Enrol now
for the Master of Photography
[fashion & editorial]
The Master of Arts in Photography at LABA Valencia aims to explore contemporary practices and the creative possibilities of photography, with a particular focus on fashion and editorial. The Master allows students to learn about trends in fashion, culture, editorial, photojournalism and art by working in collaboration with globally prestigious publishers and agencies: SCHÖN! Magazine, the European reference magazine in fashion and trends; prestigious photographers, art directors and curators, along with Magnum Photos, the most important photojournalism agency in the world.
The master’s degree is aimed at students and professionals interested in exploring the contemporary practices and creative possibilities of photography; lifestyle publishing in fashion and trends, art direction and visual strategy.
Postgraduate Diploma of Higher Education in Photography by LABA Valencia and validated by Coventry University.
It is supported by academics and professionals working across a range of media and fields in Europe and the UK. Written by the photography team at Coventry University and adapted by incorporating the vast experience of the Italian University LABA in undergraduate and postgraduate photography programmes, this MA builds on the various established connections that make LABA Valencia an ideal place to advance your photographic career.
2025 EDITION
10 February – 19 December 2025
100% face-to-face
Monday to Wednesday 18h – 21h
Teaching language: English
180 UK credits
Enrolment: 10,400 €
Academic Programme
Faculty
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Mágnum Photos
Schön! Magazine
1st four-month period
from January to April 2025
We will begin the first quarter of the MA by developing the fundamentals of our work and photographic production. Guided by Ismael Chappaz, director of the prestigious contemporary art gallery HOUSE OF CHAPPAZ, we will face the challenges and techniques of editorial publishing. With the creative director Sergio Arribas, you will also study the audiences of photography through the milestones in the history of fashion and publishing; you will work also on research methods that can be useful in the development of your final master’s project.
2nd four-month period
From April to July 2025
In the 2nd four-month period, you will plan and carry out a collaborative project with a social focus, exploring social and cultural identities. A photographic production that will culminate in the creation of a collective exhibition. We will have masterclasses from renowned photographers and the collaboration with the Magnum Photos Agency. You will also begin to plan your final project with photographer Vincent Urbani, outlining the practice, research, and structure of the project. You will also work to explore the limits of photography, both conceptually and technologically, and the boundaries of photographic practice.
3er four-month period
From September to December 2025
In the 3er four-month period, we will carry out a photographic production accompanied by the founders and creative directors of the Súper Fuerte studio, Álvaro Peñalta and Natxo Ramón, to respond to the brief of Raoul Keil, director of Schön! Magazine, one of the most renowned publishers of contemporary fashion, who will be able to select some of the best works to be published in the magazine. With Vincent Urbani, we will define our positions as photographers within the many fields and trends of photography and reflect on how our gaze can contribute to understanding the world. Finally, under the personal guidance of the chosen teacher, each student will carry out the Final Major Project. Students will be required to complete a project of their own choice and will enjoy a high degree of autonomy.
Creative Director: @odie_senesh
| Photographer: @hadrielgonzalez | Stylist: @jordanalexanderbryant | Nail Artist: @clawedbylacreme | Model: @samanthafeldmanhands | Fashion Editor: @magumaguna | Editor in Chief: @odyssia ___________________ Nailz for @schonswitzerland
FACULTY
Vincent Urbani
Vincent Urbani teaches and coordinates the BA (HONS) degree in Photography and Video at LABA Valencia. Fashion and advertising photographer and video maker specialized in portraits and editorial productions, his photographs have appeared in numerous international publications such as Vogue Italia, The New York Magazine, Interview Germany, Schön! UK, Neo2, Blau Art Magazine, A Part Magazine Paris and DXI Magazine. Vincent Urbani has worked on advertising campaigns for international brands such as Dolce e Gabbana, Louis Vuitton, Levi’s, Crocs, Nespresso, Olay, Flos, Wella and Lladró.
Ismael Chappaz
director of House of Chappaz
Founder and director of the contemporary art gallery House of Chappaz, which grew out of the evolution of his previous design studio/gallery Espai Tactel, since its founding in 2011.
House of Chappaz is among the top ten young galleries in the country, with a presence in international contemporary art fairs, with artists – including photographers such as Natacha Lesueur and Christto & Andrew – exhibiting in major national and international institutions and selling to the best foundations and museums…
Sergio Arribas
Art & Content Manager in Lladró's global marketing department.
A creative director, he began his career working in the media, specialising in design and trends. After several years in the education sector, as a teacher and communications director at the IED Moda Lab Madrid and TAI creative schools, he has dedicated the last few years to the fashion and luxury sector. He curated the launch campaign for Zara’s online store in the United States. Since 2017 he has been part of the collective Existence Research Program, developing projects that bring together fashion, art and technology.
Alvaro Peñalta & Natxo Ramón
Creative-art directors of the Súper Fuerte studio.
Creative-art directors of the Súper Fuerte studio. Their client portfolio includes renowned brands such as Netflix, Universal, the Spanish Government’s Ministry of Equality, Ajuntament de València and Visa. They are passionate about developing personal projects with an artistic approach to editorial-style photography, which have been featured on Behance and other specialist media such as Wetransfer, Adobe Create, Domestika, Yorokobu, Fubiz, Neo2, Vein, Metal Magazine and Kaltblut.
Odie Senesh
Editor at Large of Schon Switzerland & Founder of oddd_creatives
Creative and art director known for bringing bold, elegant, and high-impact imagery to the brands, platforms, and organizations with whom she works.
Passionate about art, fashion, and marketing, Odie has over 15 years of experience as an art director, producer, and marketer leading projects of written and visual content for multinational companies, magazines, and digital platforms in freelance, consultancy, and in-house roles. She has produced fashion editorials, campaigns, and PR content for leading fashion publications and other prominent media outlets and curated content and art for cultural events, retailers, galleries, artists, and musicians for clients such as Coco Rocha, Beate Karlsson, Laurel Charleston, Schon Magazine, The Julliard School, WIX, and Lotta Volkova.
Odile Iturraspe
Fashion stylist and consultant
Odile Iturraspe is renowned internationally for her work as a fashion stylist and consultant. Her approach is strikingly modern, rooted in Dance, Arts and observation; creating a distinct effect across editorial stories, fashion shows, advertising campaigns, e-commerce, catalogues and personal styling. She has worked with such prominent publications as 10, Harper’s, Vogue, Elle, Esquires, L’Officiel. Odile works with brands on developing and producing innovative creative assets to deliver their content and brand strategy as Bruno Magli, Levi’s, Reebok, Zara, Melissa Shoes, among others. Odile is currently based in New York and works worldwide.
FACULTY: PUBLISHERS AND AGENCIES
Magnum Photos
The Magnum Photos agency is one of the most prestigious and renowned in the world. Its founders include Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David Seymour and George Rodger. The agency has offices in New York, Paris, London and Tokyo. Its photographic archive contains more than a million images ranging from lifestyle, family, religion and culture to war, poverty… The Magnum Photos agency has a great prestige in the field of social and fashion photography, as it has been witnessed and protagonist of some of the most relevant and transcendent moments in the history and culture of the 20th and 21st century.
Schön! Magazine
Schön! Magazine is one of the most prestigious fashion and trend magazines, based in London and reflecting the global scale of the most cutting-edge creative community since 2009. It showcases the top celebrities, high fashion, art and culture that make our world so extraordinary, both in glossy print and on a transmedia digital platform. Schön! Magazine has collaborated with internationally renowned photographers and designers including Martin Parr, Lorenzo Meloni, Pablo Tosco, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Myke Towers and Reina Nishimura. It has a daily reach of 1.4 million people and more than 750,000 unique monthly online visitors.
MODULES
1st four-month period
from January to April 2025
Module: Photography and Publics
Photography and Publics aims to develop a deeper understanding of fashion and editorial audiences. It examines key moments in history when fashion and editorial photography converge, marking a before and after in social movements. From this research and related theoretical analysis, students will be able to develop and test their own editorial models that seek to connect their work to appropriate and specific audiences.
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Module: Research Methods
The aim of this subject is to provide students with a corpus of research methods. This module provides them with the theoretical, conceptual and practical tools they need to undertake a research project. It introduces them to the professional and ethical issues that underpin their practice and helps them to reflect critically on their discipline. In this way, the module prepares students for their final Master’s projects by encouraging effective collaboration and developing their researcher/practitioner identities.
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Module: Collaborative Community Project
Students will work on a briefing in relation to a community, around and with which they will carry out their photographic proposal. The subject will also allow them to learn about and work on the aspects involved in an editorial project.
House of Chappaz art gallery. Exhibition by Cristto & Andreu
2nd four-month period
From April to July 2025
Module: Objects, spaces and boundaries
New techniques and trends in art direction. The teacher will accompany students in an investigation of the interstices of photography and the object, the new technological limits associated with art direction.
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Module: Final Major Project. Research & Planning
The aim of this module is to develop the theoretical, methodological and experimental corpus for the student’s final project, to carry out a body of research-based work on their own creative project, demonstrating a critical awareness of current developments and trends in their field of practice. This work will form the basis of the student’s final project. Through this process, they will cultivate professional skills and a passion for the work that will reveal and nurture their developing professional identity.
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Module: Collaborative social challenge project
The module aims to explore the boundaries of personal, social and cultural identity through photography, developing students’ collaborative skills by working with photographers and with the colaboration of Magnum. Students will develop an interdisciplinary response to a brief that is generated by addressing and engaging with a social challenge. Working in groups and through negotiation, they will have the opportunity to lead, manage and contribute to the delivery of a professional approach to problem analysis, evaluation and strategies for developing a creative solution that converge in their fashion photography scenarios. This photographic process will culminate in the production of a photographic exhibition.
Photo © Vincent Urbani
3rd four-month period
From September to December 2025
Module: Collaborative Enterprise Project
Under the guidance of the art directors of the Super Fuerte studio, the students will develop a complete production in response to a brief from one of the most important publishers in contemporary fashion. Students will develop the knowledge and practical skills to complete the magazine’s professional brief. Raoul Keil, director of Schön! Magazine, upon completion of the unit, will select the most qualified works to be published in Schön! Magazine.
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Module: Photographic Situations
The aim of this module is to reflect on and define one’s personal position within the many areas and fields of editorial fashion photography, analysing the way in which such photography has spread into the fields of portraiture, film, reportage, and music. Photographic Situations explores the many ways in which fashion editorial photography contributes to and defines itself in its contextual forms, questioning how it plays different roles depending on its purpose and how it contributes to understanding the world.
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Module: Final Major Project. Production & Sharing
In this module, students will undertake an independent piece of research, informed by the wider contexts of their discipline, that is coherent and of a standard appropriate to a Master’s degree. Students will be required to independently manage a project of their own choice and will rely on a high degree of autonomy. Work will be predominantly self-directed, supported by specialist staff in the relevant subject area, both in group and individual tutorials.
Enrol now
for the Master of Photography
[fashion & editorial]
Master of Arts in Photography
10 February – 19 December 2025
100% face-to-face
Monday to Wednesday 18h – 21h
Teaching language: English
180 UK credits