Find your voice.
Applications for Fall 2025 now open.
Photo: Youn Jung Kim, Class of 2020
Uncover your story.
The MPS Fashion Photography Graduate Program was founded in 2011 to give precedence to the concepts that underpin photographic practice within the space of fashion. A one-year intensive graduate course, taught by faculty and guest speakers that make up some of the most innovative and influential people in the industry – its aims are rooted in extending the visual language of the students. Learn more >
“Fashion photography always acts as a mirror of the times, and in response to today’s socio-political climate, we have seen an increased exploration of identity through the medium. As a result, a new generation has come to the fore to explore issues of race, sexuality and gender, globalization and sustainability. The students are invited to engage with these factors, and in turn the work they produce goes far beyond displaying garments or accessories for commercial consumption.”
– Barry Sutton, Chair MPS Fashion Photography
Curriculum
The MPS Fashion Photography program is premised on our belief in the power of work that reflects an artist’s unique point of view. Students are encouraged through practical and theoretical course work to develop a photographic practice, exploring their personal experiences and aesthetic values in the context of both historical precedent and our current times as a path to creating a powerful and unique body of work.
This one-year intensive graduate program is designed to give students the tools they need to succeed in this ever-changing landscape.
Photo: Youn Jung Kim, Class of 2020
Faculty
MPS Fashion Photography is taught by faculty and guest speakers that make up some of the most innovative and influential people in the industry.
Photo: Ziyuan Chen, Class of 2020
Visiting Artists
Every week, MPS Fashion Photography invites prominent fashion photographers, filmmakers, creatives and editors from the industry to talk with the class both in-person and via video conference about their work, careers, challenges and experiences.
The department also names an individual fashion photographer or director whose work contributes to the creative advancement of the medium and provides a framework for engagement with the graduate students.
Pictured: Photographer Erik Madigan Heck with Ho Chien Chen
Our Alumni Work.
Photo: Tyler Hooks, Class of 2020
“The MPS Fashion Photography program was the perfect transition into the NYC fashion photography industry. I had the opportunity and time to develop a strong style, with the mentorship of real industry professionals. The professors encouraged the evolution of my point of view and pushed me to create a solid body of work - which I used to get freelance jobs post-graduation.”
— Tory Rust, Class of 2015
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
mpsfashionphoto@sva.edu
Phone
212.592.2368