Diving Deep: A Monthly Mentoring Group
© Michael Sobel (StrudelmediaLive student)
Diving Deep: A Monthly Mentoring Group
© Vanessa Rodriguez (StrudelmediaLive student)
ONLINE COURSE

Diving Deep: A Monthly Mentoring Group

Dates: Mondays, Sept 15–Jan 12, 2026
Time: 12–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (Group meets once per month on the following 5 Mondays: Sept 15, Oct 20, Nov 17, Dec 15, Jan 12 — plus a private 1-on-1 session)
Limited enrollment: 6 students
Fee: $595
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This intimate mentoring group meets once per month and is for photographers and media artists who are looking for long-term support and continuity while working on a project. We’ll look at different approaches to storytelling and what to consider when working on a long-term project — from story structure, composition, editing, research, to different documentary and conceptual approaches. Each student receives individual feedback, and we’ll also discuss how to best present each student’s final project: on the web, in book form, an exhibition, or as a multimedia piece. A guest speaker (to be announced) will present their work and share their experience. This class is limited to 6 students only and each session runs for 3 hours with a 10 minute break. Includes a private 1-on-1 session.

Please note: Students should either be working on a project, or have a project idea at the beginning of the class. To be accepted to this class, please submit a selection of at least 10 images or a link to your website and a short project description (100 words maximum) to anja@strudelmedialive.com.
 
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Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive, an educational platform that offers live online photography classes and more to people around the world. Anja studied in the Creative Practice full-time program at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City, and has been on the faculty there since 2009. She is dedicated to working with people from different cultures across the globe.

Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America, and Asia. Her photography has been published internationally and is a part of both private and institutional collections, including the International Center of Photography. She has received numerous artistic grants and has been awarded residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). A focus of her activities has been working with live performance, including producing a multimedia piece that toured in New York City, Austria, and Korea.

Anja has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops at organizations in New York, Europe, China, and Taiwan, including C/O Berlin, Three Shadows (Beijing), and FJUM (Forum for Journalism and Media – Vienna). Originally from Salzburg, Austria, she divides her time between New York and Vienna.

Anja teaches visual storytelling, environmental portraits, critique groups, and how movies can inspire your photography for StrudelmediaLive.