Photography
Rome
ITA
First Level Academic Diploma in Photography
Language
Italian
Start date
October 2026
Frequency
Full time
Fruition
On campus
Duration
3 Years
Credits
180 CFA / ECTS
Course Coordination
Daria Scolamacchia
The Bachelor of Arts in Photography at IED Roma trains professionals able to interpret reality and translate it into images through a balance of analogue processes and digital tools. The city itself, so iconic, becomes a field of research and experimentation, offering unique settings for projects in documentary, fashion, advertising, and street photography. Rome provides opportunities to collaborate with national and international museum institutions on exhibition projects, as well as with the entertainment industry—from cinema to television and sport. The course also fosters collaborations with public institutions and private companies, and encourages participation in national and international competitions with the support of the faculty.
Course structure and contents:
The IED programme is structured over three years, integrating design with cultural knowledge, dialogue with professionals, technical skills and innovative tools.
First Year: Introductory, providing the foundations of analogue and digital photography, from shooting and lighting techniques to developing black-and-white negatives and post-production with software such as Photoshop, Lightroom and InDesign. Students also develop design skills through analysis of photographic language, the study of major authors and initial practical exercises, including a street photography workshop. Theoretical training focuses on contemporary art, the history and aesthetics of photography and art semiotics, providing tools for a critical reading of images.
Second Year: Deepens design and authorial approaches, refining shooting and post-production techniques with the introduction of CaptureOne. Students undertake projects across different genres—portraiture, fashion, still life, documentary, and artistic photography. Project and cultural complexity increases, with studies on contemporary photography history and cinema aesthetics. Projects are inspired by real contexts, such as editorial campaigns of a commercial or artistic nature, often in collaboration with students from video, graphic design, and related fields.
Third Year: Focuses on advanced design and professional preparation. Students acquire skills in video and graphic design, essential for a multidisciplinary approach. DaVinci Resolve is introduced for video editing, alongside advanced tools in artificial intelligence, photomontage and fine art digital printing.
The dissertation project, the culmination of the programme, simulates a real professional context where, individually or in interdisciplinary teams, students develop a personal or thematic photographic project that results in a publication. The aim is to produce a photographic work—either focused on a specific genre or spanning multiple areas—which is then transformed into a book where the images reflect a clear aesthetic choice and a coherent authorial vision.
Faculty
Course Coordinator
Daria Scolamacchia
Photo Editor and Curator
Teacher
Eolo Perfido
Photographer
Teacher
Ilaria Magliocchetti Lombi
Lecturer
Teacher
Massimo Siragusa
Photographer and Editorial Director of Phaos Edizioni.
Teacher
Simona Ghizzoni
Photographer and Visual Activist
Teacher
Guido Gazzilli
Photographer
Teacher
Vincenzo Piscitelli
Teacher
Fabio Barile
Teacher
Giorgio Di Noto
Photographer
Teacher
Angelo Turetta
Photographer specialising in reportage
Teacher
Antonio Barrella
Photographer
Teacher
Alessia Tagliaventi
Teacher
Antonio Cama
Teacher
Giancarlo Possemato
Teacher
Laura Cusano
Teacher
Lorenzo Pesce
Photographer
Teacher
Simone Strano
Teacher
Stefano Pennacchietti
Teacher
Lorenzo Poli
Photographer
Teacher
Fausto Nieddu
Teacher
Roberto Frusteri
Teacher
Sergio Alberini
Video Editor & Colorist
Teacher
Paolo Bravi
Photography Director
Teacher
Barbara D'ambrosio
Inside the labs
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PHOTO STUDIO
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COMPUTER LABS
Projects
What people say
Special Lesson with Martina Recchiuti
"I like to think that photography contributes to narrative through its images. I think this will last for many years to come, because it started with the history of mankind"
Editor-in-chief of Internazionale Kids. IED alumna. Since 1995 she has collaborated with Internazionale, working in writing, web and illustration.
Special Lesson with Davide Monteleone. Powered by SONY
"I like to think that photography contributes to narrative through its images. I think this will last for many years to come, because it started with the history of mankind"
Photographer and visual artist, IED Alumnus, he has published four monographs and exhibited at international institutions such as the Saatchi Gallery and the Nobel Peace Center.
Special Lesson with Cristina Vatielli. Powered by FUJIFILM
"Photography started as a passion for me, and then it became my job. It still makes me really happy and feel lucky to this day. As a result of my job, I wake up happy every day. As a photographer, you never really have a break from your work. That's because it becomes part of your life."
Photographer
Special Lesson with Giulio Di Sturco. Documentary Photographer.
“Engaging with students is always important for both professional and personal growth.Today has been a big day for me because returning to IED as a teacher, having studied there myself and meeting today's students who have ambitions, questions and dreams that are different from the ones I had when I was a student, was really interesting”.
IED Alumnus. Winner of 3 World Press Award, the Sony Photography Awards, the British Journal of Photography International Awards, the LensCulture Exposure Award and 2 Getty Grants.
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