A Level in Photography

Applications Open - Monday 27 October 2025

Applications Close - Open all year

How to Apply – Please apply through KentChoices and use your KentChoices login which your school should provide

PLEASE NOTE - Popular courses can fill up quickly so apply early to avoid disappointment

If you have any queries regarding the courses, please contact EKC Canterbury College

You can make up to 5 applications to Colleges within the EKC Group, that is:

• EKC Ashford College
• EKC Broadstairs College*
• EKC Canterbury College*
• EKC Dover College
• EKC Folkestone College*
• EKC Sheppey College

*Junior Colleges exist in these locations.

Please only add one course or T Level per application, except for A Levels at EKC Canterbury College, where up to 4 A Level courses can be added per application. At your interview, you and the tutors can discuss the best level and courses in order for you to progress.

If you are passionate about taking photos and want to progress your skills further, you should study Photography. This A Level will give you the opportunity to explore and develop a visual language using the photographic process, as well as develop the technical skills required to succeed.

The programme builds transferrable skills that are desirable to employers including research, critical analysis, creative problem solving and communicating effectively, all of which underpin the skills required for further study and are valued by businesses and organisations in a range of careers.

You will produce practical and critical contextual work by exploring the following:

• Portraiture
• Landscape photography
• Still life photography
• Documentary photography
• Photojournalism
• Fashion photography
• Experimental and multimedia
• Installation and moving image

In your second year you will explore an extended personal investigation that will require you to develop an idea, issues, concept or theme supported by a written piece of work.

The final examination at the end of your second year requires you to produce personal work which will count for 40 per cent of your total A Level mark.

General entry requirements:

To study this A Level, you’ll need a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4 or above across your top six subjects with at least a grade 5 or above in Maths and English Language or Literature.

Please note: your GPA average can include English and Maths.

Subject-specific entry requirements:

To study Photography, a grade 4 or above in GCSE Art and Design, or a Merit in Level 2 Art and Design would be advantageous. Alternatively, a portfolio of work can be brought to your interview if you haven't previously studied Art and Design.

Photography can lead to many careers in the creative industry including graphic design, commercial photography, fashion photography, fine art photography, web design and architecture.

Careers in business will need photographers for marketing and promotional purposes, whilst scientific photographers record scientific experiments and evidence.