition curated by Allen Frame and Photography Commons with presentations by Baxter St. Camera Club, Penumbra Foundation, Soft Network and Wendy’s Subway. πŸ—“οΈ Date: November 8th πŸ•› Time: 12PM - 6PM πŸ“ Location: Dock72, 3rd Floor Register in advance with Link in Bio. @allenframenyc @baxterstccny @penumbrafoundation @soft___network @wendyssubway
7 days ago
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4/9
Opening TODAY ✨ the next of our Fall 2025 Open Call Student Exhibition Series, featuring:

Nos Sentimos… by Maria Montes Duran, Edward Hernandez, and Angel Ortega

Shifting Landscapes by Sherry Lin and Brianna Acevedo

πŸ—“οΈ October 20 – October 31
πŸ•™ 10AM - 5PM
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC
✨ Opening Reception today at 5PM

We hope to see you there! πŸ‘

@prattinstitute @soartpratt @mariamontesfotos @edwardhernandezz @angelitoortega_ @littleeyeblinks @photoswithbrianna
Opening TODAY ✨ the next of our Fall 2025 Open Call Student Exhibition Series, featuring:

Nos Sentimos… by Maria Montes Duran, Edward Hernandez, and Angel Ortega

Shifting Landscapes by Sherry Lin and Brianna Acevedo

πŸ—“οΈ October 20 – October 31
πŸ•™ 10AM - 5PM
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC
✨ Opening Reception today at 5PM

We hope to see you there! πŸ‘

@prattinstitute @soartpratt @mariamontesfotos @edwardhernandezz @angelitoortega_ @littleeyeblinks @photoswithbrianna
Opening TODAY ✨ the next of our Fall 2025 Open Call Student Exhibition Series, featuring: Nos Sentimos… by Maria Montes Duran, Edward Hernandez, and Angel Ortega Shifting Landscapes by Sherry Lin and Brianna Acevedo πŸ—“οΈ October 20 – October 31 πŸ•™ 10AM - 5PM πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC ✨ Opening Reception today at 5PM We hope to see you there! πŸ‘ @prattinstitute @soartpratt @mariamontesfotos @edwardhernandezz @angelitoortega_ @littleeyeblinks @photoswithbrianna
1 week ago
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5/9
TOMORROW ✨ Lunchtime Talk Series with Adam Putnam

We are pleased to announce the first of our fall Lunchtime Talk Series: a chance for students and peers to hear from Photography Department faculty and staff, as they share their work.

Please feel free to bring your lunchβ€”we hope you’ll join us! ☺️

πŸ—“οΈ Tuesday, October 21st
πŸ• 1:00PM
πŸ“E-4, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
TOMORROW ✨ Lunchtime Talk Series with Adam Putnam We are pleased to announce the first of our fall Lunchtime Talk Series: a chance for students and peers to hear from Photography Department faculty and staff, as they share their work. Please feel free to bring your lunchβ€”we hope you’ll join us! ☺️ πŸ—“οΈ Tuesday, October 21st πŸ• 1:00PM πŸ“E-4, LL ARC @prattinstitute @soartpratt
1 week ago
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6/9
There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring:

When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein

Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer

πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring:

When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein

Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer

πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring:

When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein

Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer

πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring:

When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein

Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer

πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring:

When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein

Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer

πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring:

When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein

Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer

πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring:

When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein

Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer

πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring:

When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein

Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer

πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring:

When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein

Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer

πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring:

When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein

Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer

πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring:

When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein

Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer

πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow
πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
There are TWO πŸ‘ more days to catch this round of our fall Open Call series, featuring: When I’m Gone It’ll be Online curated by Zoey Knipstein Greenpoint by Elijah Meyer πŸ•™ Open 10AM - 5PM today and tomorrow πŸ“ Pratt Photography Gallery, LL ARC @prattinstitute @soartpratt
2 weeks ago
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7/9
PUMPKIN PINHOLES πŸŽƒπŸ“Έ make their return at the end of the month!

Join our tech staff in making your own pumpkin pinhole cameras and printsβ€”all supplies (and snacks) included! 🍫🍏🍭

πŸ—“οΈ Tuesday, October 28th
πŸ•¦ 11:30AM – 2:00PM
πŸ“ Front Hallway, LL ARC

Please RSVP using the link in our bio (so we get enough pumpkins)! πŸ‘»πŸ‚πŸ•ΈοΈ

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
PUMPKIN PINHOLES πŸŽƒπŸ“Έ make their return at the end of the month!

Join our tech staff in making your own pumpkin pinhole cameras and printsβ€”all supplies (and snacks) included! 🍫🍏🍭

πŸ—“οΈ Tuesday, October 28th
πŸ•¦ 11:30AM – 2:00PM
πŸ“ Front Hallway, LL ARC

Please RSVP using the link in our bio (so we get enough pumpkins)! πŸ‘»πŸ‚πŸ•ΈοΈ

@prattinstitute @soartpratt
PUMPKIN PINHOLES πŸŽƒπŸ“Έ make their return at the end of the month! Join our tech staff in making your own pumpkin pinhole cameras and printsβ€”all supplies (and snacks) included! 🍫🍏🍭 πŸ—“οΈ Tuesday, October 28th πŸ•¦ 11:30AM – 2:00PM πŸ“ Front Hallway, LL ARC Please RSVP using the link in our bio (so we get enough pumpkins)! πŸ‘»πŸ‚πŸ•ΈοΈ @prattinstitute @soartpratt
3 weeks ago
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8/9
TODAY: Join us for the first of our fall Photography Talk Series with Phil Taylor ✨ πŸ—“οΈ Today, October 8th πŸ•› 2PM πŸ“ E-2 Lecture Hall, LL ARC This event is open to both the Pratt community and the public. We hope to see you there! πŸ‘ @prattinstitute @soartpratt @i_phil_taylor
3 weeks ago
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