Photography Courses – for Beginners & Advanced

Small groups · Professional coaches · All levels — from beginner to advanced.
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Swiss Photo Club is your photography school in Germany. We offer photography courses for all levels, from complete beginner to advanced photographer. Our courses run in small groups (max. 8 participants) with professional photographers in Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne and Stuttgart.

Weekend photography workshops, evening courses or intensive programs: choose the format that suits you. iPhone and smartphone photography courses also available across Germany.

Ready to put your skills to the test? Enter our photo competitions with gallery exhibitions. Or apply what you've learned on one of our photography trips around the world.

Photography Courses for Beginners (4)

No experience required. Learn the fundamentals of photography — composition, light and your camera — in small groups with professional coaches. You'll take better photos of people, places and things — guaranteed.

SPC Academy Long Term Programs (2)

Intensive training for serious amateur photographers and those looking to go professional. From one month to a full year: the SPC Academy covers every aspect of photography — technique, composition, post-processing and portfolio development. Personal coaching in small groups.

Intermediate Level Photography Courses (3)

These courses are for anyone who already knows the basics. We recommend that photography generalists take the Intermediate and Lightroom classes after the Beginners class, plus practice workshops to lock in the learning and stay inspired. If you already have a specific interest, you can skip ahead to the next section to focus on the skills that are most important to you.

Specialized Photography Courses (1)

or photographers with solid fundamentals: dive deep into night photography, macro, architecture, street photography and more. Each course covers one specialist topic intensively in a small group.

Lightroom, Photoshop & Software Courses (1)

Learn Lightroom, Photoshop and other photo software from professionals who use them daily. From importing and organising to professional editing — practical and easy to follow.

Start Taking Better pictures immediately

Practical, results-oriented classes for all levels, taught in small groups by the best teachers in the industry. Together, it's easier than you think.
Excellent Reviews

Excellent Reviews

We deliver the best trainings in Switzerland. How do we know? Because hundreds of our previous students publicly said so. Check the reviews on our Facebook Page to see for yourself.
Result Focus

Result Focus

We promise to improve your photography immediately, showing you how to get different results with practical examples.

We won’t lose time on excessive theory.

Quality you can trust

Quality you can trust

Swiss Photo Club is one of the most highly rated photography schools in Europe, with an impressive average rating of 4.95 out of 5 from our students. We offer both short-term and long-term photography education, designed to suit all levels and learning goals. Our standardized curriculum ensures consistency across all our classes and instructors, and is updated annually to stay aligned with the latest trends and techniques. Upon completion of any course, participants receive a certificate recognizing their achievement and progress.
Small Groups

Small Groups

Our courses take place in small groups with a limited number of participants. This ensures that the coaches devote sufficient time to each participant and can respond to all questions individually.
Top Photographers

Top Photographers

We work with the top photographers who are also excellent instructors. Having a good portfolio is not sufficient, every photographer must be a passionate teacher to work with us.
Money-back guarantee

Money-back guarantee

We are confident that you will see noticeable improvements in your photography after taking one of our classes. However if you feel like you didn’t improve by the end of the course, we will reimburse you 100 %.

No camera? No problem!

Our students can borrow one of our cameras for free.
Or, checkout our camera buying guide to see our advice, with Swiss retailers and prices.

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