Career Pathways for Photographers

portrait and fashion photography — Photo by CCP Graduate Alyssa Cavanagh of Neon Theory

Photography education opens up a whole world of incredible job opportunities. Alumni of the CCP have gone on to work in advertising and fashion, weddings, portraits, architecture and more.

Below are some examples of the fabulous work CCP Alumni have gone on to create as well as some suggested electives for each chosen career path. Remember - the CCP allows you to carve out your own vision, so use these as a guide and feel free to change it up if something else takes your fancy.

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Being a photographer opens up so much more than just taking photos; job options are endless.

Professionally trained photographers are useful in all kinds of career pathways. People often ask us what kind of jobs you might get - so here are just a few ways photographic education can expand your horizons.

That’s not all! Photographers from the CCP have gone on to do all kinds of weird and wonderful things. It’s about being creative and thinking outside of the box.