History of the New York Institute of Photography

The New York Institute of Photography was founded by Emile brunell in 19 10. At that time, he named the school E brunell Photography Institute. Emil is a sculptor, artist and photographer. He is famous for taking portraits of celebrities.

19 15, New York Institute of Photography was officially registered as an enterprise in the Supreme Court of New York State.

In the early days, the New York Institute of Photography was a boarding school with offices in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Chicago, with professional photographers as tutors. Initially, the teaching area in Manhattan was 1400 square meters. In the 1940s, family study courses were added, but they were not as popular as face-to-face courses.

1956, the New York Institute of Photography was certified by the National Family Learning Research Association for vocational education for the first time. At about the same time, the college was acquired by Harold Dykoff, the founder of Tribune Publishing Company.

197 1 year. Shortly after Harold Dykov's death, the New York Institute of Photography went bankrupt. Harold's son Marvin Deckoff bought back the right to continue the business. 1976, the college was sold to Don Schaefer. Marvin and Don set out to rebuild the college together. They rewrote teaching materials, began to try different types of advertisements, and devoted themselves to promoting home study courses.

In addition to courses, the New York Institute of Photography has also published various photography books, including film directors and film photography.

In 2005, China Student Class of New York Institute of Photography was established, aiming to jointly promote the famous long-distance interactive photography course of New York Institute of Photography to more China photographers. As the main author of the professional photography course of the New York Institute of Photography, Don Sheff, honorary president of the New York Institute of Photography, personally supervised the China and release of this professional photography course.

Under the leadership of Chuck Delaney, president of the New York Institute of Photography, colleagues of the New York Institute of Photography are working closely with Don Scheff to ensure that students studying in China can benefit from the institute's 65,438+000 years of high-standard photography education experience.

Now, the New York Institute of Photography has become the largest and oldest college in the world, with more than 20,000 graduates worldwide.

NY Photography Institute has always hired professional photographers from new york and surrounding areas as tutors, who like to share their skills and experiences with students. The current tutors are Beth Green, Walter Carlin and Chris Corradino.

The College is now jointly managed by Distance Education Company, Sheffield College and new york Vocational Development College.