A multi-faceted education… The programme provides a basic education in traditional photography for future professional photographers and for students who want to develop their technical skills and personal expression in photography. The courses include teaching in photographic techniques and visual expression through classical as well as modern techniques, ranging from black-and-white basic techniques to digital image processing.

…in well-equipped workshops… The teaching programme includes the study of light, composition, image design, photo-journalism and artistic expression through photographic techniques. It aims to give every student a strong technical and visual foundation. Every student must learn how to work in varying conditions and to solve photographic problems independently as well as to transmit information and convey emotions and atmospheres through their photographs. New knowledge is tested in practical exercises and tasks. Some courses are taught by visiting teachers, who are specialists in their own fields. The programme has well-equipped studios and laboratories for both black-and-white and colour photography as well as computers for digital image processing.

…gives you a good start in a profession or further study… Further study at university level often requires a basic education and good technical skills. We can give you a good start if you want to go into a profession or if you want to go on to advanced study.

…abroad. University College for the Creative Arts. Västra Nylands Folkhögskola has an agreement with a British university college (UCCA) near London. The agreement authorizes your main in Photography to select students at VNF for the three-year Bachelor of Arts degree course at the UCCA.

"Jag valde att börja studera fotokonst för att få en större inblick i hur det skulle vara att ha fotografering som yrke. Jag har lärt mig en hel massa nya saker och man har fått rum för att utöva alla sina idéer i fotolinjens suveräna arbetsutrymmen, med hjälp av yrkeskunniga lärares handledning. Genom detta år får man en chans att utveckla sig som fotograf och öka sina möjligheter till fortsatta studier inom fotografering."
Annika Oksanen, Borgå