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

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 Talks / Events
The Photography of Rune Johansen
with Stefan Frank
Tuesday, Sep 16, 2025 at 1pm (ET)
Photo Classes
Online Class
The Poetic Photograph
Only 1 spot left
5 Wednesdays start Sept 17, 2025
Mini-Workshop
Making Portraits Anywhere
Sun, Sept 21, 2025, 12–2pm (ET)
Online Class
Image / Word / Object: Photography + Writing
6 Mondays start Sept 29, 2025
Online Class
Reorienting the Landscape
5 Saturdays start Oct 4, 2025

Mini-Workshop
Looking Inward: Photographing Family
Sun, Oct 12, 2025, 1–2pm (ET)
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)
As a black-and-white photographer without any art education beyond crayons, I knew I needed to learn color someday. Shala taught me how to think and see in color, so I now seamlessly switch between color and black-and-white based on the emotions I’m trying to convey. She excelled at facilitating our group’s discussions and had terrific links to things we needed to read and look at to help us expand our vision. I am forever grateful for her mentoring and guidance.
—Kevin (New Jersey)
Helena Goñi is an excellent instructor — knowledgeable, smart, supportive, and informed, with a wide knowledge of photography. I’ve enjoyed this class and would take another class with her.
—June (New Jersey)
Daura and Samanta did a wonderful job facilitating this class — they were super prepared for each class and gave us really helpful resources and video tutorials that I referred to multiple times when trying out assignments. I enjoyed learning other methods of alternative processes (although cyanotype is still my favorite).
—Tina (New Orleans)