Since it was established by Magnum photographer David Hurn in 1973, BA Documentary Photography has become one of the leading documentary photography and photojournalism courses in the world. Our students have a passion for social issues storytelling in all its forms. We closely mentor you to work on topics that you are passionate about to produce powerful and visually distinctive photography. Our assignments immerse you in the worlds of fine print and photobooks, exhibition production, digital storytelling for web, documentary filmmaking and much more. Our students and alumni are celebrated within the photographic industry: working as photojournalists for the world’s most prestigious news agencies including Associated Press, magazines like The New York Times, National Geographic and Time Magazine winning awards, exhibitions, and publishing photobooks. Recently, Lua Ribera gained a Magnum agency nomination (the only course in Europe to achieve this), Tobias Zielony represented Germany at the Venice Biennale and in the Deutsche Boerse award, Jack Latham won the Bar Tur Photobook award, Sam Laughlin was a winner in the Jerwood/Photoworks Award and Leo Maguire won a Grierson Trust award for documentary film. BA Documentary Photography is part of a pathway in documentary at USW including MA Documentary Photography and The European Centre for Documentary Photography for PhD and post doc.Graduates from the Documentary Photography course work in diverse areas, as commissioned photojournalists, working regularly for many of the world’s leading magazines, or as photographic artists, publishing and exhibiting at international galleries such as Tate Modern and participating in events including the Venice Biennale. They also work as picture editors and researchers, working for magazines like GQ and institutions such as the National Portrait Gallery. Graduates can also progress to a PhD or research degree.