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
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
The class was great. Néstor is a wonderful teacher, encouraging, critical in the right ways, and super nurturing. I enjoyed class with him so much.
—Kamal (New York City)
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)
I really enjoyed Néstor’s class! He is great at giving us focus and direction.
—Ellen (New York City)
Online classes take many forms, but the best I've experienced have been live online classes with a small cohort of dedicated students and a committed teacher. I've used online classes to help push projects forward, solicit objective feedback from teachers and fellow students, and to explore new approaches to capturing images and building my skills.
—B Rhodes (Washington D.C.)









