StrudelmediaLive Community Weekend in New York City
Explore the Many Eras of the East Village: In‑Person NYC Photo Workshop
Join us for another StrudelmediaLive community weekend — featuring a gallery walk on Friday afternoon, a one-day photographic exploration of New York City’s East Village on Saturday, followed by an online critique two weeks later. Discover the unexpected in a small group with something new to experience for everyone.
Fri, Oct 16: 3-5pm (ET)
Take part in a gallery tour curated by Anja Hitzenberger for the StrudelmediaLive community, followed by a social get-together. Registering for the East Village workshop guarantees you a spot in the gallery tour.
Sat, Oct 17: 10am–4pm (ET)
New York City’s East Village is a neighborhood that’s always changing, yet there’s a certain something that keeps it a real community. It’s also been through many different eras — from the 18th century (it has the second oldest church in Manhattan that’s still in use), through years as a German and then Ukrainian neighborhood, and on to many rich years as a breeding ground of artistic movements — from jazz and punk to theater and dance — that have had worldwide impact. We’ll visit the streets and buildings from throughout these different eras, including the vibrant street life, Tompkins Square Park (long a stage for protest and public life), little classic specialty shops, community gardens, places of historic importance, and more.
Sat, Oct 31: 1–3pm (ET)
Two weeks later on a Saturday, we’ll meet online to discuss and critique your fresh NYC photographs.
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.
