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Realtime, live, and interactive small‑group photography classes, with students participating from around the world.
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!
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Photo Classes
StrudelmediaLive Community Weekend in New York City
Manhattan’s Lower East Side and Chinatown: In‑Person Weekend Photo Workshop
4 start Oct 17, 2025
Online Class
Create Your Own Zine or Photobook with InDesign
6 Wednesdays start Oct 22, 2025
Online Class
Mentoring Intensive for the Photographic Project
6 Tuesdays start Nov 4, 2025
Online Class
Photographing Intimacy / Choreographing Space
8 Wednesdays start Nov 12, 2025
Online Class
Introduction to Handmade Books
5 Thursdays start Nov 13, 2025
What our students say about our teachers
Thank you so much for this fantastic photography journey together! I will definitely miss our image & text class next Monday evening. It has been such a really inspiring course. I learned a lot from all of you and am really grateful for all the precious feedback you gave me about the project. I will keep them in mind while working on the next steps.
—Sara (Rome)
I want to thank you [James] for such an inspiring class. You are a wonderful teacher! You brought to the forefront for me just how essential light is in a taking good photos. You also encouraged me to be experimental and I have got to know my camera better as a result. Best wishes for your upcoming photography projects. I hope you’ll be teaching again before too long.
—Anna (California)
Just a quick note to say that James Prochnik’s “Poems and Pictures” class was fantastic — he is a gifted teacher and image maker. My work experienced a much needed shift during his class and my fellow classmates were equally committed to making new and exciting work. Not only did he introduce us to largely unknown photographers, he was in the trenches with us. His thoughtful critiques are what I imagine MFA students receive at Yale. This class was exactly what I needed, when I needed it. James embodies what StrudelmediaLive is all about: pushing limits to break creative barriers.
—Kirsten (Canada)
Zuzana’s class was one of the best content classes I’ve taken. It showed me a new approach to self portraits (which I’ve enjoyed making for a long time). Her critiques helped to validate my thoughts to move beyond including myself in all of my “self portrait” photos.
—Don (Ohio)