Langara’s Professional Photography Diploma Program

VANCOUVER BASED PHOTOGRAPHY SCHOOL

For over 50 years, we’ve been training Vancouver’s best photographers. Our program is built on excellence, preparing students for success in the industry. With three dedicated studios and small class sizes, students gain hands-on learning with the same equipment used by professionals. 

This program is the most technically intensive and challenging experience in photo education available.

Professional Photography combines the aesthetic and business aspects of photography with a solid technical background.   Students are well prepared to meet the demands of the photographic industry as both employees and as entrepreneurs.

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Learn at your own pace

Take introductory courses at your own pace or enroll full-time in our professional photography program. Learn from industry leaders at Canada’s top commercial photography program and gain hands-on experience with the same cutting-edge equipment used by professionals.

Diversity your future

Our graduates enjoy successful careers nationally and internationally as business owners, photo-educators,  creative directors, artists, and more. They work in almost  every facet of the industry, including:

  • Advertising 

  • Architectural photography 

  • Commercial photography 

  • Digital imaging and manipulation 

  • Editorial photography 

  • Fashion photography 

  • Industrial photography 

  • Photojournalism 

  • Portraiture 

  • Scientific photography 

Meet alumni

Check out work from our most recent group of grads

I am proud to say that more than 20 years after graduating from Langara, I still use the skills and knowledge I learned during my two years enrolled in the program. 

The Langara Photography program gave me the in-depth background to start a career in advertising photography. Technology has changed photography rapidly over the years, but with the knowledge gained from Langara, I’ve been able to stay ahead of the curve and have a very successful career – a career which has allowed me to travel the world and work on two Olympic games.

Steve Currie - Professional photographer, location scout,  and producer