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

OFFICE HOURS with ANJA
Free Consultation: portfolio review, class placement, feedback, and more!
Thu, August 28, 2025 at 10am–1pm (ET)
SOLD OUT but Wait List available
Free Consultation: portfolio review, class placement, feedback, and more!
Thu, August 28, 2025 at 10am–1pm (ET)
SOLD OUT but Wait List available

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
Getting the Best Out of Your Phone’s Camera
1 Saturdays start Sep 13, 2025
The Poetic Photograph
5 Wednesdays start Sep 17, 2025
Mini-Workshop
Making Portraits Anywhere
Sunday, Sep 21, 2025 at 12–2pm (ET)
Chroma: A Tale in Five Chapters (and an epilogue)
Only 1 spot left
6 Thursdays start Sep 25, 2025
Image / Word / Object: Photography + Writing
6 Mondays start Sep 29, 2025
What our students say about our teachers
Thanks for a really helpful class! I enjoyed each session — well designed, with the right amount of photo critique and theory — and I feel much more comfortable handling my camera now. You offered great atmosphere in the sessions and provided really useful feedback and practical tips. Crucial for myself: Photography is getting closer and closer to my heart and I'm eager to keep my photography practice going and keep shooting almost daily to improve – and to find my voice as a photographer. Thank you for helping me taking these next steps! Hope we see each other in future classes!
—Stefan (Vienna)
Many thanks to all of you who have accompanied me on my photographic journey with your great knowledge and empathy in the StrudelmediaLive workshops this year — embroidery with Jolanda Drukker Murray, cyanotype with Claudia Cortínez, the class about joy and pathos of everyday life with Allen Frame, and also photography as a pilgrimage with Kat Shannon.
—Barbara (Zurich)
Anja's course helped me to get out of my comfort zone and grow as a photographer — the assignments and the feedback helped me to be more honest about my work and challenge myself more. I cannot stress enough how useful her courses would be for anyone looking to improve as a storyteller and photographer. I really enjoyed the interactive part where you can speak and see the other people in class in real time — it really brings up the learning experience.
—Alejandra (Mexico)
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)