New International Guest Professorship for Photography

In 2023, after a long period of preparation, the renowned British-Egyptian photographer Laura El-Tantawy took up the first international short-term guest professorship in photography at the Dresden University of Fine Arts (HfBK). The professorship was made possible by the Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation, a non-profit foundation based in Frankfurt am Main dedicated to collecting, exhibiting and promoting contemporary photography, in cooperation with Portraits
Hellerau e.V.

Laura El-Tantawy was also appointed to the jury of the competition. The partners’ common goal was to expand artistic teaching at the HfBK Dresden in the field of photography through the new international guest professorship. The range of courses was supplemented by a project-based workshop for master students and advanced students. At the end of the semester, an exhibition in the Brühl Gallery showed the artistic works created by the students during the workshop and attracted a great deal of public attention.

We plan to advertise the visiting professorship again in 2025.

Press Release (English)

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