Photographic Thinking Lab

Graduation

Certificate
ECTS-Points

6
Learning format

Distance learning
Duration

3 days, part time
Costs

980€ @ 6 ECTS or 1440€ @ 9 ECTS
Language

English
Stackable Program

From analogue to digital to AI, photography has changed faster than the language used to describe it. This microcredential treats photography not as a single medium but as a field of overlapping discourses and technologies — read critically in the first course, and traced across expanded technical forms in the second. Participants leave able to analyse photographic images and systems as arguments, not just as pictures.

Photography does not only document the world. It constructs what can be known about it.

Ana Peraica

Stack Lead – external lecturer at Department for Arts and Cultural Studies

Who is this program for?

When are the next dates?

Benefit from our program

for working professionals
small class sizes
specializations

Content

ECTS

Image Forensics Lab

Photography and Critical Studies — Analysing Photographic Media and Techniques This Krems Culture Stack provides an in-depth account of how photographic meaning is produced and how photographic technologies produce knowledge. It covers the interpretative traditions through which photography has been read across the humanities and then follows the photographic image out of the single frame and into the expanded technical field — from photomontage to algorithmic and generative imaging. The emphasis throughout is that photography does not only record: it constructs.

Contents

This collaborative lab environment offers students the invaluable opportunity to immerse themselves in an intensive active learning environment that encourages collaboration. Students work in teams to tackle practical challenges in Arts & Culture under the mentorship of experienced practitioners in dynamic environments. The course emphasizes the development of collaboration and strategy development skills, which are essential in interdisciplinary teams, community arts projects, and roles that require adaptation to diverse perspectives and societal needs. Through hands-on projects and real-world scenarios, students will learn to reflect on teamwork effectiveness and utilize the strengths of each individual member. They will also develop and evaluate strategies that enable the effective integration of Arts & Culture within various sectors, including academia, creative industries, and broader society.