small-group online photography classes
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Join our global community in live small‑group photography classes, photo talks, and more!
featured programs
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 Talks / Events
Masterclass Lecture (by donation)
Images and Ideas: An Introduction
with Fred Ritchin
Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 at 1–3pm (ET)
Masterclass Lecture (by donation)
Image‑based Strategies for Social Change
with Fred Ritchin
Thursday, Dec 4, 2025 at 1–3pm (ET)
Masterclass Lecture (by donation)
Impactful Imagery in the Age of AI
with Fred Ritchin
Thursday, Dec 18, 2025 at 1–3pm (ET)
Photo Classes
Online Class
Let Movies Inspire Your Photography: Part 1
6 Fridays start Nov 21, 2025
Online Class
Adventures in Still Life
6 Fridays start Jan 16, 2026
Online Class
Photography with Mixed Media: Developing a Personal Visual Style
5 Tuesdays start Jan 20, 2026
Online Class
“The Optical Unconscious”: Adventures in Surrealist Photography
6 Wednesdays start Jan 28, 2026
Online Class
An Interior View
6 Thursdays start Jan 29, 2026
What our students say about our teachers
I LOVED Gianni’s lighting class. He is extremely nice and an excellent teacher. He is generous with his time, which is greatly appreciated. I loved the size of the class, and the quality/expertise of the teaching. I learned a lot, and I loved the fact it was an international crowd, with people from all over the world. And, I thought the class was reasonably priced. I was sad that the class ended.
—Gabrielle (San Francisco)
Loved Stefan’s class! I really appreciate the mix of hands-on work — a.k.a. making photos — and his more conceptual lectures. For me that is the ideal combination.
—Cristina (Chicago)
I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed taking the class with Elizabeth over the last several weeks. I think she did excellent job teaching through the Zoom platform. She was very professional and also very personal. I also appreciate that recordings are available after the fact, because there was a lot of information. I’m glad I can review it and make notes for myself. I would love to see Elizabeth teach another class on making more book structures in the future. I know there are other things that she could teach us, and I would be happy to sign up for another session. I’m so glad I stumbled on the StrudelmediaLive platform!
—Deborah (Troy, NY)
Kai's class was brilliant — he's such a good teacher and I hope he does more classes for you. He was so organized with the content and assignments and he left us with some outstanding resources. Wonderful to have met him and I loved rediscovering Black and White photography. Brought me back to the days as a teen in my parents’ basement, developing my own photos on our washer and dryer!
—Jennifer (Monaco)









