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featured programs

Manhattan’s Lower East Side and Chinatown: In‑Person Weekend Workshop NYC
Oct 17–19, 2025 [read more]
photo: Lewis Rothman
Oct 17–19, 2025 [read more]
photo: Lewis Rothman

Miss the live book release event? Watch the video on our Youtube channel: The Synthetic Eye: Photography Transformed in the Age of AI with Fred Ritchin and Brian Palmer [more info]

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!
coming soon
Photo Classes
In-person Mini-workshop in NYC’s Central Park
Getting the Best Out of Your Phone’s Camera
Sat, Sept 13, 2025, 3–5pm (ET)
Online Class
The Poetic Photograph
5 Wednesdays start Sept 17, 2025
Mini-Workshop
Making Portraits Anywhere
Sun, Sept 21, 2025, 12–2pm (ET)
Online Class
Chroma: A Tale in Five Chapters (and an epilogue)
Only 1 spot left
6 Thursdays start Sept 25, 2025
Online Class
Image / Word / Object: Photography + Writing
6 Mondays start Sept 29, 2025
What our students say about our teachers
Since I haven't had the opportunity to study photography formally, I needed a course that would help me acquire an awareness of the composition skills I was thinking about unconsciously. Anja helped me improve my observation skills, both explaining the main elements of composition, with reference to the techniques used by other photographers, and through shooting exercises and group critique, which took me, week after week, to intentionally compose the frame in order to develop a narrative.
—Gianluca (Italy)
The cyanotype class of Claudia was really mind blowing for me! Exploring this new printing technique and creating digital negatives has really opened a new window that I want to incorporate in my photographic practise. Claudia has been a very inspiring teacher. She went thoroughly through the process of cyanotype on glass as well as her own practise and work of other contemporary and historical artists using cyanotype printing techniques. I also very much appreciated the attention Claudia gave to our individual projects/ideas, pointing to artworks and ways of working we might find relevant and inspiring.
—Eugenia (Berlin)
I must say that I really, really enjoyed — and benefited from — Edward’s InDesign class! Not only did I learn how to use InDesign, but I also received feedback to help me continue working on my book projects. Over the past year I have learned that participating with other image makers is an essential part of my photography practice. I particularly like the way Strudelmedia classes combine valuable skills with individual attention.
—Grace (New York City)
I loved Lavonne's class on mastering color. She is a selfless, inventive, and no-drama teacher whom I truly appreciated. I have taken many classes in the past and the teacher often wants to be the star … but Lavonne’s approach is to extend to the student a different way of looking at photos via color and, of course, light.
—Pat (Northern New Jersey)