A space for learning, creating, and connecting through photography
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Realtime, live, and interactive small‑group photography classes, with students participating from around the world.
featured programs

The Synthetic Eye: Photography Transformed in the Age of AI
a “What Moves You?” photo talk with Fred Ritchin and Brian Palmer
Mon, March 24 at 12pm (ET)
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a “What Moves You?” photo talk with Fred Ritchin and Brian Palmer
Mon, March 24 at 12pm (ET)
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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
What Makes a Photograph “Documentary”?
4 Tuesdays start Jul 29, 2025
Mini-Workshop
Photoshop: Seven Favorite Features to Add to Your Workflow
Thursday, Aug 7, 2025 at 1–2pm (ET)
Mini-Workshop
Understanding Histograms and How They Can Help You Make Better Images
Wednesday, Aug 13, 2025 at 12–1pm (ET)
Mini-Workshop
A Quick Dive into Sequencing Photographs: Techniques and Workflow
Thursday, Aug 21, 2025 at 1–2pm (ET)
Diving Deep: A Monthly Mentoring Group
6 Mondays start Sep 15, 2025
What our students say about our teachers
This class was really exceptional — Stefan was extremely well-prepared, very thorough and taught with great enthusiasm and care on a university level; great assignments and class critique plus post-class emails. This was on a new level of online learning.
—Lisa (New York City)
Thank you for all your guidance and patience with my project. There were some terrific students/talent in the class and you did a great job getting everyone to participate!
—Gerald (Minneapolis)
Daura and Samanta were a winning tag team combination of enthusiasm, encouragement about everyone’s work, brainstorming the outcomes of assignments and providing real-time solutions, superb materials, and being well-organized in their presentation. I could go on and on, but I can offer no higher compliment than that they are pros at teaching and sharing.
—Kevin (New Jersey)
I was happy to have discovered StrudelmediaLive and the Cameraless Photography class with Daura and Samanta! Thank you both for the enthusiasm, knowledge, and hard work you put into the class. I appreciated the materials you put together for each lesson — they were really thorough and looked wonderful — and that you posted them quickly. Thank you also for your observations and insights that you shared with each of us based on our individual styles and concepts. I was happy to have been in the class and expand on my knowledge of cameraless processes. You make a good team! If you teach another class or have exhibitions, please let me know.
—Marta (US)