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Realtime, live, and interactive small‑group photography classes, with students participating from around the world.
featured programs
Photo Retreat in Rockland, Maine
with Anja Hitzenberger
September 23–27, 2026
with Anja Hitzenberger
September 23–27, 2026
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
Many thanks to all of you who have accompanied me on my photographic journey with your great knowledge and empathy in the StrudelmediaLive workshops this year — embroidery with Jolanda Drukker Murray, cyanotype with Claudia Cortínez, the class about joy and pathos of everyday life with Allen Frame, and also photography as a pilgrimage with Kat Shannon.
—Barbara (Zurich)
I appreciate how you shared what you had to do to take photos and your whole workflow process. It was kind of like doing an internship with you — getting a real inside look from a person who is shooting for one of the top agencies in the world — without having to wear a bulletproof vest and gas mask.
—Deborah (Boston)
Néstor’s Lightroom Classic course just ended and I can’t say enough about how much he taught us — through both the ease with which he walked us through the many aspects of the program but also his ability to listen and use our images and our questions to deepen and extend the learning. It’s a rare teacher who can include the students’ individual needs into their carefully planned agenda — and he does just that!
—Grace (New York City)
This was a really good class! Erin’s presentations were great and included a lot of unfamiliar and thought-provoking material. And the class was a good group of students, all with thoughtful and relevant things to say.
—Christine (New York City)
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)
starting soon
Photo Talks / Events
Jon McCormack: “Patterns” and Elements of Wonder
with Pamela Chen
Photo Classes
Online Class
Photography as a Pilgrimage
5 Thursdays start May 14, 2026
Online Class
Photographing Intimacy / Choreographing Space
6 Sundays start May 24, 2026
Online Class
Make Your Own Handmade, Hardcover Photobook
6 Tuesdays start June 2, 2026
Online Class
The Plasticity of Memory: Creating New Work from Your Personal Archives
Only 1 spot left
5 Wednesdays start June 3, 2026
Online Class
Acts of Seeing: Slow Looking and the Photographer’s Eye
6 Tuesdays start June 9, 2026
Mini-Workshop
Intimate Portraits of Strangers
Sun, June 14, 2026, 12–1pm (ET)







