Photo school organizes regular meetings with photography equipment vendors, where students can obtain information about technological trends and innovations. New products are normally left in school by presenters for testing purposes. Having accumulated wide intellectual potential of one of the oldest university in Russia and being open to everything new in technical and esthetical areas, we renew and create original programs, develop methodic and training system.As the best educational institution in photography photo school “Photographer” was awarded in 2009 and given medal and title “The product of the Year”.Photo school actively collaborates with media and publishing houses, participates in various projects, ipso facto promotes publications of its students in leading photography magazines in Russia and abroad.“Photographer” VGIK-PHOTO is energetic organizer and regular curator of exhibitions aimed to show the most interesting works of its best students and graduates.