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Photography

This guide serves as a starting place for researching photography

About This Guide

This guide is intended for City College students, staff, and faculty interested in researching and exploring Photography. This guide will feature library and internet resources (both print and electronic) recommended for these subjects, along with research strategies. 

This guide will be a work in progress. If there are any suggestions, please email Marley Rodriguez. 

black and white image of young girls at the movies. one of the girls is blowing a bubble with chewing gum.

Children watching movie, New York

Weegee

1945

International Center of Photography

black and white image of a crowd of people with a large flag waving that says black lives matter

"Black Lives Matter!"

Shawn Pridgen

2020

What We Seee

black and white blurred image of a female face

Distrazione

Daniela De Lorenzo

2000

La Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

black and white photo of a close up of lily petals

Glacial Lily

Imogen Cunningham

1927

Gelatin silver print
Museum of Modern Art

black and white photo of a wet man laying on the beach

Sunbaker

Max Dupain

1937

National Gallery of Victoria

Photography at City College

"In our photography program, you will work in some of the best darkrooms, studios, and labs in the country.  Film or digital, fine art or commercial, our goal is to prepare you for the real world of earning a living with your camera... or just enjoy a really great hobby. 

We offer courses in black and white, digital imaging, Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, studio lighting, portraiture, website creation, and much, much more."

To learn more about the Photography Department at San Diego City College, visit their webpage!

Photography at City College