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The Photography, Video and Imaging program faculty and students conduct a rigorous investigation into the nature and meaning of photographic representation and its role in contemporary culture. Students are expected to demonstrate commitment to expressive inquiry, maturity of vision and take responsibility for their professional development as artists. The division takes a broad and progressive approach to the practice and definition of photography, encouraging you to question and expand the boundaries of the medium. The curriculum offers courses in traditional black and white darkroom techniques, digital and other image-forming technologies, color processes, large-scale photography, video, and performance.

The Center for Creative Photography plays an important role in the education of photography and art history students by offering access to all of the Center’s resources, including semester-long internships and lectures by distinguished photographers, historians, and critics. Studio photography and art history students studying the history of photography take advantage of photographic exhibitions, lectures, print viewings, gallery talks, an extensive photographic library, an artists’ book collection, and a world-class archive of photographs and related material.

Resources & Facilities

This is an abbreviated list view. Please view the Resources & Facilities photography page for more information.

DARKROOMS AND STUDIOS

Beginning Black + White Darkroom
Advanced Black + White and Non-Silver Process Darkroom
5 Private Black + White Darkrooms
Graduate Darkroom
Lighting Studio
Video Editing Suites
Graduate Studios

SPECIALIZED DIGITAL PRINTING STATION

The Photography, Video and Imaging Program offers its students a variety of high end printing equipment including

Eizo Monitors
Epson 4900
Epson 7890 set up for Black and White Prints / Digital Negative Production

Digital Print Studio

Numerous printing, scanning, and finishing/framing services are available at the Digital Print Studio including

Epson Stylus Pro 9900 – 44″ wide printer
Epson Stylus Pro 7900 – 24″ wide printer
Two Epson SureColor P5000 – 17″ printer
Two Epson Stylus Pro 4900 – 17″ wide printer
Epson Scanners 12000xl – Film / Slides / Prints
Epson Scanners 10000xl – Film / Slides / Prints
Epson Scanner V750 Pro – Film / Slides / Prints
Imacon 646 (virtual drum scanner) – Film
Howtek Hi-Resolve 8000 Drum Scanner – Film

EQUIPMENT CHECKOUT

Equipment available for checkout includes:

Full Frame DSLRS
APSC DSLRS
Mirrorless Cameras
Prime Lenses
Professional Video Camcorders
High End Audio Recorders
Shotgun and Omnidirectional Microphones
35mm SLRs
120mm SLRs and Twin Lens Film Cameras (6×6,6×7& 6×9)
4×5 Film Monorail & Field Cameras
Green screens
3-way Pan Tilt and Fluid Drag Head Tripods
Hot Light Kits
Studio Strobes
Professional grade light meters

Degrees in Photography, Video and Imaging

Contact an academic advisor or set up an advising appointment to learn more about School of Art programs and admissions.

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Photography | Video | Imaging

Sama Raena Alshaibi Professor, Art

alshaibi@email.arizona.edu Drama Bldg, Room Room 16
520-621-7575

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Frank W Gohlke Professor, Photography Division
Regents Professor

fgohlke@email.arizona.edu Drama Bldg, Room 29
520-626-6973

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Joseph Labate Professor, Art

jlabate@email.arizona.edu Drama Bldg, Room 18
520-621-8938

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Martina M. Shenal Associate Dean, Fine Arts
Professor

mshenal@email.arizona.edu Music Bldg, Room 111
520-621-7886

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David Taylor Professor, Art

davidtaylor@email.arizona.edu Drama Bldg, Room 22

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Mark Mcknight Visiting Assistant Professor

markmcknight@email.arizona.edu Art Bldg, Room 110
520-621-7570

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John Nofs Coordinator, Photography Facillities

jwnofs@email.arizona.edu Drama Bldg, Room 30
520-621-1752

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U of A Photography

1 month ago

CCP SPRING LECTURE SERIES: SAMA ALSHAIBI AND DEBORAH WILLIS

@ Center for Creative Photography Auditorium
Thursday, March 26, 2020 - 6:00pm

Embodying Self as Subject, with Sama Alshaibi and Deborah Willis

The question of the photographed subject presents a central ethical and political challenge today that is invariably bound up with centuries of image production, with the lenses through which we have constructed our selves and another’s self. Sama Alshaibi and Deborah Willis will take an immersive look into the visual and identity politics of portraiture and self-portraiture, into imagining the body as a setting in which political and personal narratives intersect and unfold. Together they will inquire into the registers of photography and the human experience—of gender, race, religion, politics and art. What does it mean to excavate image histories that simultaneously revise the sense of ourselves today? How, and to what extent, can we be attentive to what stories live in the body? In what ways are we able to tackle such urgent issues as migrations, borders, and power through photography? Theirs is work not only vital to the civil discourses of our moment, but also of deep significance as we look to yesterday's discourses and forward to tomorrow’s.

This CCP Spring Lecture series event is presented with the generous support from the College of Fine Arts Diversity and Inclusion Grant. ... See MoreSee Less

CCP Spring Lecture Series: Sama Alshaibi and Deborah Willis | Center for Creative Photography

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Sama Alshaibi and Deb Willis Photograph of Sama Alshaibi courtesy of Neil Chowdhury. Photograph of Deb Willis by Adam Ryder Event Location: Center for Creative Photography AuditoriumDate and Time: T...

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1 month ago

The first photography Southwestern Reunion for faculty, alumni and students of University of Arizona, Arizona State University and University of New Mexico at SPE #SPE2020 - Houston! Please spread the word! Join us for a catered reception, cash bar! ... See MoreSee Less

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Timeline PhotosMark your calendars, photographers! There will be a southwestern region alumni reception at the Society for Photographic Education in Houston. Please join us! ... See MoreSee Less

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U of A Photography

2 months ago

We were very happy to host the Scottsdale Art teen program “Visions” in our darkrooms at The University of Arizona . Professor Sama Raena Alshaibi and Photo Tech John Nofs led demonstrations in salt printing, a nineteenth century photographic print process from negatives invented by Henry Fox Talbot. The high school students and their teachers used their own negatives that we printed for them in our facilities and each made their very own salt print to take home. We are always excited to work with Arizona photography and art teachers to introduce their students to our top ranked Photography program, and to share our passion about this incredibly expansive field. So whether it’s video art, digital photography, studio lighting, darkroom, historic alternative processes or new emerging image making technology, we have it, we teach it and we love it! Thank you #ScottsdaleArts #SmoCA for fostering these talented teens passion for the arts!

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Such a neat program for teens and their teachers! I am an alumni of the UofA Photography & Art Edu program, and now teach high school photography in Santa Barbara, CA. I am the only high school in the area that still uses a darkroom!

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U of A Photography

3 months ago

Internship opportunity at the Whitney!

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4 months ago

Our division at University of Arizona is hiring! Feel free to share with your networks.. and if you have any artists/scholars that come to mind, tag or forward to them!

Faculty Position Announcement

Assistant Professor of Photography, Video and Imaging (Tenure Eligible)

The School of Art invites applications for a tenure track, Assistant Professor position in Photography, Video and Imaging (PVI) beginning fall of 2020. We are seeking a new faculty member who can lead our program’s expansion into emerging and innovative imaging practices and technologies. The successful candidate will collaborate with PVI faculty to design, implement and teach new courses that incorporate experimental and inspired approaches to the field in a program that embraces the breadth of contemporary practice. These might include: beyond-camera recording and tracking; surveillance and social experience; digital and dataset archives; computer vision and algorithmic processes; and unorthodox equipment processes in the service of constructing images. Candidates are required to have the technical ability to support student learning in the PVI program along with the conceptual and technical grounding to teach courses in digital photography and video/time-based media. Other desirable areas of engagement to compliment or integrate with imaging and video expertise might include: performance; installation; video/photo/object hybrids; photobook making; analog photography and B&W darkroom; historic and non-silver processes.

We seek a candidate that can demonstrate evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the racial, socioeconomic, academic, different ability and cultural diversity within the university student population.

The University of Arizona Photography, Video and Imaging MFA Program is ranked 9th in the nation by US News and World Report.

The University of Arizona is a Hispanic Serving Institution and includes an increasingly diverse student population. It is expected that the successful candidate will effectively demonstrate an ability to contribute to an inclusive learning environment for our students through teaching, mentorship and recruitment.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• MFA or terminal degree with a research emphasis in photography, video, digital arts or a related field
• Evidence of an imaging-based practice as referenced in the job description
• Technical ability to teach courses in digital photography, video and imaging
• Knowledge and experience of contemporary art practice, contemporary trends in photography, imaging and time-based media.
• Demonstrated interest in interdisciplinary approaches to teaching and scholarship
• Evidence of an exhibition record and professional accomplishment
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to an inclusive learning environment for our students through teaching, mentorship and recruitment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
• 2 years of university-level teaching experience (including graduate teaching assistantships)
• Strong record of national and/or international exhibitions
• Evidence of student success

Review of candidates begins January 10, 2020. To view the full listing and apply for the position, please visit [uacareers.com/postings/42468] ... See MoreSee Less

Assistant Professor, Photography|Video|Imaging (Tenure Eligible)

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The School of Art invites applications for a tenure track, Assistant Professor position in Photography, Video and Imaging (PVI) beginning fall of 2020. We are seeking a new faculty member who can lead...

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