The New York Institute of Photography is the world's oldest and
largest photography school . Established in 1910, NYIP has grown
to become the premier provider of distance photography training,
educating more than 20,000 students in the United States and
more than 50 countries at any given time and publishing a
regular newsletter for over 100,000 subscribers. Like all but
the most tradition-bound and well-endowed schools, the New York
Institute of Photography went through a number of phases in its
first 100 years. But the constants have always remained the
same—teaching photography to people of all classes and races, a
focus on vocational photography skills, and close personal
interaction between faculty and students. In 1910, the
Industrial Revolution was in full swing. The world looked to
science and technology to make life better and American
businesses led the way to that better life with new products,
new inventions, and opportunities for people seeking to learn
new skills. It was a natural time to start