Admission Requirements

  • A Diploma of Secondary Studies (DES) or academic background judged equivalent to the DES
  • Portfolio
  • Letter of intent

Additional Information

Portfolio (Online Only)

  • Applicants should assemble a portfolio of 20 photographs as a gallery using an application such as Picasa, Google+, Carbonmade, Flickr or equivalent. Send a link to your online gallery to the Chair of the Professional Photography Department, photochair@dawsoncollege.qc.ca. Remember to “share” your gallery if using Picasa or Flickr. (Paper/hard copies will NOT be accepted.)
  • Portfolio must be shared by March 1st.
  • Portfolio images must be jpeg files with the longest dimension of the image measuring 1600 pixel in length.

Letter of Intent (By E-mail Only)

  • A letter of intent in the form of an e-mail should be submitted at the same time as the portfolio. Send it to photochair@dawsoncollege.qc.ca. The letter of intent should briefly describe the applicant’s level of skill, experience and ambitions concerning a career as a professional photographer.
  • Deadline: March 1st.

Other Considerations

Applicants should have basic familiarity with digital cameras and computers.


Application Deadline

March 1



Last Modified: August 4, 2021