Your global community for live and interactive photography classes
Discover, create & connect
Realtime, live, and interactive small‑group photography classes, with students participating from around the world.
featured programs
The Photobook Show with Stefan Frank is a series of free talks that looks at recent (and not-so-recent) photobooks and how they advance the medium. [more info]
Subscribe to StrudelmediaLive’s YouTube channel for recordings of photo talks, books and zines by our students, and more!
What our students say about our teachers
Thanks for introducing me to the inspiring work of such amazing photographers and helping me find my own voice as a photographer. It was really helpful to hear your thoughts on pictures and how you see and perceive certain images. Your passion for the art of photography really inspired me and the relaxed atmosphere you create within the classes, as well as your way of offering feedback, made it easy to follow and to share one’s own work. I learned a lot and I got some more direction on where I want to go with my photography, and the discussions made me think about the way I want to express myself. My passion for telling people’s stories through pictures and my fascination for the craft and art of photography deepened with this class.
—Stephan (Vienna, Austria)
When will Marina Thomé teach her next class? She is wonderful.
—Lisa (New York City)
I really feel that the classes I’ve taken with StrudelmediaLive have given me the confidence to keep putting my work out there!
—Cecily (Portland, Oregon)
Thank you Nestor, for a fun and illuminating DIY lighting class. I loved your combined free-wheeling “go for it” approach with the gentle but rigorous critiques. I learned a lot about intentionally “sculpting” with light to create mood and content. I also appreciate your willingness to be vulnerable in showing and talking about your personal work, which meant a lot to me. You created a mini-community of sharing and learning. Muchas gracias!
—Irene (Pennsylvania)
Over the past two years I have taken four live online classes and it has been a very rewarding experience. I have especially enjoyed the global nature of these classes, having been in class with photographers from India, Sweden, Monaco, South Korea, and Germany. In addition to improving my photographic skills, I have learned a great deal about the cultures of and conditions in other countries.
—Sheila (Princeton, NJ)
starting soon
Photo Classes
Online Class
Seeing in Black and White for Digital Photographers
Only 1 spot left
6 Tuesdays start Oct 13, 2026
StrudelmediaLive Community Weekend in New York City
Explore the Many Eras of the East Village: In‑Person NYC Photo Workshop
3 start Oct 16, 2026
Online Class
Finding Inspiration through the Eyes of Others
6 Mondays start Oct 19, 2026
Mini-Workshop
Plunge into the Water: A Brief Look at 3 Photographic Practices
Sun, Nov 8, 2026, 1–2:30pm (ET)
Mini-Workshop
Create a Handmade Journal for Your Notes, Photos, and Ephemera
Sun, Nov 15, 2026, 12–2pm (ET)
Mini-Workshop
Applying Analog Principles to Digital Photography
Sun, Dec 6, 2026, 12–1:30pm (ET)







