Applied Photography – 2025

Projects BA PHOTOGRAPHY

Applied Photography – 2025

ZOOM IN ZOOM OUT

This course, both practical and technical, required students to develop a true photographer’s eye. Its goal was to introduce them to or help them refine their skills in various photographic genres, such as still life, portraiture, architecture, as well as documentary and staged photography. These disciplines demanded particular attention and great rigor in selecting models, locations, and objects. Mastery of composition, framing, and light management—whether natural or artificial—was essential for achieving successful shots. Throughout the course, students were encouraged to sharpen their sense of observation and their ability to create images that were both precise and expressive.

 

 

Studio project (2025) by Martin Antherieu, Paul Berthon, Louise Botti Balaguer, Laura Cristinelli, Nastasia Crohas-Beselia, Simon Devillers, Janne Edel, Mateo Friedrich, Léa Huguenin, Dahui Jeon, Luca Humm, Bogdan Kulyk, Natasha Saccardi, Adriana Saint-Wilkolek, Landelin Schaub, Lucie Schrag, Sandra Teixeira, Nicolas Tripod, Riccardo Troia, Léna Voélin

Assistants
Sara De Brito Faustino
1st year program
1st semester
Know-how
Architecture, Imagemaking, Documentary, Still life
Paul Berthon - ECAL
Paul Berthon - ECAL
Paul Berthon - ECAL
Paul Berthon - ECAL
Paul Berthon - ECAL

1/5
Martin Antherieu - ECAL
Martin Antherieu - ECAL
Martin Antherieu - ECAL
Martin Antherieu - ECAL

1/4
Landelin Schaub - ECAL
Landelin Schaub - ECAL
Landelin Schaub - ECAL
Landelin Schaub - ECAL

1/4
Nicolas Tripod - ECAL
Nicolas Tripod - ECAL
Nicolas Tripod - ECAL
Nicolas Tripod - ECAL
Nicolas Tripod - ECAL

1/5
Janne Edel - ECAL
Janne Edel - ECAL
Janne Edel - ECAL
Janne Edel - ECAL

1/4
Lucie Schrag - ECAL
Lucie Schrag - ECAL
Lucie Schrag - ECAL
Lucie Schrag - ECAL
Lucie Schrag - ECAL

1/5

Projects related to Documentary
See more projects

Staged Photography – 2025

BA PHOTOGRAPHY

Staged Photography – 2025

with Charlotte Krieger

SCREENPLAY This course introduces students to the creation of a seven-image series built around the theme Screenplay. They will learn to combine set design, characters, and lighting to produce strong, coherent staged images. Through a practical and technical approach, the course develops their ability to conceive and manage a complete photographic project, direct models, work with natural and artificial light, and collaborate under conditions similar to professional editorial or commercial shoots. Students will refine their photographic vision while preparing for the creative and technical demands of the industry.
Lidia Molina González – Toilet Break Magazine

BA GRAPHIC DESIGN

Lidia Molina González – Toilet Break Magazine

by Lidia Molina González

It all started with taking a break. A pause. A moment alone in a shared space: quiet, ordinary, a little strange. Toilets might not be the first place you’d look for big ideas, but that’s why we chose them. Toilet Break uses this overlooked space to explore how we live together, take space, and connect. This first issue is about in-betweens: between public and private, inside and outside. It gathers voices from Switzerland, Belgium, Japan, across generations and practices. A place where ideas circulate freely, where serious things can be said with a wink. A collective and personal space to test new editorial forms, listen more carefully, and believe in detours as a way forward. To take, quite literally, a moment to reflect and sit with things.
Workshop Photographic chamber – 2024

BA PHOTOGRAPHY

Workshop Photographic chamber – 2024

with Matthieu Gafsou

The workshop week 4x5 is both an introduction to the 4x5 technical camera and a way to kickstart a photographic project. Students experience the process of analog shooting, from development to large format inkjet printing. This intense week is highly technical, but also focused on developing a photographic language, allowing for a better understanding of the fundamental workings of photography.
Workshop Photographic chamber – 2023 #2

BA PHOTOGRAPHY

Workshop Photographic chamber – 2023 #2

with Matthieu Gafsou

The workshop week 4x5 is both an introduction to the 4x5 technical camera and a way to kickstart a photographic project. Students experience the process of analog shooting, from development to large format printing. This intense week is highly technical, but also focused on developing a photographic language, allowing for a better understanding of the fundamental workings of photography.
Workshop with Thomas Rousset

BA PHOTOGRAPHY

Workshop with Thomas Rousset

with Thomas Rousset

The aim of this workshop is to explore the boundary between docu-fiction and magic realism in photography, using the architecture and spaces of the ECAL as a narrative framework. Both approaches are rooted in reality, but differ in the way they inject fiction.

Related courses
See all courses

BA PHOTOGRAPHY
Nous utilisons des cookies pour collecter des informations sur la manière dont vous utilisez ecal.ch.
Nous utilisons ces informations pour faire fonctionner le site web au mieux et améliorer nos services.