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Photography

Photography can document the world, but it also shapes how we understand it. At HDK-Valand, you explore photography as an artistic practice and a critical way of examining questions of identity, memory, representation and society.

Study Photography

Study photography at HDK-Valand at bachelor's and master's level. Through artistic practice, critical inquiry and visual storytelling, you explore the possibilities of photography and develop your own approach to the medium.

MFA Programme in Gothenburg

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The Film, Photography and Literary Composition Unit

Bachelor's programme in Photography (taught in Swedish)

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Here we gather articles, films, news and in-depth material that offer more ways into photography at HDK-Valand. Explore student work, digital platforms, research-related projects and other ways to get to know our photographic environment.

News – 26 August 2026

New Postdoctoral Fellow explores the significance of lavender in photographic…

Dr Epha J. Roe has been appointed Postdoctoral Fellow in Photography, Nature and Ecology at HDK-Valand, in collaboration…

News – 26 March 2026

Lennart Nilsson’s archive to open for research and public access

The University of Gothenburg has been funded 1.3 million SEK by the Hasselblad Foundation to take over the extensive archive…

HDK-Valand Graduation

See the work by graduating students

A publishing plattform for contemporary photography

UGot Photography

Students and alumni stories

What is it like to study photography at HDK-Valand – and where can the education lead? Meet students and alumni who share their experiences, ways of working and paths after graduation.