Feedback Group: Your Long-term Project
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Feedback Group: Your Long‑term Project

Dates: Thursdays, Mar 22–Apr 19, 2018
Time: 11am‑1pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (includes 5 group sessions, plus 1 private session with Anja to be completed before the end of April.)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $375
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This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Are you in need of feedback on your current project? Or are you ready to start a new one but aren't sure how to begin? This course is designed for photographers and media artists who are ready to start a new project, or are looking for support on a project they’re already working on. As a group we’ll discuss different approaches on how to best tell the story that fits each student’s individual project. We’ll cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers' work, discuss technical issues and we’ll talk about how to best present the final project (on the web, in book form, an exhibition or as a multimedia piece).

 

Please note: Students should have a project — or project idea — by the first session of class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Feedback Group: Your Long-term Project
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Feedback Group: Your Long‑term Project

Dates: Thursdays, Apr 26–Jun 7, 2018
Time: 11am‑1pm (ET)
Sessions: 8 (Includes 7 group sessions, plus 1 private session with Anja to be completed before the end of June.)
Limited enrollment: 8 (only 1 spot left!) students
Fee: $495
Register Now

Are you in need of feedback on your current project? Or are you ready to start a new one but aren't sure how to begin? This course is designed for photographers and media artists who are ready to start a new project, or are looking for support on a project they’re already working on. As a group we’ll discuss different approaches on how to best tell the story that fits each student’s individual project. We’ll cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers' work, discuss technical issues and we’ll talk about how to best present the final project (on the web, in book form, an exhibition or as a multimedia piece).

 

Please note: Students should have a project — or project idea — by the first session of class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Introduction to Multimedia Storytelling: Combining Stills, Audio, and Video
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Introduction to Multimedia Storytelling: Combining Stills, Audio, and Video

Dates: Tuesdays, May 8–Jun 12, 2018
Time: 11am‑1pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $350
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Are you ready to make your photographs come alive by adding audio and video to a story? This class is for students who would like to start telling stories for the screen, using photography, video and audio. We will cover the importance of how to take dynamic photographs, the basics of how to shoot creative video footage, fundamentals of video and audio editing (using Adobe Premiere Pro) and what is important when conducting an interview and recording ambient sound. Through critique we will explore aesthetic intentions and effective sequencing to expand your visual storytelling skills. A comparative study of historical and contemporary photographers and filmmakers, from traditional photography to multimedia will be presented. Each student will produce a final multimedia project.

 

Please note: Students should have a good grasp of basic computer skills.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Improve Your Lightroom Skills
© Christine Callahan
ONLINE COURSE
 

Improve Your Lightroom Skills

Dates: Mondays, Jun 11–Jul 16, 2018
Time: 11am‑1pm (ET)
Sessions: 5 (No class on Monday, July 2)
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325
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Are you using Lightroom but want to learn a more efficient workflow and make your images stronger? In this course, participants gain knowledge of effective methods of streamlining the process from input to output. Topics include professional practices for importing, file renaming, organizing, editing, basic adjustments, advanced color correction, and exporting to JPEG, PSD, TIFF and PDF file formats. Through live online sessions, using participant’s images, students aquire a deeper understanding of powerful Lightroom tools. If you have an existing Lightroom catalog and want to bring your software skills to the next level, this course is for you.

 

Please note: Basic knowledge of Lightroom
 


 
Photographing Domestic Life: Pleasure and Chaos
© Lesly Deschler Canossi
ONLINE COURSE
 

Photographing Domestic Life: Pleasure and Chaos

Dates: Tuesdays, Jul 24–Aug 21, 2018
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325
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This course is for students who would like to photographically explore the joys, sorrow, expectations, and demands of domestic life including the intimacy of family, partnership, and personal identity. Through live group discussions and critique, each students’ creativity will be nurtured and a sustainable artistic practice will emerge. Ideas and images will be cultivated, and students will be encouraged to complete thoughts and dig deep. This class is open to photographers looking to build upon an existing body of work, but also to better understand, edit and sequence their existing images. Historical and contemporary art investigating the domestic space will be presented. Students may work using any camera format, and fine-art print production and modes of presentation are discussed.

 

 
Lesly is an amazing teacher and human being. She helped me a lot throughout this process of being a new mother. I hope I’ll keep photographing at home for a long-term project, documenting my son’s life and my motherhood experience.
—Cris (Florida)
Lesly's class was great, very inspiring and gave my daily life and family pictures a real purpose. I see the photos in a more artistic way now rather than just being there to document our life and family, and it feels good!
—Lara (France)


Lesly Deschler Canossi
Lesly Deschler Canossi

Lesly Deschler Canossi is a photographer, photography educator, and cultural producer. She holds an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and is a faculty member at the International Center of Photography. She has taught at Columbia University, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Cortona, Italy.

In 2016, she and Zoraida Lopez-Diago co-created Women Picturing Revolution — an organization dedicated to female photographers who have documented conflicts, crises, and revolutions in private realms and public spaces. WPR presented for Fast Forward: Women in Photography at the Tate Modern on the topic of their forthcoming book Representations of Black Motherhood and Photography, Leuven University Press: Spring, 2021.

Deschler Canossi recently created the panel, Urgent Pictures! Photographs of Unrest Reconsidered, Focus on the Story photography festival. Her ongoing personal photographic project Domestic Negotiations explores autonomy, partnership, and the role of the mother as artist.

Lesly teaches photographing domestic life   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Summer Feedback Group: Your Long-term Project
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Summer Feedback Group: Your Long‑term Project

Dates: Wednesdays, Aug 1–29, 2018
Time: 11am‑1pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (includes 5 group sessions, plus 1 private session with Anja to be completed before the end of September.)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $375
Register Now

Are you in need of feedback on your current photography project? Or are you ready to start a new one but aren't sure how to begin? This course is designed for photographers and media artists who are ready to start a new project, or are looking for support on a project they’re already working on. As a group we’ll discuss different approaches on how to best tell the story that fits each student’s individual project. We’ll cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers' work, discuss technical issues and we’ll talk about how to best present the final project (on the web, in book form, an exhibition or as a multimedia piece).

 

Please note: Students should have a project — or project idea — by the first session of class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Photographing People, Telling Powerful Stories
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Photographing People, Telling Powerful Stories

Dates: Mondays, Sep 17–Oct 15, 2018
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325
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Learn how to tell stories about people by photographing them in their own environment — their home, workplace or on the street in their neighborhood — and how to incorporate space that tells a story about the subject. We will discuss ways to make your subject feel comfortable and relaxed so that the images will illuminate their personality and feel more intimate. Students are encouraged to use available light, but basic lighting setups using portable LED lights will be discussed. A history of the environmental portrait as well as a selection of contemporary photographers will be presented.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Fall Feedback Group: Your Long-term Project
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Fall Feedback Group: Your Long‑term Project

Dates: Fridays, Sep 20–Nov 2, 2018
Time: 10am‑12pm (ET)
Sessions: 8 (Includes 7 group sessions, plus 1 private session with Anja to be completed before the end of December. First class is Thursday, Sept 20, and the rest are on Fridays.)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $495
Register Now

Are you in need of feedback on your current project? Or are you ready to start a new one but aren't sure how to begin? This course is designed for photographers and media artists who are ready to start a new project, or are looking for support on a project they’re already working on. As a group we’ll discuss different approaches on how to best tell the story that fits each student’s individual project. We’ll cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers' work, discuss technical issues and we’ll talk about how to best present the final project (on the web, in book form, an exhibition, or as a multimedia piece).

 

Please note: Students should have a project — or project idea — by the first session of class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Dynamic Composition for Visual Storytellers
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Dynamic Composition for Visual Storytellers

Dates: Mondays, Oct 22–Nov 19, 2018
Time: 2‑4pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325
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This class is for students who would like to refine and develop their composition skills and improve their photographic seeing, while telling stories with their photographs. Students will develop a heightened sensitivity to their surroundings while photographing in a variety of urban environments. During group critique we will analyze what works — and what doesn’t — in an image, which will help students create dynamic photographs. Discussions include compositional tools, aesthetic intentions and effective editing. A comparative study of historical and contemporary photographers and filmmakers is presented.

 

Please note: This class is open to all photographers who want to refine their composition skills.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Late Fall Feedback Group: Your Long-term Project
© anja hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Late Fall Feedback Group: Your Long‑term Project

Dates: Wednesdays, Nov 7–Dec 19, 2018
Time: 11am‑1pm (ET)
Sessions: 7 (6 group sessions, plus one 1-on-1 session with Anja to be completed by Jan 31, 2019. Please note: No class on Nov. 21.)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $440
Register Now

Are you in need of feedback on your current project? Or are you ready to start a new one but aren't sure how to begin? This course is designed for photographers and media artists who are ready to start a new project, or are looking for support on a project they’re already working on. As a group we’ll discuss different approaches on how to best tell the story that fits each student’s individual project. We’ll cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers' work, discuss technical issues and talk about how to best present the final project (on the web, in book form, an exhibition, or as a multimedia piece).

 

Please note: Students should have a project — or project idea — by the first session of class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
ONLINE COURSE
 

Let Movies Inspire Your Photography

Dates: Tuesdays, Jan 15–Feb 12, 2019
Time: 2–4:30pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $425
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This class helps students improve their compositional skills and deepen their work through a visual study of a wide range of movies. We’ll view and analyze film clips from movies throughout history and from around the world. Our group discussion will cover different visual styles and approaches, directors, cinematographers, editing, and story-telling formats. Through weekly assignments students will learn to see cinematically in a way that can enrich their work, whether they are shooting stills or video.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

Edward Ratliff
photo by Anja Hitzenberger
Edward Ratliff

Edward Ratliff is a composer, filmmaker, designer, and multi-disciplinary artist.

As a composer and performer, he has led bands in Europe and Asia and throughout New York City and has received numerous commissions and grants for dance and theater scores. His music has been heard in shows on HBO, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Hulu, the Discovery Channel, PBS, and more — everything from a biography of Dostoyevsky to Real Sex Xtra. He “is best known for making richly cinematic music that captures New York City’s momentum and diversity…” (The Wall Street Journal).

Edward is a designer who works in both print and digital — developing websites and designing books and other printed material for clients ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to individual artists. His film and video work has been exhibited in festivals internationally, and he has studied film devotedly for decades.

Edward teaches movies as inspiration and using InDesign to create zines and books   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
How to Light Environmental Portraits
© Gianni Cipriano
ONLINE COURSE
 

How to Light Environmental Portraits

Dates: Thursdays, Jan 31–Feb 21, 2019
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 4
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $295
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Learn on-location lighting using the least amount of equipment possible. We will concentrate on environmental portraits in a variety of situations, from indoor and outdoor locations, to mixed lighting during the day and at night. We will cover on- and off-camera flash photography fundamentals: exposure, distance, mixing with ambient light, sync, TTL, light meters, the pros and cons of flash versus continuous lighting (LED lights), as well as the use of light modifiers. In addition, we will discuss how to communicate a message through lighting and how to best position and interact with your subject. Through weekly shooting assignments, students get to practice on their own and will over time improve the quality of their images. Through in-class presentations we will analyze ways artificial lighting is used by a variety of masters of on-location lighting.

 

Please note: Students will need to have access to a portable flash.
 
Thank you so much! Learned so much so quickly!
—Tina (New Orleans)
The lighting class was excellent. Gianni is both a great photographer and a great teacher. He made what can be a complicated subject understandable. Gianni helped me see where I was making mistakes and helped me understand how to fix them. Thank you so much Anja, and Gianni for this class. I am no longer scared of speedlights, and I feel like I just got a bunch of cool new tools that I can’t wait to try out.
—Deborah (Boston)


Gianni Cipriano
Gianni Cipriano

Gianni Cipriano is a Sicilian-born independent photographer based in Napoli, Italy. His work focuses on contemporary social, political, and economic issues. Gianni regularly works for The New York Times and has been documenting the ongoing upheaval in Italian politics for L’Espresso weekly magazine since 2013. His editorial work has also appeared in Time, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, Le Monde Magazine, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, among others.

He graduated from the Documentary Photography and Photojournalism Program at the International Center of Photography in New York in 2008. He has received recognition and awards from POYI (Picture of the Year International), American Photography, New York Photo Awards, International Photography Awards, and the Ian Parry Scholarship.

Gianni’s work has been showcased in group exhibitions in venues such as the Rencontres d’Arles, FOLI Lima Biennale of Photography, MOPLA, Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism and at the MAXXI museum in Rome.

Gianni teaches lighting for environmental portraits   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Documentary Photography: Reality as Subject
© Marco Bello
ONLINE COURSE
 

Documentary Photography: Reality as Subject

Dates: Wednesdays, Feb 6–Mar 27, 2019
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 8
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $435
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Award-winning photojournalist Marco Bello will share his experience and skills on how to create powerful documentary stories. Students will learn different techniques to develop a strong narrative with their images. Through group discussions we’ll learn different approaches to documentary storytelling relating to political, social, personal or human rights issues. Through readings and theoretical examinations we’ll study the works of classic and contemporary documentary photographers. For the first weeks of the class students will create new work through practical assignments, and will then move into a final project of their choice.

 

 
I appreciate how you shared what you had to do to take photos and your whole workflow process. It was kind of like doing an internship with you — getting a real inside look from a person who is shooting for one of the top agencies in the world — without having to wear a bulletproof vest and gas mask.
—Deborah (Boston)
I was fortunate enough to take this documentary photography class with Marco Antonio Bello, and have come away with new insights and a much better understanding of what documentary photography is all about. Thank you Marco for your tenacity and inspiration!
—Barbara (New Jersey)


Marco Bello
Marco Bello

Marco Antonio Bello is an award-winning Reuters photojournalist, based in Caracas (Venezuela) and Miami. He originally studied business and worked as an IT consultant, but the political and social changes in Venezuela after the death of President Chavez in 2013 inspired him to become a photojournalist, eventually working for Reuters in Venezuela. In 2016 he attended the ICP Masterclass “Visual Storytelling in the Digital Age” in Turin, Italy, and in 2017 he was accepted to the Eddie Adams Workshop in New York. Along with photojournalism, he also teaches photography workshops in some of the main photography schools in Venezuela.

He has received awards from Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (2018), 75th Picture of the Year International (POYI) Award of Excellence (2018), American Photography 34 Chosen Winner (2018); NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism (2018), PDN Photo Annual (2018), International Photography Awards (2017), Honorable Mention; Latin American Fotografia 6 Winner (2017), and National Award of Journalism (2015).

Marco teaches documentary photography and photojournalism   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Winter Feedback Group: Your Long-term Project
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Winter Feedback Group: Your Long‑term Project

Dates: Tuesdays, Feb 19–Apr 2, 2019
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 8 (7 group sessions, plus one 1-on-1 session with Anja)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $495
Register Now

Are you in need of feedback on your current project? Or are you ready to start a new one but aren't sure how to begin? This course is designed for photographers and media artists who are ready to start a new project, or are looking for support on a project they’re already working on. As a group we’ll discuss different approaches on how to best tell the story that fits each student’s individual project. We’ll cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers' work, discuss technical issues and talk about how to best present the final project (on the web, in book form, an exhibition, or as a multimedia piece).

 

Please note: Students should have a project — or project idea — by the first session of class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Improve Your Lightroom Skills
ONLINE COURSE
 

Improve Your Lightroom Skills

Dates: Thursdays, Mar 7–Apr 11, 2019
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $365
Register Now

Are you using Lightroom but want to learn a more efficient workflow and make your images look better? In this course, participants learn effective methods of streamlining the process from input to output. Topics include setting up a catalog, professional practices for importing, file renaming, organizing, editing, tools for image adjustments, color correction, and exporting to a variety of file formats. Through in-class demonstrations using the students’ images, students will gain a better understanding of how to improve their photographs. If you have an existing Lightroom catalog and want to bring your software skills to the next level, this course is for you.

 

Please note: Basic knowledge of Lightroom; class will be taught on the most current version of “Lightroom Classic CC” (desktop version), not “Lightroom CC” (cloud version). Questions? Just email us at study@strudelmedialive.com.
 


 
Photo Workshop in German: So entstehen dynamische Bilder
© Anja Hitzenberger
Online Class co-presented by fjum and strudelmediaLIVE
 

Photo Workshop in German: So entstehen dynamische Bilder

Dates: Thursdays, Mar 7–28, 2019
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 4
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: €180
Anmeldung für diesen Kurs über fjum

Live online class in German co-presented with Forum Journalismus und Medien Wien (fjum) in Vienna, Austria. This class will be presented entirely in German.

Dieser Kurs richtet sich an Journalist*innen, die keine gelernten Fotograf*innen sind und für ihre Geschichten eigene Fotos machen und ihr fotografisches Sehen verbessern wollen – egal ob mit Smartphone oder anderen Kameras ausgerüstet. In diesem live online Fotografie-Workshop lernen Sie, was ein gutes Bild ausmacht und wie Sie dynamische Bilder produzieren. Durch Hands-On-Übungen mit der Kamera zwischen den Online-Sessions üben Sie Linien, Schatten, Farben und Menschen auf kreative Weise in die Bildkomposition zu integrieren und verbessern so Ihr fotografisches Sehen. Gemeinsam wird analysiert, wann ein Bildaufbau funktioniert und wie Sie effizient editieren. Arbeiten anderer Fotografen und Fotografinnen werden besprochen, um Sie für Ihre eigenen Fotoprojekte zu inspirieren.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Photo Workshop in German: Reportage - Fotografie
© photo (c) anja hitzenberger
Online Class co-presented by fjum and strudelmediaLIVE
 

Photo Workshop in German: Reportage ‑ Fotografie

Dates: Thursdays, Apr 4–25, 2019
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 4
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: €180
Anmeldung für diesen Kurs über fjum

Live online class in German co-presented with Forum Journalismus und Medien Wien (fjum) in Vienna, Austria. This class will be presented entirely in German.

 

In diesem live online Fotografie-Workshop lernen Sie, mit Bildern Geschichten zu erzählen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf journalistischer Dokumentar- und Reportage-Fotografie, sowie aussagekräftige Portraits von Menschen in ihrer Umgebung zu machen. Gemeinsam wird analysiert, wie eine gute Fotoreportage aufgebaut ist. Durch Hands-On-Übungen mit der Kamera zwischen den Online-Sessions setzen Sie das Gelernte um und verbessern so ihr fotografisches Storytelling. Arbeiten historischer, wie zeitgenössischer Dokumentarfotograf*innen werden besprochen, um Sie für Ihre eigenen Fotoprojekte zu inspirieren.

 

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Stretch Your Creative Muscles!
© anja hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Stretch Your Creative Muscles!

Dates: Tuesdays, Apr 23–May 28, 2019
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $365
Register Now

Feeling a little stiff in your photographic practice? Need a little push to try something new? Stretch your creativity muscles with this new class! Unique weekly exercises will challenge you to experiment with creative approaches to storytelling and to try out new techniques and ways of taking pictures. Along the way we’ll seek inspiration from a variety of different photographers. At the end of the class, students will be energized and inspired to expand their style or continue a project from a fresh perspective.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Editing and Sequencing for Your Website or Portfolio
ONLINE COURSE
 

Editing and Sequencing for Your Website or Portfolio

Dates: Thursdays, May 23–Jun 13, 2019
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 4
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $295
Register Now

This online course is for photographers who already have an existing body of work they want to edit, sequence, and finalize for a website or portfolio. We’ll discuss editing workflows, organizing and sequencing images to tell a strong story, narrowing down selections, the importance of consistent image quality, editing for the right target audience, and possibly shooting missing images if needed. This class would also be very helpful to students who want to apply to photography school.

 

Please note: Students should have an existing body of work or project they want to finalize.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Create Environmental Portraits That Tell Powerful Stories
© anja hitzenberger
Online Class Presented by the International Center of Photography (ICP)
 

Create Environmental Portraits That Tell Powerful Stories

Dates: Tuesdays, Jul 9–Aug 6, 2019
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $205

This class is presented by the International Center of Photography (ICP). Learn how to tell stories about people by photographing them in their own environments—their homes, workplaces, or neighborhoods—and how to incorporate space to reveal intimate details. In this class, we delve into ways to make your subjects feel comfortable, so that your images both illuminate their personalities and engage the viewer on a deeper level. We also cover a history of the environmental portrait and discuss a selection of contemporary photographers. Register for this class through ICP (special low price for this class!)

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Documentary Storytelling: Explore New Tools and Ideas
© Anita Pouchard Serra
ONLINE COURSE
 

Documentary Storytelling: Explore New Tools and Ideas

Dates: Mondays, Jul 22–Aug 26, 2019
Time: 10am–12pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $365
Register Now

Strengthen and refine your skills in telling documentary stories and discover ways to get them out to an audience. We’ll discuss how to start a project, the creative process, strategies for working in the field with different subjects and locations, and how to identify and overcome obstacles. We’ll also explore new tools that can enrich your visual narratives by adding graphic elements, such as text, drawings, or maps and we’ll discuss creative ways to tell powerful stories across various platforms. Finally, we will look at different ways of sharing and distributing a finished story to reach a large and diverse audience on your own without an agent, newspaper, or gallery.

 

Please note: Students should already be working on a project or have a project idea once the class starts.
 
Anita's course gave me the opportunity to learn more about photography, and also about myself. She was always so willing to help us and guide us to the best ways of narrating our feelings and thoughts through photography.
—Nanu (Venezuela)
It was probably one of the best classes I’ve taken and I was — and still am — pumped because Anita imparted such a wealth of knowledge on us, I seriously wish it never ended.
—Aniya (Barbados)


Anita Pouchard Serra
Anita Pouchard Serra

Anita Pouchard Serra is a French-Argentine photographer based in Buenos Aires and working mostly in Latin America. Her work focuses on current societal problems involving identity, migration, empowerment, and territory, with a strong transdisciplinary approach. She considers each project a laboratory to explore her photographic practice, from drawings to performance. She is a Pulitzer Center grantee and National Geographic Emergency Fund recipient (2020); a “We, Women” grantee by Women Photograph and United Photo Industries (2019); an Open Society Foundation “Moving Walls” fellow (2018); and a multiple IWMF (International Women’s Media Foundation) grantee. Her work has been published in Time, The New York Times, Le Monde, Bloomberg, Amnesty International, Days Japan, Wired, and Geo magazine among others and has exhibited her work in Argentina, France, Uruguay, Spain, and the United States. She has taught photojournalism in Argentina, France, the United States and El Salvador.

Anita teaches documentary storytelling and more for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Explore Your Surroundings — Wherever You Are
ONLINE COURSE
 

Explore Your Surroundings — Wherever You Are

Dates: Wednesdays, Sep 11–Oct 30, 2019
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 8
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $435
Register Now

Every place has a story to tell, but sometimes it's hard to see what's right in front of you. Explore your immediate surroundings by discovering your neighborhood and it’s people and the changes happening, or focus on documenting family life right in your own home. Students will develop their own personal storytelling style and means of expression, and will learn to experience their own environment in new ways. For inspiration we’ll discuss a variety of other photographers' projects, and we’ll analyze their approach and tools used for creative storytelling.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Monthly Feedback Group for Longterm Projects
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Monthly Feedback Group for Longterm Projects

Dates: Mondays, Sep 23–Apr 27, 2020
Time: 2–5pm (ET)
Sessions: 8 (Group meets once per month on the following dates: Sep 23; Oct 28; Nov 18; Dec 16; Jan 27, 2020; Feb 24; Mar 23; Apr 27)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $650
Register Now

This 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 discuss different approaches on how to best tell the story that fits each student’s individual project. During these monthly critiques we’ll also cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers' work, discuss technical issues and talk about how to best present the final project (on the web, in book form, an exhibition, or as a multimedia piece). Two guest speakers (TBA) will present their work and share their experience. This class is limited to 8 students only and each session runs for 3 hours with a 10 minute break.

 

Please note: 1) Students must submit a selection of at least 10 images or a link to their website to be accepted to this class. 2) Students should either already be working on a project, or have a project idea at the beginning of the class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Photo Workshop in German: Reportage - Fotografie
© Anja Hitzenberger
Online Class co-presented by fjum and strudelmediaLIVE
 

Photo Workshop in German: Reportage ‑ Fotografie

Dates: Tuesdays, Oct 15–Nov 5, 2019
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 4
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: €180
Anmeldung für diesen Kurs über fjum. Für Freie und Studierende -50%.

Live online class in German co-presented with Forum Journalismus und Medien Wien (fjum) in Vienna, Austria. This class will be presented entirely in German.

In diesem live online Fotografie-Workshop lernen Sie, mit Bildern Geschichten zu erzählen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt dabei auf journalistischer Dokumentar- und Reportage-Fotografie, sowie aussagekräftige Portraits von Menschen in ihrer Umgebung zu machen. Gemeinsam wird analysiert, wie eine gute Fotoreportage aufgebaut ist. Durch Hands-On-Übungen mit der Kamera zwischen den Online-Sessions setzen Sie das Gelernte um und verbessern so ihr fotografisches Storytelling. Arbeiten historischer, wie zeitgenössischer Dokumentarfotograf*innen werden besprochen, um Sie für Ihre eigenen Fotoprojekte zu inspirieren.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
How to Light Environmental Portraits
© Gianni Cipriano
ONLINE COURSE
 

How to Light Environmental Portraits

Dates: Tuesdays, Nov 5–Dec 3, 2019
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325
Register Now

Do you struggle with lighting? Learn on-location lighting using the least amount of equipment possible. We will concentrate on environmental portraits in a variety of situations, in indoor and outdoor locations. We will cover on- and off-camera flash photography fundamentals: exposure, distance, mixing with ambient light, sync, TTL, light meters, the pros and cons of flash versus continuous lighting (LED lights), as well as the use of light modifiers. In addition, we will discuss how to communicate a message through lighting and how to best position and interact with your subject. Through weekly shooting assignments, students get to practice on their own and will over time improve the quality of their images. We'll also analyze how the masters of lighting use artificial light on location.

 

Please note: Students will need to have access to a portable flash.
 
Thank you so much! Learned so much so quickly!
—Tina (New Orleans)
The lighting class was excellent. Gianni is both a great photographer and a great teacher. He made what can be a complicated subject understandable. Gianni helped me see where I was making mistakes and helped me understand how to fix them. Thank you so much Anja, and Gianni for this class. I am no longer scared of speedlights, and I feel like I just got a bunch of cool new tools that I can’t wait to try out.
—Deborah (Boston)


Gianni Cipriano
Gianni Cipriano

Gianni Cipriano is a Sicilian-born independent photographer based in Napoli, Italy. His work focuses on contemporary social, political, and economic issues. Gianni regularly works for The New York Times and has been documenting the ongoing upheaval in Italian politics for L’Espresso weekly magazine since 2013. His editorial work has also appeared in Time, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, Le Monde Magazine, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, among others.

He graduated from the Documentary Photography and Photojournalism Program at the International Center of Photography in New York in 2008. He has received recognition and awards from POYI (Picture of the Year International), American Photography, New York Photo Awards, International Photography Awards, and the Ian Parry Scholarship.

Gianni’s work has been showcased in group exhibitions in venues such as the Rencontres d’Arles, FOLI Lima Biennale of Photography, MOPLA, Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism and at the MAXXI museum in Rome.

Gianni teaches lighting for environmental portraits   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Let Movies Inspire Your Photography
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Let Movies Inspire Your Photography

Dates: Wednesdays, Nov 6–Dec 18, 2019
Time: 2–4:30pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (No class on Nov 27)
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $495
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This class helps students improve their compositional skills and deepen their work through a visual study of a wide range of movies. We’ll view and analyze film clips from movies throughout history and from around the world — from France and Italy, to 60s American Noir, Hong Kong action, contemporary movies, old black and white, and more. Our group discussion will cover different visual styles and approaches, directors, cinematographers, editing, and story-telling formats. Through weekly assignments students will learn to see cinematically in a way that can enrich their work, whether they are shooting stills or video.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

Edward Ratliff
photo by Anja Hitzenberger
Edward Ratliff

Edward Ratliff is a composer, filmmaker, designer, and multi-disciplinary artist.

As a composer and performer, he has led bands in Europe and Asia and throughout New York City and has received numerous commissions and grants for dance and theater scores. His music has been heard in shows on HBO, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Hulu, the Discovery Channel, PBS, and more — everything from a biography of Dostoyevsky to Real Sex Xtra. He “is best known for making richly cinematic music that captures New York City’s momentum and diversity…” (The Wall Street Journal).

Edward is a designer who works in both print and digital — developing websites and designing books and other printed material for clients ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to individual artists. His film and video work has been exhibited in festivals internationally, and he has studied film devotedly for decades.

Edward teaches movies as inspiration and using InDesign to create zines and books   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Make Your Own Zine
© anja hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Make Your Own Zine

Dates: Wednesdays, Jan 15–Feb 12, 2020
Time: 2–4 pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (includes 5 group sessions, plus a 1-on-1 session with Edward to finalize the design, to be completed March 11.)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $395
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Want to share your photo project with people in a way they’ll remember? Zines are a great way to present your work as a simple but creative object. We’ll look at a variety of zines for inspiration and help you edit and sequence your project. We’ll discuss developing a concept to fit your specific story, including layout options, typography and fonts, and picking the right materials and printing process. You’ll learn basic step-by-step InDesign skills you can use to create your own zine, as well as the language of printers and designers. Through weekly assignments you’ll develop and refine your own zine, and by the end of the class you’ll be ready to send your layout to a printer or to print at home.

 

Please note: Students should have a project ready to develop into a publication.
 
We just returned from a week away and found my zine waiting for me! I love it! Many thanks to you both and especially Edward for your time, expertise and patience as I began to learn InDesign. I am grateful and appreciative!
—Lisa (New York)
Thank you both very much for a great course. I loved watching the movie clips and seeing students' interpretation through your talented guidance. See you again soon!
—Ilene (New York City)


Edward Ratliff
photo by Anja Hitzenberger
Edward Ratliff

Edward Ratliff is a composer, filmmaker, designer, and multi-disciplinary artist.

As a composer and performer, he has led bands in Europe and Asia and throughout New York City and has received numerous commissions and grants for dance and theater scores. His music has been heard in shows on HBO, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Hulu, the Discovery Channel, PBS, and more — everything from a biography of Dostoyevsky to Real Sex Xtra. He “is best known for making richly cinematic music that captures New York City’s momentum and diversity…” (The Wall Street Journal).

Edward is a designer who works in both print and digital — developing websites and designing books and other printed material for clients ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to individual artists. His film and video work has been exhibited in festivals internationally, and he has studied film devotedly for decades.

Edward teaches movies as inspiration and using InDesign to create zines and books   for StrudelmediaLive.

Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Bi-Weekly Feedback Group for Your Photo Project
© anja hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Bi‑Weekly Feedback Group for Your Photo Project

Dates: Mondays, Jan 20–Mar 30, 2020
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 7 (includes a 1-on-1 session with Anja; group meets on Jan 20, Feb 3, Feb 17, March 2, March 16, and March 30.)
Limited enrollment: 6 students
Fee: $450
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This group, limited to 6 students only, meets every other week and is for photographers and media artists who are looking for support and continuity while working on a project. We’ll discuss different approaches on how to best tell the story that fits each student’s individual project. During these critiques we’ll also cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers’ work, discuss technical issues, and talk about how to best present a final project (on the web, in book form, an exhibition, or as a multimedia piece).

 

Please note: 1) Students should submit a selection of at least 10 images or a link to their website to be accepted to this class. 2) Students should either already be working on a project, or have a project idea at the beginning of the class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Creating Environmental Portraits That Tell Powerful Stories
© anja hitzenberger
Online Class Presented by International Center of Photography (ICP)
 

Creating Environmental Portraits That Tell Powerful Stories

Dates: Tuesdays, Feb 4–Apr 7, 2020
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 10
Limited enrollment: 12 students
Fee: $515

This class is presented by the International Center of Photography (ICP). Learn how to tell stories about people by photographing them in their own environments — their homes, workplaces, or neighborhoods — and how to incorporate space to reveal intimate details. In this class, we delve into ways to make your subjects feel comfortable, so that your images both illuminate their personalities and engage the viewer on a deeper level. We also cover a history of the environmental portrait and discuss a selection of contemporary photographers.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Seeing in Black and White for Digital Photographers
© Kai McBride
ONLINE COURSE
 

Seeing in Black and White for Digital Photographers

Dates: Wednesdays, Feb 19–Mar 25, 2020
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $365
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Have you experimented with shooting in black and white but were not quite happy with the results? Do you love the depiction of the world in black and white photographs and want to harness that abstracted quality in your own work? In this class, students will learn to make monochromatic photographs of depth and clarity that rival the masterpieces produced in a darkroom. We go beyond thinking of black and white as a digital filter, and explore how an image’s tonal range, balance, and contrast, affects the mood, emotion, and meaning of the picture. Additionally, students are exposed to the powerful tools available in Adobe Lightroom Classic to make purposeful conversions to black and white—superior to the flat desaturated images that are produced by default. Through weekly tutorials, assignments, shooting exercises, lectures, and instructor feedback, students will improve their visualization skills and gain confidence in a black and white digital workflow.

 

Please note: Students should have a basic understanding of Adobe Lightroom Classic (import, crop, basic adjustments, export).
 
Kai’s class was the best. Perfect format and class flow.
—Sheila (New Jersey)
Thanks, Kai! The class was an enormous learning experience for me. The arc of my understanding between weeks one and four amazed me. I thank you for sharing your encyclopedic knowledge and your methods and I hope we have the chance to experience another class together soon. I can’t wait to get back in the studio to cut and paste. 
—Fran (New York City)


Kai McBride
Kai McBride

Kai McBride is a photographer, musician, teacher, and avid cyclist who recently uprooted from Brooklyn to sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico. He spent the last ten years teaching photography and managing the photo facilities at Columbia University, his alma mater, where he received an MFA in 2008.

Born on the island of Kauai in 1972, by his 18th birthday Kai had lived in California, Oregon, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Texas, Oahu, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. He sharpened his powers of observation while adjusting to life between suburban ranch-style homes, cabins with no running water, and a 20-foot teepee in the field of a commune.

His photographs have been exhibited in museum and gallery exhibitions, and are held in public and private collections. His first monograph, About Face: Picturing Tampa, was published by SPQR Editions in Fall 2016.

Kai teaches black and white photography, photobooks, and more for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Congratulations, You’ve Finished Your Photography Project! Now What?
ONLINE COURSE
 

Congratulations, You’ve Finished Your Photography Project! Now What?

Dates: Thursdays, Mar 5–Apr 2, 2020
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325
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Understanding how to present your particular project in the most compelling way is as important as taking good pictures. In this class, you’ll learn how to effectively share your work with an audience and how the production choices you make affect the viewing experience. We’ll cover everything from choosing the appropriate paper, framing, and mounting, high-end custom options to DIY solutions for a tight budget. We’ll discuss when a portfolio book, presentation box, or a digital slide show is appropriate and how to make it stand out in a sea of photographers. You’ll create a concise project statement and elevator pitch you can use to apply for exhibitions, grants, competitions, grad school, or portfolio reviews. Students will leave this course with increased confidence in bringing their images and production choices into unison which will help them go to the next level as a photographer.

 

Please note: Students should have a finished (or almost finished) project for this class.
 
Lesly is an amazing teacher and human being. She helped me a lot throughout this process of being a new mother. I hope I’ll keep photographing at home for a long-term project, documenting my son’s life and my motherhood experience.
—Cris (Florida)
Lesly's class was great, very inspiring and gave my daily life and family pictures a real purpose. I see the photos in a more artistic way now rather than just being there to document our life and family, and it feels good!
—Lara (France)


Lesly Deschler Canossi
Lesly Deschler Canossi

Lesly Deschler Canossi is a photographer, photography educator, and cultural producer. She holds an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, and is a faculty member at the International Center of Photography. She has taught at Columbia University, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Cortona, Italy.

In 2016, she and Zoraida Lopez-Diago co-created Women Picturing Revolution — an organization dedicated to female photographers who have documented conflicts, crises, and revolutions in private realms and public spaces. WPR presented for Fast Forward: Women in Photography at the Tate Modern on the topic of their forthcoming book Representations of Black Motherhood and Photography, Leuven University Press: Spring, 2021.

Deschler Canossi recently created the panel, Urgent Pictures! Photographs of Unrest Reconsidered, Focus on the Story photography festival. Her ongoing personal photographic project Domestic Negotiations explores autonomy, partnership, and the role of the mother as artist.

Lesly teaches photographing domestic life   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Photography and Storytelling: Explore New Tools and Ideas
© Anita Pouchard Serra
ONLINE COURSE
 

Photography and Storytelling: Explore New Tools and Ideas

Dates: Wednesdays, Apr 15–Jun 3, 2020
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 8
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $435
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Only 1 spot left

How can we take advantage of the current at-home time many of us are experiencing to further develop a project? If you can’t currently shoot for your project, make this a good moment to concentrate on research or to take a new look at the material you already have. We’ll discuss the creative process, how to plan a project, strategies for working with different subjects and locations, and how to overcome challenges that pop up along the way. Strengthen and refine your skills and explore new tools that can enrich your visual narratives by adding graphic elements, such as text, drawings, or maps. Finally, we’ll discuss creative ways to tell and share stories across various platforms, and how to reach a large and diverse audience on your own without an agent, magazine, or gallery.

 

Please note: Come to class with a strong idea for a project you want to do or a project that you are already working on.
 
Anita's course gave me the opportunity to learn more about photography, and also about myself. She was always so willing to help us and guide us to the best ways of narrating our feelings and thoughts through photography.
—Nanu (Venezuela)
It was probably one of the best classes I’ve taken and I was — and still am — pumped because Anita imparted such a wealth of knowledge on us, I seriously wish it never ended.
—Aniya (Barbados)


Anita Pouchard Serra
Anita Pouchard Serra

Anita Pouchard Serra is a French-Argentine photographer based in Buenos Aires and working mostly in Latin America. Her work focuses on current societal problems involving identity, migration, empowerment, and territory, with a strong transdisciplinary approach. She considers each project a laboratory to explore her photographic practice, from drawings to performance. She is a Pulitzer Center grantee and National Geographic Emergency Fund recipient (2020); a “We, Women” grantee by Women Photograph and United Photo Industries (2019); an Open Society Foundation “Moving Walls” fellow (2018); and a multiple IWMF (International Women’s Media Foundation) grantee. Her work has been published in Time, The New York Times, Le Monde, Bloomberg, Amnesty International, Days Japan, Wired, and Geo magazine among others and has exhibited her work in Argentina, France, Uruguay, Spain, and the United States. She has taught photojournalism in Argentina, France, the United States and El Salvador.

Anita teaches documentary storytelling and more for StrudelmediaLive.

 
For Writers and Journalists: Improve Your Photography
© Anja Hitzenberger
Online Class co-presented by fjum and strudelmediaLIVE
 

For Writers and Journalists: Improve Your Photography

Dates: Wednesdays, Apr 22–May 20, 2020
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 5 (4 group sessions and a 30 minute 1-on-1 session with Anja on May 20)
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: €320
To register for this class, or for more information, please email us.

Do you write and photograph for online publications, blogs, social media or local newspapers, but feel your photos could be stronger? Join us for this live online photography class to improve your photography storytelling and environmental portrait skills. Together we'll analyze how a good photo story is structured and what to consider when photographing people. Improve your photographic “seeing” with weekly, hands-on exercises. Works by a variety of documentary photographers are discussed to inspire you for your own photo stories.

Exciting guest speaker: Gianni Cipriano (The New York Times, The Guardian, Wired, The Wall Street Journal) will share his expertise on environmental portraits.

Co-presented with Forum Journalismus und Medien Wien (fjum) in Vienna, Austria (this class will be in English).

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Stretch Your Creative Muscles!
© Anja Hitzenberger
Online class Co-presented by C/O Berlin and StrudelmediaLive
 

Stretch Your Creative Muscles!

Dates: Tuesdays, May 5–Jun 2, 2020
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325 $275
Register Now
Only 1 spot left!

Feeling a little stiff in your photographic practice? Need a little push to try something new, especially now when you probably can’t be in public much? Let’s stretch our creative muscles together in this live online photography workshop.

Unique weekly exercises will challenge you to experiment with creative approaches to storytelling and to try out new techniques and ways of taking pictures. Through group critique, we’ll analyze composition and we’ll also seek inspiration by examining the work of a variety of photographers. At the end of the class, students will be energized and inspired to expand their photographic vision.

A special highlight of the workshop will be a live, online gallery tour with commentary of the exhibition “Francesca Woodman . On Being an Angel” at C/O Berlin (currently closed due to COVID-19 restrictions). Woodman’s visual language often encompasses interiors — just the sort of imagery available to many of us now.

This live online workshop is designed for our current #stayhome period.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Stretch Your Creative Muscles!
© anja hitzenberger
Online class Co-presented by C/O Berlin and StrudelmediaLive
 

Stretch Your Creative Muscles!

Dates: Thursdays, May 14–Jun 11, 2020
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 5 (Online gallery tour of “Francesca Woodman . On Being an Angel” will be Wednesday, May 27 at 12pm)
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325 $275
Register Now
Only 1 spot left!

This is a new section of this class — previous section sold out!

Feeling a little stiff in your photographic practice? Need a little push to try something new, especially now when you probably can’t be in public much? Let’s stretch our creative muscles together in this live online photography workshop.

Unique weekly exercises will challenge you to experiment with creative approaches to storytelling and to try out new techniques and ways of taking pictures. Through group critique, we’ll analyze composition and we’ll also seek inspiration by examining the work of a variety of photographers. At the end of the class, students will be energized and inspired to expand their photographic vision.

A special highlight of the workshop will be a live, online gallery tour with commentary of the exhibition “Francesca Woodman . On Being an Angel” at C/O Berlin (currently closed due to COVID-19 restrictions). Woodman’s visual language often encompasses interiors — just the sort of imagery available to many of us now.

This live online workshop is designed for our current #stayhome period.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Monthly Photo Feedback Group for Spring and Summer
© anja hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Monthly Photo Feedback Group for Spring and Summer

Dates: Mondays, May 18–Sep 14, 2020
Time: 1–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 5 (Group meets once per month on the following Mondays: May 18; June 15; July 13; Aug 10; Sep 14, 2020)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $495
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

This 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 discuss different approaches on how to best tell the story that fits each student’s individual project. During these monthly critiques we’ll also cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers’ work, discuss technical issues, and talk about how to best present the 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 8 students only and each session runs for 3 hours with a 10 minute break.

 

Please note: 1) Students must submit a selection of at least 10 images or a link to their website to be accepted to this class. 2) Students should either already be working on a project, or have a project idea at the beginning of the class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Discovering the Poetry in Nighttime Photography
© Stefan Frank
ONLINE COURSE
 

Discovering the Poetry in Nighttime Photography

Dates: Wednesdays, Jun 10–Jul 8, 2020
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Nighttime is magical — cityscapes buzz with electricity and in nature, trees and meadows are glazed with moonlight — this scarcity of light creates its own particular drama. Taking pictures at night opens up exciting new ways of exploring our surroundings: the streets of our neighborhood, landscapes and cityscapes, or simply the light in our own home. Through weekly exercises we will explore seeing and composing in low light to capture the eery and poetic mood that low light has to offer. Technical details like long exposure and lowlight camera settings, working with a tripod, and dealing in post with digital grain and noise reduction will be covered. An essential part of this class will be to discuss and analyze artistic and technical approaches by other photographers who have worked extensively in low light. As W. Eugene Smith said: “Available light is any damn light that is available.”

 

 
Thank you for guiding us down the Surrealism path. I had fun and enjoyed the course — I will be revisiting the “tool box” to feel more comfortable with Surrealism! I look forward to taking another class with you in the future.
—Alan (Minnesota)
This course was excellent, and I would/will recommend it to friends…. What I've liked about all of the three classes I've taken through StrudelmediaLive is that they are well-structured and organized. Stefan was exceptionally well-prepared for each session — it was all about teaching the material and he made an enormous amount of material available to the class.
—Barbara (New York City)


Stefan Frank
Stefan Frank

Stefan Frank is a photographer living in Heidelberg, Germany. After completing degrees in philosophy and mathematics, he studied photography at Ostkreuzschule in Berlin, and at Atelier Smedsby in Paris. His work has been exhibited throughout Germany, and he has created a variety of different photography series on extensive travels across Asia. In his current project “Deutschlandreise,” he focuses on Germany’s complicated history, his own family, and memories.

Stefan teaches the poetics of space, nighttime photography, and much more — including presenting The Photobook Show — for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Photobook Intensive: Structure and Meaning
© Kai McBride
ONLINE COURSE
 

Photobook Intensive: Structure and Meaning

Dates: Thursdays, Jun 11–Jul 2, 2020
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 4
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $295
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Would you like to make a photobook, but you struggle trying to shape your individual images into a cohesive form? How do you get your audience to understand what your book is about? In this 4-week intensive, students will learn to read a photobook holistically and understand its structural and conceptual elements. Through editing and sequencing exercises, we’ll explore image-to-image connections that further the overall meaning and make a book come together as a whole. Students will learn a powerful workflow to guide them through the process of creating a book — from selecting images, laying out sequences, and constructing a maquette, to producing a finished book dummy. Class lectures will include analysis of important photobooks and technical considerations for preparing photographs for book printing. Students will gain insight and experience into how to craft a book that is more than the sum of its parts. The emphasis is to understand the structure and methods of making a photobook, so it’s not necessary to have a completed body of work for this class.


Presented in conjunction with InDesign Basics for Photobooks and Zines and InDesign: Beyond the Basics for Photobooks and Zines — register for two and save $65 or all three and save $90!

  • REGISTER: Photobook Intensive + InDesign Basics (reg $590, special $525)
  • REGISTER: Photobook Intensive + InDesign: Beyond the Basics (reg $590, special $525)
  • REGISTER: Photobook Intensive + InDesign Basics + InDesign: Beyond the Basics (reg $885, special $790)

 

 
Kai’s class was the best. Perfect format and class flow.
—Sheila (New Jersey)
Thanks, Kai! The class was an enormous learning experience for me. The arc of my understanding between weeks one and four amazed me. I thank you for sharing your encyclopedic knowledge and your methods and I hope we have the chance to experience another class together soon. I can’t wait to get back in the studio to cut and paste. 
—Fran (New York City)


Kai McBride
Kai McBride

Kai McBride is a photographer, musician, teacher, and avid cyclist who recently uprooted from Brooklyn to sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico. He spent the last ten years teaching photography and managing the photo facilities at Columbia University, his alma mater, where he received an MFA in 2008.

Born on the island of Kauai in 1972, by his 18th birthday Kai had lived in California, Oregon, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Texas, Oahu, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. He sharpened his powers of observation while adjusting to life between suburban ranch-style homes, cabins with no running water, and a 20-foot teepee in the field of a commune.

His photographs have been exhibited in museum and gallery exhibitions, and are held in public and private collections. His first monograph, About Face: Picturing Tampa, was published by SPQR Editions in Fall 2016.

Kai teaches black and white photography, photobooks, and more for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Assignment Workflow from a Pro: Plan, Shoot, Deliver — Repeat!
© Marco Bello
ONLINE COURSE
 

Assignment Workflow from a Pro: Plan, Shoot, Deliver — Repeat!

Dates: Jun 23–Jul 2, 2020
Time: 3–5pm (ET)
Sessions: 4 (Tue/Thu: June 23, 25, 30 & July 2)
Limited enrollment: 15 students
Fee: $250
Register Now

Photographer Marco Bello (Reuters, Bloomberg, Getty Images, and others) will share an in-depth look at his workflow for a variety of assignments — from editorial and commercial to photojournalism. What’s the assignment about? What are the client’s expectations? How do you prepare? We’ll cover everything from developing an idea, handling equipment, and what to bring to a shoot, to file formats, pre-editing in camera, and sending files while on the job. And more: travel logistics, getting access and working with fixers, dealing with obstacles and troubleshooting, and getting things done fast. Learn about post-production techniques — importing, editing, metadata, and tips to speed up the Lightroom workflow. We’ll also cover business aspects like sharing work on social media and invoicing. By the end of the class, students will have learned new tools and resources to develop their own set of best practices. This class is a unique opportunity — both for students who want to be better prepared to shoot photography assignments, and also for working photographers who want to improve their workflow.

This is a conversational lecture class with no assignments.

 

 
I appreciate how you shared what you had to do to take photos and your whole workflow process. It was kind of like doing an internship with you — getting a real inside look from a person who is shooting for one of the top agencies in the world — without having to wear a bulletproof vest and gas mask.
—Deborah (Boston)
I was fortunate enough to take this documentary photography class with Marco Antonio Bello, and have come away with new insights and a much better understanding of what documentary photography is all about. Thank you Marco for your tenacity and inspiration!
—Barbara (New Jersey)


Marco Bello
Marco Bello

Marco Antonio Bello is an award-winning Reuters photojournalist, based in Caracas (Venezuela) and Miami. He originally studied business and worked as an IT consultant, but the political and social changes in Venezuela after the death of President Chavez in 2013 inspired him to become a photojournalist, eventually working for Reuters in Venezuela. In 2016 he attended the ICP Masterclass “Visual Storytelling in the Digital Age” in Turin, Italy, and in 2017 he was accepted to the Eddie Adams Workshop in New York. Along with photojournalism, he also teaches photography workshops in some of the main photography schools in Venezuela.

He has received awards from Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris (2018), 75th Picture of the Year International (POYI) Award of Excellence (2018), American Photography 34 Chosen Winner (2018); NPPA’s Best of Photojournalism (2018), PDN Photo Annual (2018), International Photography Awards (2017), Honorable Mention; Latin American Fotografia 6 Winner (2017), and National Award of Journalism (2015).

Marco teaches documentary photography and photojournalism   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Visual Storytelling — Developing Your Own Voice
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Visual Storytelling — Developing Your Own Voice

Dates: Mondays, Jul 6–Sep 21, 2020
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (5 group sessions plus a private session with Anja before Sep 21) (This class meets on Mondays every few weeks: July 6, 20; August 3, 24; Sep. 21)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $385
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Would you like to start a new project but don’t quite know how? Or are you looking for new ideas for something you’re already working on? We’ll discuss a variety of approaches to visual storytelling — ways of shooting, story structure, research, composition, editing and sequencing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. We’ll also look at work by other photographers to analyze the tools they used for creative storytelling, including adding non-photographic elements. This class meets every few weeks and assignments will be customized to each student, to help you develop your own individual photographic voice.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Let Movies Inspire Your Photography, Part 2
© anja hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Let Movies Inspire Your Photography, Part 2

Dates: Tuesdays, Jul 7–Aug 11, 2020
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $495
Register Now
Only 1 spot left!

This continuation of our popular class on the movies is for all photographers, whether you took Part 1 or not. Through a visual study of a wide range of movies, students will improve their compositional skills and deepen their work. We’ll view and analyze film clips from movies throughout history and from around the world, examinging various genres, different directors and cinematographers, and more. Our group discussion will cover a range of visual styles and approaches, composition, editing, and story-telling formats. Weekly assignments will help students learn to see cinematically in a way that can enrich their work, whether they are taking a picture or shooting video.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

Edward Ratliff
photo by Anja Hitzenberger
Edward Ratliff

Edward Ratliff is a composer, filmmaker, designer, and multi-disciplinary artist.

As a composer and performer, he has led bands in Europe and Asia and throughout New York City and has received numerous commissions and grants for dance and theater scores. His music has been heard in shows on HBO, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Hulu, the Discovery Channel, PBS, and more — everything from a biography of Dostoyevsky to Real Sex Xtra. He “is best known for making richly cinematic music that captures New York City’s momentum and diversity…” (The Wall Street Journal).

Edward is a designer who works in both print and digital — developing websites and designing books and other printed material for clients ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to individual artists. His film and video work has been exhibited in festivals internationally, and he has studied film devotedly for decades.

Edward teaches movies as inspiration and using InDesign to create zines and books   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
ONLINE COURSE
 

Indesign Basics + Beyond the Basics for Books and Zines

Dates: Thursdays, Jul 9–Aug 27, 2020
Time: (ET)
Sessions: 8
Fee: $590 $525
Register Now

 
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)
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)
Kat Shannon did a superb job. She is an excellent photography instructor. She is thoroughly prepared and is creative in her content and assignments/prompts. She has considerable depth in her photography knowledge and is articulate and stimulating. She is kind. I will definitely consider another class with Kat.
—June (New Jersey)
I really enjoyed the class! I've been wanting to do embroidery for a while but haven't known where to start. Jolanda did a great job showing us a wide range of techniques and inspirations, and challenged us to create every week. I honestly thought the class was perfect. I plan to continue doing embroidery work on my photos.
—Drew (Minneapolis)
I wanted to say thank you for your wonderful classes. I knew I was going to enjoy it but didn’t realise how much. Your feedback and the open conversations with the other students was so insightful, it exceeded my expectations, hence I was happy to stay up til 2am!!
—Silvana (Australia)
The cyanotype class was super interesting and I liked Claudia's way of sharing very generously her knowledge over a technique she has long been working on; I find it not so common, artists tend to keep their “tricks” for themselves. And I really enjoyed sharing this class with such a wonderful group of people. The challenge was to make us work on something very manual, from a distance and through a video screen and, in my opinion, she succeeded greatly.
—Lara (France)
The cyanotype class of Claudia was really mind blowing for me! Exploring this new printing technique and creating digital negatives has really opened a new window that I want to incorporate in my photographic practise. Claudia has been a very inspiring teacher. She went thoroughly through the process of cyanotype on glass as well as her own practise and work of other contemporary and historical artists using cyanotype printing techniques. I also very much appreciated the attention Claudia gave to our individual projects/ideas, pointing to artworks and ways of working we might find relevant and inspiring.
—Eugenia (Berlin)
Zuzana’s class was one of the best content classes I’ve taken. It showed me a new approach to self portraits (which I’ve enjoyed making for a long time). Her critiques helped to validate my thoughts to move beyond including myself in all of my “self portrait” photos.
—Don (Ohio)
Zuzana is an experienced and inspiring teacher who motivated us a lot to find our true artistic voice by connecting with something essential and at the same time showing us many opportunities to be creative. I can’t believe that I could approach a very difficult personal topic and transform it with photography.
—Ha Thu (Vietnam)
Elizabeth is a wonderfully patient teacher! I am excited to now have an object in my hand that I believe not only reflects my images, but connects and combines them into a story.
—Barbara (Zurich)
This class was spectacular. Liz is spectacular. She is such an organized and patient teacher. I’m so excited to practice and experiment with the techniques she introduced us to.
—Kirsten (Canada)
I loved Lavonne's class on mastering color. She is a selfless, inventive, and no-drama teacher whom I truly appreciated. I have taken many classes in the past and the teacher often wants to be the star … but Lavonne’s approach is to extend to the student a different way of looking at photos via color and, of course, light.
—Pat (Northern New Jersey)
Just a quick note to say that James Prochnik’s “Poems and Pictures” class was fantastic — he is a gifted teacher and image maker. My work experienced a much needed shift during his class and my fellow classmates were equally committed to making new and exciting work. Not only did he introduce us to largely unknown photographers, he was in the trenches with us. His thoughtful critiques are what I imagine MFA students receive at Yale. This class was exactly what I needed, when I needed it. James embodies what StrudelmediaLive is all about: pushing limits to break creative barriers.
—Kirsten (Canada)
James is an excellent instructor. Patient, informative, astute and generous with his time and feedback. All of that AND an awesome photographer. I learned a lot.
—Jules (New Jersey)
Meng’s workshop was beautiful, thank you.
—Sam (Mexico City)
Bryan is a generous and attentive teacher, and he went to great effort to prepare multiple handouts full of resources. And he also had a nice way of framing the daunting task of getting organized.
—Denise (New York City)
Bryan has a great presence — very calm, organized and knowledgeable with his presentation material. He provided very good explanation of technical items like scanning slides and negatives. I enjoyed the class and it stimulated me to organize my analog and digital files. Bryan summed up each class with follow up material and handouts that explained further all the topics covered.
—Greta (San Francisco)
Thank you for the wonderful class, and for all the help with my video! It was such a nice group and I learned so much. I loved the class and I am so happy to have a video for my exhibition.
—Gabrielle (California)
When will Marina Thomé teach her next class? She is wonderful.
—Lisa (New York City)
Néstor’s class was amazing. His presentations thoroughly captured the range of styles of still life photography and I think he was incredibly thoughtful with his critiques. I really enjoyed the class and am inspired to keep going!
—Jyoti (California)
The class was great. Néstor is a wonderful teacher, encouraging, critical in the right ways, and super nurturing. I enjoyed class with him so much.
—Kamal (New York City)
It has been such an inspiring process taking classes with Samantha and Néstor. They’re such dedicated and talented teachers — I owe you both a lot of gratitude.
—MG (Brooklyn)
Samantha is a warm person — thoroughly knowledgeable in photography and in still life in particular.  Her enthusiasm is always apparent, and she always points out new directions for her students' photography projects.
—June (New Jersey)
I really enjoyed taking “Architecture and Narrative” with Marianne — she is a very, very inspiring teacher and I want to take more courses with StrudelmediaLive.
—Arturo (Mexico City)
Thank you so much for this fantastic photography journey together! I will definitely miss our image & text class next Monday evening. It has been such a really inspiring course. I learned a lot from all of you and am really grateful for all the precious feedback you gave me about the project. I will keep them in mind while working on the next steps.
—Sara (Rome)
Allan Frame’s class was a truly extraordinary experience! Working in that group was incredibly inspiring, creatively challenging, and so very supportive. I feel like I have taken a huge step into a deeper awareness not only of myself — but of the photographic process as well. Looking forward to the next course.
—Glen (Toronto)
Allen Frame is a treasure — intelligent, deep, perceptive. We’re fortunate that he is on your faculty.
—Lisa D. (Brooklyn)
Loved Stefan’s class! I really appreciate the mix of hands-on work — a.k.a. making photos — and his more conceptual lectures. For me that is the ideal combination.
—Cristina (Chicago)
This course was excellent, and I would/will recommend it to friends…. What I've liked about all of the three classes I've taken through StrudelmediaLive is that they are well-structured and organized. Stefan was exceptionally well-prepared for each session — it was all about teaching the material and he made an enormous amount of material available to the class.
—Barbara (New York City)
I would like to thank you for a great course! It’s really going to help me move my way forward, although I'm not ready yet to be able to publish a whole book. What made this great was the amount of effort, time and thought you put into it, especially given the short duration. I have enjoyed and learnt a lot from the two courses I have taken with you and I will keep my eye open on Studelmedia for other courses you may be giving.
—Brendan (Mexico City)
Today, sadly, is the last of Kai’s B&W class — it has been great and he’s an excellent teacher. I rejuvenated some of my Photoshop skills which have been dormant and learned a lot.
—Lisa (New York)
It was probably one of the best classes I’ve taken and I was — and still am — pumped because Anita imparted such a wealth of knowledge on us, I seriously wish it never ended.
—Aniya (Barbados)
Anita's Documentary Storytelling class is a creatively refreshing exploration of how to broaden your documentary practice…. She helped me think more holistically about the work I was creating. I felt as though her class nurtured an artistic side of my practice that’s often lost in discussions of technical expertise, photo critique, and sequencing. She digs deep and helps her students create more powerful projects.
—Katie (Washington, DC)
I really enjoyed this class — It helped me think about my work in a deeper way. And I loved learning InDesign. Now I feel I have the tools to put it all together. Thank you both.
—Jennifer (Monaco)
We just returned from a week away and found my zine waiting for me! I love it! Many thanks to you both and especially Edward for your time, expertise and patience as I began to learn InDesign. I am grateful and appreciative!
—Lisa (New York)
I LOVED Gianni’s lighting class. He is extremely nice and an excellent teacher. He is generous with his time, which is greatly appreciated. I loved the size of the class, and the quality/expertise of the teaching. I learned a lot, and I loved the fact it was an international crowd, with people from all over the world. And, I thought the class was reasonably priced. I was sad that the class ended.
—Gabrielle (San Francisco)
Fantastic class! Thank you Anja and Gianni.
—Jay (Oakland)
I was fortunate enough to take this documentary photography class with Marco Antonio Bello, and have come away with new insights and a much better understanding of what documentary photography is all about. Thank you Marco for your tenacity and inspiration!
—Barbara (New Jersey)
I appreciate how you shared what you had to do to take photos and your whole workflow process. It was kind of like doing an internship with you — getting a real inside look from a person who is shooting for one of the top agencies in the world — without having to wear a bulletproof vest and gas mask.
—Deborah (Boston)
Thank you both very much for a great course. I loved watching the movie clips and seeing students' interpretation through your talented guidance. See you again soon!
—Ilene (New York City)
Anja's class helped me much more than I was expecting. I was a bit lost in proceeding with my raw idea in the beginning, but the classmates from diverse backgrounds were there with me along the whole journey, sometimes as a critic and sometimes as a supporter, and their thoughtful feedback pushed me forward a lot. I recommend Anja's online classes to anyone who wants diverse feedback and the intimacy of the classroom experience.
—Hee Jung (South Korea)
Lesly is an amazing teacher and human being. She helped me a lot throughout this process of being a new mother. I hope I’ll keep photographing at home for a long-term project, documenting my son’s life and my motherhood experience.
—Cris (Florida)
Lesly's class was great, very inspiring and gave my daily life and family pictures a real purpose. I see the photos in a more artistic way now rather than just being there to document our life and family, and it feels good!
—Lara (France)


 
ONLINE COURSE
 

InDesign Basics for Photobooks and Zines

Dates: Thursdays, Jul 9–30, 2020
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 4
Limited enrollment: 6 students
Fee: $295
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Learn the basics of InDesign — today’s most popular layout tool — and design your own book or zine. This class is for students who are new to InDesign or want a refresher on the basics. In this 4-session class, we’ll cover step-by-step instructions on workflow; how best to plan and setup a project; how to understand the menus and workspace and use the basic tools; prepare, import and resize photos; work with text and fonts; and how to export your document. In weekly assignments, students will practice and work on their projects. We’ll also look at a variety of zines and photobooks for design inspiration and discuss different design ideas and developing a concept for your specific story. By the end of class, you’ll have a basic layout of your book or zine. This class is limited to only 6 students.


Presented in conjunction with Photobook Intensive: Structure and Meaning and InDesign: Beyond the Basics for Photobooks and Zines — register for two and save $65 or all three and save $90!

  • REGISTER: InDesign Basics + InDesign: Beyond the Basics (reg $590, special $525)
  • REGISTER: Photobook Intensive + InDesign Basics (reg $590, special $525)
  • REGISTER: Photobook Intensive + InDesign Basics + InDesign: Beyond the Basics (reg $885, special $790)

 

Please note: Students don’t need prior knowledge of InDesign. They should have a project ready to develop into a book or zine.
 
We just returned from a week away and found my zine waiting for me! I love it! Many thanks to you both and especially Edward for your time, expertise and patience as I began to learn InDesign. I am grateful and appreciative!
—Lisa (New York)
Thank you both very much for a great course. I loved watching the movie clips and seeing students' interpretation through your talented guidance. See you again soon!
—Ilene (New York City)


Edward Ratliff
photo by Anja Hitzenberger
Edward Ratliff

Edward Ratliff is a composer, filmmaker, designer, and multi-disciplinary artist.

As a composer and performer, he has led bands in Europe and Asia and throughout New York City and has received numerous commissions and grants for dance and theater scores. His music has been heard in shows on HBO, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Hulu, the Discovery Channel, PBS, and more — everything from a biography of Dostoyevsky to Real Sex Xtra. He “is best known for making richly cinematic music that captures New York City’s momentum and diversity…” (The Wall Street Journal).

Edward is a designer who works in both print and digital — developing websites and designing books and other printed material for clients ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to individual artists. His film and video work has been exhibited in festivals internationally, and he has studied film devotedly for decades.

Edward teaches movies as inspiration and using InDesign to create zines and books   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Visual Diary: Telling Stories About (a Different) Summer
© anja hitzenberger
Online Class Presented by International Center of Photography (ICP)
 

Visual Diary: Telling Stories About (a Different) Summer

Dates: Wednesdays, Jul 15–Aug 12, 2020
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Fee: $325
Registration for this class is through ICP Register Now

This class is presented by the International Center of Photography (ICP). How do you perceive your summer surroundings, after months of lockdown and social distancing? This class explores creative ways to capture your immediate surroundings — no matter where you are — with images that express the feeling of summer, keeping in mind how life is different now. We discuss what is important when telling a story and analyze storytelling techniques used by other photographers. By the end of the class, students will have created a visual diary of their summer and deepened their creative process and artistic practice.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
ONLINE COURSE
 

InDesign: Beyond the Basics for Photobooks and Zines

Dates: Thursdays, Aug 6–27, 2020
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 4
Limited enrollment: 6 students
Fee: $295
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Only 2 spots left

This class is for students who know the basics of InDesign and want to dive deeper and develop their understanding of layout options, typography, fonts, RGB vs. CMYK, speaking the language of printers and designers, as well as tools to improve your workflow including text and object styles, how to troubleshoot a document, and prepare your project for printing. We’ll examine each student’s individual project to help tweak the design and improve it, taking it to the next level. This class is limited to only 6 students.


Presented in conjunction with Photobook Intensive: Structure and Meaning and InDesign Basics for Photobooks and Zines — register for two and save $65 or all three and save $90!

  • REGISTER: InDesign Basics + InDesign: Beyond the Basics (reg $590, special $525)
  • REGISTER: Photobook Intensive + InDesign: Beyond the Basics (reg $590, special $525)
  • REGISTER: Photobook Intensive + InDesign Basics + InDesign: Beyond the Basics (reg $885, special $790)

 

Please note: Students should have a basic knowledge of InDesign and a project ready to develop into a book or zine.
 
We just returned from a week away and found my zine waiting for me! I love it! Many thanks to you both and especially Edward for your time, expertise and patience as I began to learn InDesign. I am grateful and appreciative!
—Lisa (New York)
Thank you both very much for a great course. I loved watching the movie clips and seeing students' interpretation through your talented guidance. See you again soon!
—Ilene (New York City)


Edward Ratliff
photo by Anja Hitzenberger
Edward Ratliff

Edward Ratliff is a composer, filmmaker, designer, and multi-disciplinary artist.

As a composer and performer, he has led bands in Europe and Asia and throughout New York City and has received numerous commissions and grants for dance and theater scores. His music has been heard in shows on HBO, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Hulu, the Discovery Channel, PBS, and more — everything from a biography of Dostoyevsky to Real Sex Xtra. He “is best known for making richly cinematic music that captures New York City’s momentum and diversity…” (The Wall Street Journal).

Edward is a designer who works in both print and digital — developing websites and designing books and other printed material for clients ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to individual artists. His film and video work has been exhibited in festivals internationally, and he has studied film devotedly for decades.

Edward teaches movies as inspiration and using InDesign to create zines and books   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Discovering the Poetry in Nighttime Photography
© Stefan Frank
ONLINE COURSE
 

Discovering the Poetry in Nighttime Photography

Dates: Wednesdays, Aug 26–Sep 23, 2020
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $325
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Only 2 spots left

Nighttime is magical — cityscapes buzz with electricity and in nature, trees and meadows are glazed with moonlight — this scarcity of light creates its own particular drama. Taking pictures at night opens up exciting new ways of exploring our surroundings: the streets of our neighborhood, landscapes and cityscapes, or simply the light in our own home. Through weekly exercises we will explore seeing and composing in low light to capture the eery and poetic mood that low light has to offer. Technical details like long exposure and lowlight camera settings, working with a tripod, and dealing in post with digital grain and noise reduction will be covered. An essential part of this class will be to discuss and analyze artistic and technical approaches by other photographers who have worked extensively in low light. As W. Eugene Smith said: “Available light is any damn light that is available.”

 

 
Thank you for guiding us down the Surrealism path. I had fun and enjoyed the course — I will be revisiting the “tool box” to feel more comfortable with Surrealism! I look forward to taking another class with you in the future.
—Alan (Minnesota)
This course was excellent, and I would/will recommend it to friends…. What I've liked about all of the three classes I've taken through StrudelmediaLive is that they are well-structured and organized. Stefan was exceptionally well-prepared for each session — it was all about teaching the material and he made an enormous amount of material available to the class.
—Barbara (New York City)


Stefan Frank
Stefan Frank

Stefan Frank is a photographer living in Heidelberg, Germany. After completing degrees in philosophy and mathematics, he studied photography at Ostkreuzschule in Berlin, and at Atelier Smedsby in Paris. His work has been exhibited throughout Germany, and he has created a variety of different photography series on extensive travels across Asia. In his current project “Deutschlandreise,” he focuses on Germany’s complicated history, his own family, and memories.

Stefan teaches the poetics of space, nighttime photography, and much more — including presenting The Photobook Show — for StrudelmediaLive.

 
The Expanded Self-portrait: Exploring Traditional and Alternative Methods of Personal Expression
© Samantha Box
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Expanded Self‑portrait: Exploring Traditional and Alternative Methods of Personal Expression

Dates: Thursdays, Sep 10–Oct 29, 2020
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 8
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $435
Register Now
Only 1 spot left (new section added — see below)

While every image we create contains an element of the self, only the self-portrait holds the photographer’s distinct personal perspective at its center. As we grapple with fluctuating times and shifting notions of identity, we’ll explore the ways in which the practice of self-portraiture can also shift. How can we challenge and expand the boundaries of this way of making work? Beginning with weekly exercises, students will experiment with a variety of alternative approaches to the self-portrait — still-life, landscape, portraiture, and more conceptual and collaborative practices, such as text art – alongside traditional methods, with the aim of finding an individual approach to the expression of the self. The work of photographers who have used a variety of modes of self-portraiture will be presented for robust discussion. Supported by in-class critiques, students will end the course with a cohesive portfolio of self-portraits.

 

 
Samantha is a warm person — thoroughly knowledgeable in photography and in still life in particular.  Her enthusiasm is always apparent, and she always points out new directions for her students' photography projects.
—June (New Jersey)
It has been such an inspiring process taking classes with Samantha and Néstor. They’re such dedicated and talented teachers — I owe you both a lot of gratitude.
—MG (Brooklyn)


Samantha Box
Samantha Box

Samantha Box is a Jamaican-born, Bronx-based photographer. In her studio-based practice, she uses self-portraiture, sound, and installation to articulate her personal diasporic/Caribbean experience. This work has been exhibited at the Houston Center of Photography (2019), and the Andrew Freedman House (2020). In Spring 2021, Box will join the Bronx Museum of the Arts’ AIM Fellowship program.

Her previous documentary work focused on New York City's community of LGBTQ youth of color, and was widely recognized, notably with a NYFA Fellowship (2010), and shown, most prominently, as part of the ICP Museum’s Perpetual Revolution exhibition (2017). This work is part of the permanent collections of the Open Society Foundation, EN FOCO, and Light Work.

Samantha holds a certificate in Photojournalism and Documentary Studies from the International Center of Photography (2006). She also holds an MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from the International Center of Photographer/Bard College (2019).

Samantha teaches self-portraiture and documentary photography   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Architecture and Narrative: A Sense of Place
© Marianne Holm Hansen
ONLINE COURSE
 

Architecture and Narrative: A Sense of Place

Dates: Tuesdays, Sep 22–Oct 20, 2020
Time: 1:30–3:30pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325
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Only 2 spots left

How can we use the genre of architectural photography to tell a more personal story of place? This course invites you to engage with architecture to develop your photography skills, style, and practice overall. You will focus your camera on an architectural site that is significant to you and create a short series, or narrative, that moves beyond architectural photography as a faithful representation of the built environment, to include your personal encounter, response and experience of place. Through weekly exercises, discussion, and critique, your work will develop while we draw inspiration from established architectural photographers, past and present. 

This class is suitable for both beginners and experienced photographers who want to engage in a creative way with the built environment, space, place, and narrative. We’ll also cover composition, camera angles, and perspective as well as the role and relationship between aperture and shutter speed for exposure and focus.

 

 
Thank you so much for this fantastic photography journey together! I will definitely miss our image & text class next Monday evening. It has been such a really inspiring course. I learned a lot from all of you and am really grateful for all the precious feedback you gave me about the project. I will keep them in mind while working on the next steps.
—Sara (Rome)
I enjoyed very much the workshop, Marianne is really good, the feedback and her comments helped me a lot in my personal work, I wish I had more classes with her…. this course was a breath of fresh air.
—Lorena (Mexico)


Marianne Holm Hansen
Marianne Holm Hansen

Marianne Holm Hansen is a Danish artist based in London. She studied at the Fynske Academy of Fine Arts (Denmark), International Center of Photography (New York), and completed an MA in Interactive Media: Critical Theory and Practice, at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has worked internationally as an editorial photographer, photography lecturer and educator, and today collaborates continuously with institutions such as Tate Modern and the Royal Institute of British Architects (London) to deliver workshops and projects that invite participants to engage critically and creatively across media and themes.

Marianne's work is shown internationally through exhibitions, publications, and live events. She has received awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation (New York) and Arts Council England, amongst others, and held research and production residencies in the UK, USA, France, Finland, and Serbia. She has just published her second book, Void As (A) – A Proposition, collating photographs and texts to propose a series of prompts for thinking differently about language, time and space. 

Marianne teaches combining image and text, and how to use architectural space to tell a story   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Nighttime Photography Followup
© Stefan Frank
ONLINE COURSE
 

Nighttime Photography Followup

Dates: Wednesdays, Sep 30–Oct 14, 2020
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 2 (Sept 30 and Oct 14)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $140
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Two follow-up sessions for the Nighttime Photography class! The sessions are meant for you to:

  • have the opportunity to ask additional technical questions
  • to get feedback on new images
  • send Stefan a RAW file so that he can adjust it in Lightroom/Photoshop while you watch
  • talk about what you’ve photographed since the class ended

 

 
Thank you for guiding us down the Surrealism path. I had fun and enjoyed the course — I will be revisiting the “tool box” to feel more comfortable with Surrealism! I look forward to taking another class with you in the future.
—Alan (Minnesota)
This course was excellent, and I would/will recommend it to friends…. What I've liked about all of the three classes I've taken through StrudelmediaLive is that they are well-structured and organized. Stefan was exceptionally well-prepared for each session — it was all about teaching the material and he made an enormous amount of material available to the class.
—Barbara (New York City)


Stefan Frank
Stefan Frank

Stefan Frank is a photographer living in Heidelberg, Germany. After completing degrees in philosophy and mathematics, he studied photography at Ostkreuzschule in Berlin, and at Atelier Smedsby in Paris. His work has been exhibited throughout Germany, and he has created a variety of different photography series on extensive travels across Asia. In his current project “Deutschlandreise,” he focuses on Germany’s complicated history, his own family, and memories.

Stefan teaches the poetics of space, nighttime photography, and much more — including presenting The Photobook Show — for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Monthly Photo Feedback Group (Fall/Winter)
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Monthly Photo Feedback Group (Fall/Winter)

Dates: Mondays, Oct 19–Feb 22, 2021
Time: 1–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (Group meets once per month on the following 5 Mondays: Oct 19; Nov 16; Dec 14, 2020 and Jan 18; Feb 22, 2021 plus a private 1-on-1 session)
Limited enrollment: 7 students
Fee: $495
Register Now
Only 1 spot left

This 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 discuss different approaches on how to best tell the story that fits each student’s individual project. During these monthly critiques we’ll also cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers’ work, discuss technical issues, and talk about how to best present the 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 7 students only and each session runs for 3 hours with a 10 minute break. Includes a private 1-on-1 session.

 

Please note: 1) Students must submit a selection of at least 10 images or a link to their website to be accepted to this class. 2) Students should either already be working on a project, or have a project idea at the beginning of the class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Diving Deep: A Monthly Critique Group
© anja hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Diving Deep: A Monthly Critique Group

Dates: Tuesdays, Oct 27–Feb 9, 2021
Time: 12:30–3:30pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (Group meets once per month on the following 5 Tuesdays: Oct 27; Nov 17; Dec 15, 2020 and Jan 12; Feb 9, 2021, plus a private 1-on-1 session)
Limited enrollment: 7 students
Fee: $495
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

This 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 discuss different approaches on how to best tell the story that fits each student’s individual project. During these monthly critiques we’ll also cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers’ work, discuss technical issues, and talk about how to best present the 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 7 students only and each session runs for 3 hours with a 10 minute break. Includes a private 1-on-1 session.

 

Please note: 1) Students must submit a selection of at least 10 images or a link to their website to be accepted to this class. 2) Students should either already be working on a project, or have a project idea at the beginning of the class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Black and White Photography Refined
© Kai McBride
ONLINE COURSE
 

Black and White Photography Refined

Dates: Tuesdays, Oct 27–Dec 8, 2020
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (No class on Nov 24)
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $365
Register Now
Only 3 spots left

Have you admired the lyrical black and white work of other photographers and wondered how you could bring those dramatic qualities to your own images? Are you comfortable converting your digital photographs to black and white, but need help getting them to fully express the emotion you had in mind? In this class, students will learn how monochromatic images can be refined to express deeper meaning. We’ll explore how black and white allows for radically different tonal interpretations of the same photograph, and how that can alter our perception of the subject matter. Through analysis and discussion of both contemporary photography and student work, we’ll examine the character of black and white vs. color. We’ll also dive into technical considerations (exposure, processing, workflow) and scrutinize the variety of tools available to the digital photographer. Through weekly assignments and shooting exercises, students will expand their understanding of the language of black and white photography, and apply the lessons with certainty to their own work.

 

Please note: A camera capable of RAW captures and an editing program (Lightroom, Photoshop, Silver Efex Pro, etc) for B&W conversion and image manipulation.
 
Kai’s class was the best. Perfect format and class flow.
—Sheila (New Jersey)
Thanks, Kai! The class was an enormous learning experience for me. The arc of my understanding between weeks one and four amazed me. I thank you for sharing your encyclopedic knowledge and your methods and I hope we have the chance to experience another class together soon. I can’t wait to get back in the studio to cut and paste. 
—Fran (New York City)


Kai McBride
Kai McBride

Kai McBride is a photographer, musician, teacher, and avid cyclist who recently uprooted from Brooklyn to sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico. He spent the last ten years teaching photography and managing the photo facilities at Columbia University, his alma mater, where he received an MFA in 2008.

Born on the island of Kauai in 1972, by his 18th birthday Kai had lived in California, Oregon, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Texas, Oahu, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. He sharpened his powers of observation while adjusting to life between suburban ranch-style homes, cabins with no running water, and a 20-foot teepee in the field of a commune.

His photographs have been exhibited in museum and gallery exhibitions, and are held in public and private collections. His first monograph, About Face: Picturing Tampa, was published by SPQR Editions in Fall 2016.

Kai teaches black and white photography, photobooks, and more for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Every Place Has a Story: Explore Your Surroundings
© Anja Hitzenberger
Online class Co-presented by C/O Berlin and StrudelmediaLive
 

Every Place Has a Story: Explore Your Surroundings

Dates: Thursdays, Nov 5–Dec 10, 2020
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 5 (No class on Nov 26 for Thanksgiving holiday)
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Every place has a story to tell, but sometimes it's hard to see what's right in front of you. Explore your immediate surroundings by discovering your neighborhood and its people and the changes happening, or focus on documenting life right in your own home. Students will develop their own personal storytelling style and means of expression, and will learn to experience their own environment in new ways. For inspiration we’ll discuss a variety of other photographers’ projects, and we’ll analyze their approach and tools used for creative storytelling.

A special highlight of the workshop will be a live online tour by artist Michael Danner through his C/O Berlin exhibition “Migration as Avant-Garde.”

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
New Start Date:
Begins Thu, Nov 5
The Expanded Self-portrait: Exploring Traditional and Alternative Methods of Personal Expression
© Samantha Box
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Expanded Self‑portrait: Exploring Traditional and Alternative Methods of Personal Expression

Dates: Thursdays, Nov 5–Jan 14, 2021
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 8 (No class on Nov 26, Dec 24 & 31)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $435
Register Now
Only 2 spots left

While every image we create contains an element of the self, only the self-portrait holds the photographer’s distinct personal perspective at its center. As we grapple with fluctuating times and shifting notions of identity, we’ll explore the ways in which the practice of self-portraiture can also shift. How can we challenge and expand the boundaries of this way of making work? Beginning with weekly exercises, students will experiment with a variety of alternative approaches to the self-portrait — still-life, landscape, portraiture, and more conceptual and collaborative practices, such as text art – alongside traditional methods, with the aim of finding an individual approach to the expression of the self. The work of photographers who have used a variety of modes of self-portraiture will be presented for robust discussion. Supported by in-class critiques, students will end the course with a cohesive portfolio of self-portraits.

 

 
Samantha is a warm person — thoroughly knowledgeable in photography and in still life in particular.  Her enthusiasm is always apparent, and she always points out new directions for her students' photography projects.
—June (New Jersey)
It has been such an inspiring process taking classes with Samantha and Néstor. They’re such dedicated and talented teachers — I owe you both a lot of gratitude.
—MG (Brooklyn)


Samantha Box
Samantha Box

Samantha Box is a Jamaican-born, Bronx-based photographer. In her studio-based practice, she uses self-portraiture, sound, and installation to articulate her personal diasporic/Caribbean experience. This work has been exhibited at the Houston Center of Photography (2019), and the Andrew Freedman House (2020). In Spring 2021, Box will join the Bronx Museum of the Arts’ AIM Fellowship program.

Her previous documentary work focused on New York City's community of LGBTQ youth of color, and was widely recognized, notably with a NYFA Fellowship (2010), and shown, most prominently, as part of the ICP Museum’s Perpetual Revolution exhibition (2017). This work is part of the permanent collections of the Open Society Foundation, EN FOCO, and Light Work.

Samantha holds a certificate in Photojournalism and Documentary Studies from the International Center of Photography (2006). She also holds an MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from the International Center of Photographer/Bard College (2019).

Samantha teaches self-portraiture and documentary photography   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography
© Allen Frame
The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography
© Allen Frame
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography

Dates: Mondays, Nov 23–Jan 25, 2021
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 8 (No class on Dec 28 and Jan 18 [MLK, Jr. birthday])
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $435
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

This course will help students step back from their own unfolding stories and create work about their life, whether based on memories or the current situation. Memory exercises will unlock personal material — interests, preoccupations, and connections to current circumstances — to help find a productive direction. Learning to be specific and authentic is key; fears, inhibitions, and practical obstacles will be discussed and confronted to allow students to mine their most compelling experiences. Many references will be made to contemporary photography, as well as to examples from the history of photography, art, and film. Any subject is viable as long as the photographer is sufficiently moved by it. Form follows content, and the photographer’s choice of approach will be analyzed for its applicability and expressiveness.  

 

 
Allan Frame’s class was a truly extraordinary experience! Working in that group was incredibly inspiring, creatively challenging, and so very supportive. I feel like I have taken a huge step into a deeper awareness not only of myself — but of the photographic process as well. Looking forward to the next course.
—Glen (Toronto)
Allen Frame is a treasure — intelligent, deep, perceptive. We’re fortunate that he is on your faculty.
—Lisa D. (Brooklyn)


Allen Frame
photo by Marco Giugliarelli courtesy of Civitella Rainieri
Allen Frame

Allen Frame is a photographer and writer, based in New York and represented by Gitterman Gallery. He has released four books of photography: Whereupon (Palermo Publishing, 2023); Innamorato (Meteoro Editions, 2023); Fever, (Matte Editions, 2021); and Detour, (Kehrer, 2001). Currently, his work appears in the exhibition Mexichrome at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. His two-person exhibition Lost and Found was presented at Soft Network in New York, in November. He is a winner of the 2017/2018 Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and CEC Artslink’s Back Apartment Residency in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2019. He has curated numerous exhibitions, including Luxe, Calme, Volupte, which he co-curated with Sergio Bessa at Candice Madey Gallery in 2023.  He is an Adjunct Professor of Photography at Pratt Institute (MFA) and also teaches at the School of Visual Arts (BFA), the International Center of Photography in New York, and for StrudelmediaLive.

Allen teaches “The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography” for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Poetics of Space: Explore the Vast Universe of Your Home
© Stefan Frank
ONLINE COURSE
 

Poetics of Space: Explore the Vast Universe of Your Home

Dates: Wednesdays, Dec 2–Jan 13, 2021
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 5 (No class on Dec 23 & 30)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $325
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Gain a new perception of the place closest to you: your home. In this timely visual inquiry, we’ll “deconstruct” the materials of your home, examine their relationships to each other, and come to a deeper visual understanding of your lived environment. Each week you’ll be given a practical photographic prompt to inspire and help strengthen the meaning of your photography. We’ll use Gaston Bachelard’s book Poetics of Space as a starting point for our photographic exploration, and we’ll discuss a wide range of works — from Martha Rosler and Carrie Mae Weems, to Bernd and Hilla Becher, Wolfgang Tillmans, and Thomas Demand.

 

 
Thank you for guiding us down the Surrealism path. I had fun and enjoyed the course — I will be revisiting the “tool box” to feel more comfortable with Surrealism! I look forward to taking another class with you in the future.
—Alan (Minnesota)
This course was excellent, and I would/will recommend it to friends…. What I've liked about all of the three classes I've taken through StrudelmediaLive is that they are well-structured and organized. Stefan was exceptionally well-prepared for each session — it was all about teaching the material and he made an enormous amount of material available to the class.
—Barbara (New York City)


Stefan Frank
Stefan Frank

Stefan Frank is a photographer living in Heidelberg, Germany. After completing degrees in philosophy and mathematics, he studied photography at Ostkreuzschule in Berlin, and at Atelier Smedsby in Paris. His work has been exhibited throughout Germany, and he has created a variety of different photography series on extensive travels across Asia. In his current project “Deutschlandreise,” he focuses on Germany’s complicated history, his own family, and memories.

Stefan teaches the poetics of space, nighttime photography, and much more — including presenting The Photobook Show — for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Poetics of Space: The Place We Call Home
© Marianne Holm Hansen
ONLINE COURSE
 

Poetics of Space: The Place We Call Home

Dates: Wednesdays, Jan 6–Feb 3, 2021
Time: 1:30–3:30pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $325
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Developed in conversation with Stefan Frank (instructor, Poetics of Space: Explore the Vast Universe of Your Home), this class invites you to explore a range of photographic genres to develop new perspectives on the place you call home. We'll draw inspiration from a diverse spectrum of photographers, including Robert Frank, Lisa Modotti, Sophie Calle, Carrie Mae Weems, and Gordon Matta-Clark. Corresponding weekly exercises will prompt you to experiment with different photographic approaches to forensically, intimately, and playfully investigate the visual and conceptual potential of your home and its contents. We'll discuss your work as it develops and together build a deeper understanding of how photographing “home” may communicate lived experience, speak about who we want to be, or reflect who we truly are.

 

 
Thank you so much for this fantastic photography journey together! I will definitely miss our image & text class next Monday evening. It has been such a really inspiring course. I learned a lot from all of you and am really grateful for all the precious feedback you gave me about the project. I will keep them in mind while working on the next steps.
—Sara (Rome)
I enjoyed very much the workshop, Marianne is really good, the feedback and her comments helped me a lot in my personal work, I wish I had more classes with her…. this course was a breath of fresh air.
—Lorena (Mexico)


Marianne Holm Hansen
Marianne Holm Hansen

Marianne Holm Hansen is a Danish artist based in London. She studied at the Fynske Academy of Fine Arts (Denmark), International Center of Photography (New York), and completed an MA in Interactive Media: Critical Theory and Practice, at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has worked internationally as an editorial photographer, photography lecturer and educator, and today collaborates continuously with institutions such as Tate Modern and the Royal Institute of British Architects (London) to deliver workshops and projects that invite participants to engage critically and creatively across media and themes.

Marianne's work is shown internationally through exhibitions, publications, and live events. She has received awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation (New York) and Arts Council England, amongst others, and held research and production residencies in the UK, USA, France, Finland, and Serbia. She has just published her second book, Void As (A) – A Proposition, collating photographs and texts to propose a series of prompts for thinking differently about language, time and space. 

Marianne teaches combining image and text, and how to use architectural space to tell a story   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Stretch Your Creative Muscles
© Anja Hitzenberger
Online Class Presented by The International Center of Photography (ICP)
 

Stretch Your Creative Muscles

Dates: Wednesdays, Jan 13–Feb 17, 2021
Time: 6–8pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 12 students
Fee: $370

This class is presented by the International Center of Photography (ICP). Feeling stymied in your photographic practice? Need a little push to try something new? In this class, students get to stretch their creative muscles! Weekly exercises challenge participants to experiment with creative approaches to storytelling and to try new techniques and ways of taking pictures, whether out on the street or in your own home. We also seek inspiration from a variety of photographers from around the world. At the end of the class, students are energized and inspired to expand their style or continue a project from a fresh perspective. Registration is through the ICP website.

 

Please note: Open to all skill levels.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
How to Archive, Organize, and Care for Your Digital and Analog Photographs
© Bryan Whitney
How to Archive, Organize, and Care for Your Digital and Analog Photographs
© Bryan Whitney
ONLINE COURSE
 

How to Archive, Organize, and Care for Your Digital and Analog Photographs

Dates: Thursdays, Jan 28–Feb 18, 2021
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 4
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $295
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Get yourself organized in the new year! Are you overwhelmed with all the digital files, prints, and negatives that you’ve accumulated over the years? Keeping your photographs properly organized and preserved is an important task, but it’s often neglected. In this four-session class, you’ll learn smart methods of how to organize and archive your work so that you feel confident that it’s safely stored and can be easily found when you need it. You'll learn best practices for managing your personal archive and how to properly name and organize digital files so that they are software-agnostic and future-proof. We'll also discuss what specific materials to use for storing and preserving both analog and digital prints; how to reproduce prints, negatives, and slides into digital files; and backup strategies for your digital archive.

 

 
Bryan is an excellent instructor, and it’s been a pleasure to learn from his experience. It is a valuable course, and I have a better starting point for organizing my archive.
—Inbal (New York City)
Bryan has a great presence — very calm, organized and knowledgeable with his presentation material. He provided very good explanation of technical items like scanning slides and negatives. I enjoyed the class and it stimulated me to organize my analog and digital files. Bryan summed up each class with follow up material and handouts that explained further all the topics covered.
—Greta (San Francisco)


Bryan Whitney
Bryan Whitney

Bryan Whitney is a photographer and artist in New York City whose work often involves experimental imaging techniques, such as x-rays, 3D imagery, virtual reality, and other alternative processes. Whitney holds an MFA in Photography from the Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia and a BA in the Psychology of Art from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has taught photography at Rutgers University and currently teaches at the International  Center of Photography in New York City. A recipient of a Fulbright Grant for lectures on American Photography in Eastern Europe, he has exhibited across the United States and internationally. He has  traveled the globe for special projects, including archeological expeditions in Sudan and in the Republic of Georgia. His work has appeared in magazines such as Harpers Bazaar, Fortune, the New York Times, and in books, posters and advertising campaigns worldwide.

Bryan teaches archiving and preservation of photographs   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
The Photobook: Structure and Meaning
© Kai McBride
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Photobook: Structure and Meaning

Dates: Wednesdays, Feb 3–Mar 10, 2021
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $365
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Would you like to make a photobook, but struggle trying to shape your individual images into a cohesive form? How do you get your audience to understand what your book is about? In this 6-week class (an expanded version of our popular 4-week intensive) students learn to read a photobook holistically and understand its structural and conceptual elements. Through editing and sequencing exercises, we’ll explore image-to-image connections that further the overall meaning and make a book come together as a whole. Students will learn a powerful workflow to guide them through the process of creating a book — from selecting images, laying out sequences, and constructing a maquette, to producing a finished book dummy. Class lectures will include analysis of important photobooks and technical considerations for preparing photographs for book printing. Students will gain insight and experience into how to craft a book that is more than the sum of its parts. The emphasis is to understand the structure and methods of making a photobook, so it’s not necessary to have a completed body of work for this class. Unlike the 4-week intensive, students will be encouraged to begin using their own photographs for the homework exercises.


Presented in conjunction with InDesign for Photobooks and Zines.

 

 
Kai’s class was the best. Perfect format and class flow.
—Sheila (New Jersey)
Thanks, Kai! The class was an enormous learning experience for me. The arc of my understanding between weeks one and four amazed me. I thank you for sharing your encyclopedic knowledge and your methods and I hope we have the chance to experience another class together soon. I can’t wait to get back in the studio to cut and paste. 
—Fran (New York City)


Kai McBride
Kai McBride

Kai McBride is a photographer, musician, teacher, and avid cyclist who recently uprooted from Brooklyn to sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico. He spent the last ten years teaching photography and managing the photo facilities at Columbia University, his alma mater, where he received an MFA in 2008.

Born on the island of Kauai in 1972, by his 18th birthday Kai had lived in California, Oregon, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Texas, Oahu, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. He sharpened his powers of observation while adjusting to life between suburban ranch-style homes, cabins with no running water, and a 20-foot teepee in the field of a commune.

His photographs have been exhibited in museum and gallery exhibitions, and are held in public and private collections. His first monograph, About Face: Picturing Tampa, was published by SPQR Editions in Fall 2016.

Kai teaches black and white photography, photobooks, and more for StrudelmediaLive.

 
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Photobook: Structure and Meaning + Indesign for Photobooks and Zines

Dates: Wednesdays, Feb 3–Apr 14, 2021
Time: (ET)
Sessions:
Fee: $840
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This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Register for both The Photobook: Structure and Meaning (6 sessions) and InDesign for Photobooks and Zines (5 sessions plus a private 1-on-1 session) and get $85 off.

 

 
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)
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)
Kat Shannon did a superb job. She is an excellent photography instructor. She is thoroughly prepared and is creative in her content and assignments/prompts. She has considerable depth in her photography knowledge and is articulate and stimulating. She is kind. I will definitely consider another class with Kat.
—June (New Jersey)
I really enjoyed the class! I've been wanting to do embroidery for a while but haven't known where to start. Jolanda did a great job showing us a wide range of techniques and inspirations, and challenged us to create every week. I honestly thought the class was perfect. I plan to continue doing embroidery work on my photos.
—Drew (Minneapolis)
I wanted to say thank you for your wonderful classes. I knew I was going to enjoy it but didn’t realise how much. Your feedback and the open conversations with the other students was so insightful, it exceeded my expectations, hence I was happy to stay up til 2am!!
—Silvana (Australia)
The cyanotype class was super interesting and I liked Claudia's way of sharing very generously her knowledge over a technique she has long been working on; I find it not so common, artists tend to keep their “tricks” for themselves. And I really enjoyed sharing this class with such a wonderful group of people. The challenge was to make us work on something very manual, from a distance and through a video screen and, in my opinion, she succeeded greatly.
—Lara (France)
The cyanotype class of Claudia was really mind blowing for me! Exploring this new printing technique and creating digital negatives has really opened a new window that I want to incorporate in my photographic practise. Claudia has been a very inspiring teacher. She went thoroughly through the process of cyanotype on glass as well as her own practise and work of other contemporary and historical artists using cyanotype printing techniques. I also very much appreciated the attention Claudia gave to our individual projects/ideas, pointing to artworks and ways of working we might find relevant and inspiring.
—Eugenia (Berlin)
Zuzana’s class was one of the best content classes I’ve taken. It showed me a new approach to self portraits (which I’ve enjoyed making for a long time). Her critiques helped to validate my thoughts to move beyond including myself in all of my “self portrait” photos.
—Don (Ohio)
Zuzana is an experienced and inspiring teacher who motivated us a lot to find our true artistic voice by connecting with something essential and at the same time showing us many opportunities to be creative. I can’t believe that I could approach a very difficult personal topic and transform it with photography.
—Ha Thu (Vietnam)
Elizabeth is a wonderfully patient teacher! I am excited to now have an object in my hand that I believe not only reflects my images, but connects and combines them into a story.
—Barbara (Zurich)
This class was spectacular. Liz is spectacular. She is such an organized and patient teacher. I’m so excited to practice and experiment with the techniques she introduced us to.
—Kirsten (Canada)
I loved Lavonne's class on mastering color. She is a selfless, inventive, and no-drama teacher whom I truly appreciated. I have taken many classes in the past and the teacher often wants to be the star … but Lavonne’s approach is to extend to the student a different way of looking at photos via color and, of course, light.
—Pat (Northern New Jersey)
Just a quick note to say that James Prochnik’s “Poems and Pictures” class was fantastic — he is a gifted teacher and image maker. My work experienced a much needed shift during his class and my fellow classmates were equally committed to making new and exciting work. Not only did he introduce us to largely unknown photographers, he was in the trenches with us. His thoughtful critiques are what I imagine MFA students receive at Yale. This class was exactly what I needed, when I needed it. James embodies what StrudelmediaLive is all about: pushing limits to break creative barriers.
—Kirsten (Canada)
James is an excellent instructor. Patient, informative, astute and generous with his time and feedback. All of that AND an awesome photographer. I learned a lot.
—Jules (New Jersey)
Meng’s workshop was beautiful, thank you.
—Sam (Mexico City)
Bryan is a generous and attentive teacher, and he went to great effort to prepare multiple handouts full of resources. And he also had a nice way of framing the daunting task of getting organized.
—Denise (New York City)
Bryan has a great presence — very calm, organized and knowledgeable with his presentation material. He provided very good explanation of technical items like scanning slides and negatives. I enjoyed the class and it stimulated me to organize my analog and digital files. Bryan summed up each class with follow up material and handouts that explained further all the topics covered.
—Greta (San Francisco)
Thank you for the wonderful class, and for all the help with my video! It was such a nice group and I learned so much. I loved the class and I am so happy to have a video for my exhibition.
—Gabrielle (California)
When will Marina Thomé teach her next class? She is wonderful.
—Lisa (New York City)
Néstor’s class was amazing. His presentations thoroughly captured the range of styles of still life photography and I think he was incredibly thoughtful with his critiques. I really enjoyed the class and am inspired to keep going!
—Jyoti (California)
The class was great. Néstor is a wonderful teacher, encouraging, critical in the right ways, and super nurturing. I enjoyed class with him so much.
—Kamal (New York City)
It has been such an inspiring process taking classes with Samantha and Néstor. They’re such dedicated and talented teachers — I owe you both a lot of gratitude.
—MG (Brooklyn)
Samantha is a warm person — thoroughly knowledgeable in photography and in still life in particular.  Her enthusiasm is always apparent, and she always points out new directions for her students' photography projects.
—June (New Jersey)
I really enjoyed taking “Architecture and Narrative” with Marianne — she is a very, very inspiring teacher and I want to take more courses with StrudelmediaLive.
—Arturo (Mexico City)
Thank you so much for this fantastic photography journey together! I will definitely miss our image & text class next Monday evening. It has been such a really inspiring course. I learned a lot from all of you and am really grateful for all the precious feedback you gave me about the project. I will keep them in mind while working on the next steps.
—Sara (Rome)
Allan Frame’s class was a truly extraordinary experience! Working in that group was incredibly inspiring, creatively challenging, and so very supportive. I feel like I have taken a huge step into a deeper awareness not only of myself — but of the photographic process as well. Looking forward to the next course.
—Glen (Toronto)
Allen Frame is a treasure — intelligent, deep, perceptive. We’re fortunate that he is on your faculty.
—Lisa D. (Brooklyn)
Loved Stefan’s class! I really appreciate the mix of hands-on work — a.k.a. making photos — and his more conceptual lectures. For me that is the ideal combination.
—Cristina (Chicago)
This course was excellent, and I would/will recommend it to friends…. What I've liked about all of the three classes I've taken through StrudelmediaLive is that they are well-structured and organized. Stefan was exceptionally well-prepared for each session — it was all about teaching the material and he made an enormous amount of material available to the class.
—Barbara (New York City)
I would like to thank you for a great course! It’s really going to help me move my way forward, although I'm not ready yet to be able to publish a whole book. What made this great was the amount of effort, time and thought you put into it, especially given the short duration. I have enjoyed and learnt a lot from the two courses I have taken with you and I will keep my eye open on Studelmedia for other courses you may be giving.
—Brendan (Mexico City)
Today, sadly, is the last of Kai’s B&W class — it has been great and he’s an excellent teacher. I rejuvenated some of my Photoshop skills which have been dormant and learned a lot.
—Lisa (New York)
It was probably one of the best classes I’ve taken and I was — and still am — pumped because Anita imparted such a wealth of knowledge on us, I seriously wish it never ended.
—Aniya (Barbados)
Anita's Documentary Storytelling class is a creatively refreshing exploration of how to broaden your documentary practice…. She helped me think more holistically about the work I was creating. I felt as though her class nurtured an artistic side of my practice that’s often lost in discussions of technical expertise, photo critique, and sequencing. She digs deep and helps her students create more powerful projects.
—Katie (Washington, DC)
I really enjoyed this class — It helped me think about my work in a deeper way. And I loved learning InDesign. Now I feel I have the tools to put it all together. Thank you both.
—Jennifer (Monaco)
We just returned from a week away and found my zine waiting for me! I love it! Many thanks to you both and especially Edward for your time, expertise and patience as I began to learn InDesign. I am grateful and appreciative!
—Lisa (New York)
I LOVED Gianni’s lighting class. He is extremely nice and an excellent teacher. He is generous with his time, which is greatly appreciated. I loved the size of the class, and the quality/expertise of the teaching. I learned a lot, and I loved the fact it was an international crowd, with people from all over the world. And, I thought the class was reasonably priced. I was sad that the class ended.
—Gabrielle (San Francisco)
Fantastic class! Thank you Anja and Gianni.
—Jay (Oakland)
I was fortunate enough to take this documentary photography class with Marco Antonio Bello, and have come away with new insights and a much better understanding of what documentary photography is all about. Thank you Marco for your tenacity and inspiration!
—Barbara (New Jersey)
I appreciate how you shared what you had to do to take photos and your whole workflow process. It was kind of like doing an internship with you — getting a real inside look from a person who is shooting for one of the top agencies in the world — without having to wear a bulletproof vest and gas mask.
—Deborah (Boston)
Thank you both very much for a great course. I loved watching the movie clips and seeing students' interpretation through your talented guidance. See you again soon!
—Ilene (New York City)
Anja's class helped me much more than I was expecting. I was a bit lost in proceeding with my raw idea in the beginning, but the classmates from diverse backgrounds were there with me along the whole journey, sometimes as a critic and sometimes as a supporter, and their thoughtful feedback pushed me forward a lot. I recommend Anja's online classes to anyone who wants diverse feedback and the intimacy of the classroom experience.
—Hee Jung (South Korea)
Lesly is an amazing teacher and human being. She helped me a lot throughout this process of being a new mother. I hope I’ll keep photographing at home for a long-term project, documenting my son’s life and my motherhood experience.
—Cris (Florida)
Lesly's class was great, very inspiring and gave my daily life and family pictures a real purpose. I see the photos in a more artistic way now rather than just being there to document our life and family, and it feels good!
—Lara (France)


 
Creating a Video Diary: Intro to Multimedia Storytelling
© Marina Thomé
ONLINE COURSE
 

Creating a Video Diary: Intro to Multimedia Storytelling

Dates: Mondays, Feb 8–Mar 15, 2021
Time: 11am–1:30pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 6 students
Fee: $450
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Only 1 spot left

Some stories are best told using a variety of components in addition to photographs — like video, audio, and text — to add a deeper dimension. In this course you’ll learn the basics of video/multimedia creation and it’s workflow, using easy tools to expand your storytelling skills. We’ll cover practical information on how to script a story, conduct interviews, and film with your camera or phone, as well as editing basics (using Adobe Premiere Pro) and publishing your video on a variety of platforms. We’ll analyze videos for inspiration and discuss creative production choices, including framing, camera movement, editing concepts, and sound. There are no boundaries; students can experiment with using archival material (old images or letters) or mixing documentary and biography with fiction. Through weekly tutorials and exercises, students will produce their own short 3-minute video diary or “letter.” Class sessions are 2.5 hours.

 

Please note: Students should have a good understanding of the camera or device they will be using in this class.
 
Thank you for the wonderful class, and for all the help with my video! It was such a nice group and I learned so much. I loved the class and I am so happy to have a video for my exhibition.
—Gabrielle (California)
Marina creates a warm, accepting and encouraging environment and pushes just enough. As a result, each student’s final work was very personal, from the heart.
—Lisa (New York City)


Marina Thomé
Marina Thomé

Marina Thomé is a photographer and documentary filmmaker based in Portugal and Brazil. Marina works as a director, researcher, and editor for multimedia platforms and experiments with portraits, archives, and soundscapes. Her films have been presented in festivals in France, USA, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Colombia, and elsewhere, including the Margaret Mead Film Festival in New York and Festival Biarritz Latin America in France. She is the co-founder of Estúdio CRUA, an award-winning production company that connects new media and social impact. They produced the Hackathon Webdoc Project, involving over 100 participants in workshops on creating collaborative multi-platform documentaries. Marina holds masters degrees in Creative Documentary (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona) and in Communication, Art & Technology (Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo). She studied photojournalism and storytelling at the International Center of Photography (New York) and has taught multiplatform storytelling at art institutions in Brazil, Portugal, and Spain.

In 2023, she coordinated Arché, a creative development space for film professionals from Iberoamerican countries, at the Doclisboa and Porto/Post/Doc Festivals, organized by APORDOC-The Portuguese Documentary Association. She's currently working on her project Red Skies, a video installation supported by DG Arts (Portuguese Directorate-General for the Arts), to be presented in the Azores Islands.

Marina teaches multimedia, video, and multiplatform storytelling   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography
© Allen Frame
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography

Dates: Mondays, Feb 8–Mar 29, 2021
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 8
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $435
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

This course will help students step back from their own unfolding stories and create work about their life, whether based on memories or the current situation. Memory exercises will unlock personal material — interests, preoccupations, and connections to current circumstances — to help find a productive direction. Learning to be specific and authentic is key; fears, inhibitions, and practical obstacles will be discussed and confronted to allow students to mine their most compelling experiences. Many references will be made to contemporary photography, as well as to examples from the history of photography, art, and film. Any subject is viable as long as the photographer is sufficiently moved by it. Form follows content, and the photographer’s choice of approach will be analyzed for its applicability and expressiveness.  

 

 
Allan Frame’s class was a truly extraordinary experience! Working in that group was incredibly inspiring, creatively challenging, and so very supportive. I feel like I have taken a huge step into a deeper awareness not only of myself — but of the photographic process as well. Looking forward to the next course.
—Glen (Toronto)
Allen Frame is a treasure — intelligent, deep, perceptive. We’re fortunate that he is on your faculty.
—Lisa D. (Brooklyn)


Allen Frame
photo by Marco Giugliarelli courtesy of Civitella Rainieri
Allen Frame

Allen Frame is a photographer and writer, based in New York and represented by Gitterman Gallery. He has released four books of photography: Whereupon (Palermo Publishing, 2023); Innamorato (Meteoro Editions, 2023); Fever, (Matte Editions, 2021); and Detour, (Kehrer, 2001). Currently, his work appears in the exhibition Mexichrome at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. His two-person exhibition Lost and Found was presented at Soft Network in New York, in November. He is a winner of the 2017/2018 Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and CEC Artslink’s Back Apartment Residency in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2019. He has curated numerous exhibitions, including Luxe, Calme, Volupte, which he co-curated with Sergio Bessa at Candice Madey Gallery in 2023.  He is an Adjunct Professor of Photography at Pratt Institute (MFA) and also teaches at the School of Visual Arts (BFA), the International Center of Photography in New York, and for StrudelmediaLive.

Allen teaches “The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography” for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Poetics of Space: A Deeper Look at Your Home
© Stefan Frank
ONLINE COURSE
 

Poetics of Space: A Deeper Look at Your Home

Dates: Mondays, Feb 15–Mar 15, 2021
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $325
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Only 2 spots left

Spending a lot of time at home and staying productive and creative is hard: you’ve looked at everything a thousand times and the view from your window has become part of your visual DNA. How can objects and your surroundings that are so familiar become interesting photographic subjects to you again — let alone others? In our ongoing exploration of Gaston Bachelard's book Poetics of Space, we now focus on developing our investigations of the home and its surroundings into a continuous, sustainable practice. This is a project-based class, and whether you have a project underway or are starting something new, we'll help you uncover the many aspects and possibilities of photographing your home through group discussion, individualized guidance and prompts, and photographic resources.

 

 
Thank you for guiding us down the Surrealism path. I had fun and enjoyed the course — I will be revisiting the “tool box” to feel more comfortable with Surrealism! I look forward to taking another class with you in the future.
—Alan (Minnesota)
This course was excellent, and I would/will recommend it to friends…. What I've liked about all of the three classes I've taken through StrudelmediaLive is that they are well-structured and organized. Stefan was exceptionally well-prepared for each session — it was all about teaching the material and he made an enormous amount of material available to the class.
—Barbara (New York City)


Stefan Frank
Stefan Frank

Stefan Frank is a photographer living in Heidelberg, Germany. After completing degrees in philosophy and mathematics, he studied photography at Ostkreuzschule in Berlin, and at Atelier Smedsby in Paris. His work has been exhibited throughout Germany, and he has created a variety of different photography series on extensive travels across Asia. In his current project “Deutschlandreise,” he focuses on Germany’s complicated history, his own family, and memories.

Stefan teaches the poetics of space, nighttime photography, and much more — including presenting The Photobook Show — for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Still Life and the “Do-It-Yourself” Home Studio
© Néstor Pérez-Molière
ONLINE COURSE
 

Still Life and the “Do‑It‑Yourself” Home Studio

Dates: Tuesdays, Feb 23–Mar 30, 2021
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $365
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

From the poetic paintings of the Dutch Masters to commercial products in catalogs, the still life is ubiquitous in art and photography. How can we express ideas by arranging a collection of objects? How can lighting convey emotions? In this course, we will look closely at artists working in the genre and learn how to communicate ideas, as well as manipulate lighting in a do-it-yourself environment. Through demonstrations and weekly assignments, students will learn how to use both ambient and artificial light to illuminate a still life. Understanding how light behaves will allow us to manipulate it through reflections, diffusion, and blocking. Supported by in-class critiques, students will end the course with a cohesive portfolio of still life photographs.

 

 
I loved Néstor's class, and in general found that he created a welcoming and supportive course, with lots of great practical advice about our projects. I also appreciated the pace. I find lately that I want to dive deep, and for his class it was helpful to focus on one or two images. And his feedback helped me focus on refining a couple of ideas.
—Cristina (Minneapolis)
Thank you Nestor, for a fun and illuminating DIY lighting class. I loved your combined free-wheeling “go for it” approach with the gentle but rigorous critiques. I learned a lot about intentionally “sculpting” with light to create mood and content. I also appreciate your willingness to be vulnerable in showing and talking about your personal work, which meant a lot to me. You created a mini-community of sharing and learning. Muchas gracias! 
—Irene (Pennsylvania)


Néstor Pérez-Molière
Néstor Pérez-Molière

Néstor Pérez-Molière was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and currently resides in The Bronx. His practice takes place mainly in the realm of photography, but also incorporates performance, drawing, video, installation, and intaglio techniques. All of these are used in unison as he turns his camera on himself and delves into self-portraiture, exploring his relationship with his body, body image ideals, and food relationships as subject matter.

Nestor has an MFA from Hunter College and holds a BSc in botany. He was part of the Artist in the Marketplace and Creative Capital’s Taller mentorship programs, and was part of The Bronx Museum of the Art’s Fourth Biennial. He has exhibited at the Museo de las Américas, the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center, Longwood Gallery, and the Liga de Artes de San Juan. He currently teaches digital and darkroom photography at the International Center of Photography and The Point CDC.

Néstor teaches lighting for still life and more   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Weekend Workshop: Dynamic Composition for Visual Storytellers
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Weekend Workshop: Dynamic Composition for Visual Storytellers

Dates: Mar 6–13, 2021
Time: 11am–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 3 (Saturday, March 6; Sunday, March 7; and Saturday, March 13)
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325
Register Now
Only 2 spots left

In this 2-weekend workshop intensive, you'll refine and develop your composition skills, improve your photographic seeing, and learn to tell stronger stories. You'll be stimulated to develop a heightened sensitivity to your surroundings — no matter if it's an urban environment, in the country, or even if you're staying at home. During group critique we will analyze what works in an image — and what doesn’t. We'll discuss compositional tools, creative ways of storytelling, and effective editing, and also take a comparative look at historical and contemporary photographers. On the first weekend, students should schedule time in between the Saturday and Sunday sessions (depending on their own time zone) to go photograph and upload images for the Sunday class. In addition, assignments will be given to be completed from one weekend to the next.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
New Section Added — Starts March 11
Still Life and the “Do-It-Yourself” Home Studio (starts March 11)
© Néstor Pérez-Molière
ONLINE COURSE
 

Still Life and the “Do‑It‑Yourself” Home Studio (starts March 11)

Dates: Thursdays, Mar 11–Apr 15, 2021
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $365
Register Now
Only 1 spot left

From the poetic paintings of the Dutch Masters to commercial products in catalogs, the still life is ubiquitous in art and photography. How can we express ideas by arranging a collection of objects? How can lighting convey emotions? In this course, we will look closely at artists working in the genre and learn how to communicate ideas, as well as manipulate lighting in a do-it-yourself environment. Through demonstrations and weekly assignments, students will learn how to use both ambient and artificial light to illuminate a still life. Understanding how light behaves will allow us to manipulate it through reflections, diffusion, and blocking. Supported by in-class critiques, students will end the course with a cohesive portfolio of still life photographs.

 

 
I loved Néstor's class, and in general found that he created a welcoming and supportive course, with lots of great practical advice about our projects. I also appreciated the pace. I find lately that I want to dive deep, and for his class it was helpful to focus on one or two images. And his feedback helped me focus on refining a couple of ideas.
—Cristina (Minneapolis)
Thank you Nestor, for a fun and illuminating DIY lighting class. I loved your combined free-wheeling “go for it” approach with the gentle but rigorous critiques. I learned a lot about intentionally “sculpting” with light to create mood and content. I also appreciate your willingness to be vulnerable in showing and talking about your personal work, which meant a lot to me. You created a mini-community of sharing and learning. Muchas gracias! 
—Irene (Pennsylvania)


Néstor Pérez-Molière
Néstor Pérez-Molière

Néstor Pérez-Molière was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and currently resides in The Bronx. His practice takes place mainly in the realm of photography, but also incorporates performance, drawing, video, installation, and intaglio techniques. All of these are used in unison as he turns his camera on himself and delves into self-portraiture, exploring his relationship with his body, body image ideals, and food relationships as subject matter.

Nestor has an MFA from Hunter College and holds a BSc in botany. He was part of the Artist in the Marketplace and Creative Capital’s Taller mentorship programs, and was part of The Bronx Museum of the Art’s Fourth Biennial. He has exhibited at the Museo de las Américas, the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center, Longwood Gallery, and the Liga de Artes de San Juan. He currently teaches digital and darkroom photography at the International Center of Photography and The Point CDC.

Néstor teaches lighting for still life and more   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
InDesign for Photobooks and Zines
ONLINE COURSE
 

InDesign for Photobooks and Zines

Dates: Wednesdays, Mar 17–Apr 14, 2021
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (This class has 5 group sessions plus a private 1-on-1 session.)
Limited enrollment: 6 students
Fee: $475
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Learn InDesign so that you can layout and design your own photobook or zine. This class is for students who are new to InDesign or who want a refresher. In this 6-session class, we’ll discuss developing a visual concept to fit your specific story, and cover step-by-step instructions on workflow, how to best plan and setup a project, how to use the most important InDesign tools, and how to prepare, import and resize photos. We’ll discuss working with text, fonts, and typography, and you’ll learn to speak the language of printers and designers. You’ll also get recommendations for where to print your particular project. We’ll look at a variety of zines and photobooks for design inspiration and discuss different design ideas. Through weekly assignments, students will work on their projects so that by the end of class, you will have a layout of your book or zine. This class is limited to only 6 students. We’ll meet as a group for 5 sessions, followed by a private 1-on-1 session to work together on your specific book or zine.


Presented in conjunction with The Photobook: Structure and Meaning.

 

Please note: No prior knowledge of InDesign is required. Students should have a project ready to develop into a book or zine.
 
We just returned from a week away and found my zine waiting for me! I love it! Many thanks to you both and especially Edward for your time, expertise and patience as I began to learn InDesign. I am grateful and appreciative!
—Lisa (New York)
Thank you both very much for a great course. I loved watching the movie clips and seeing students' interpretation through your talented guidance. See you again soon!
—Ilene (New York City)


Edward Ratliff
photo by Anja Hitzenberger
Edward Ratliff

Edward Ratliff is a composer, filmmaker, designer, and multi-disciplinary artist.

As a composer and performer, he has led bands in Europe and Asia and throughout New York City and has received numerous commissions and grants for dance and theater scores. His music has been heard in shows on HBO, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Hulu, the Discovery Channel, PBS, and more — everything from a biography of Dostoyevsky to Real Sex Xtra. He “is best known for making richly cinematic music that captures New York City’s momentum and diversity…” (The Wall Street Journal).

Edward is a designer who works in both print and digital — developing websites and designing books and other printed material for clients ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to individual artists. His film and video work has been exhibited in festivals internationally, and he has studied film devotedly for decades.

Edward teaches movies as inspiration and using InDesign to create zines and books   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
New Section Added: Starts March 18
InDesign for Photobooks and Zines (starts March 18)
© anja hitzenberger
New Section Added!
 

InDesign for Photobooks and Zines (starts March 18)

Dates: Thursdays, Mar 18–Apr 15, 2021
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (This class has 5 group sessions plus a private 1-on-1 session.)
Limited enrollment: 6 students
Fee: $475
Register Now
Only 1 spot left

Learn InDesign so that you can layout and design your own photobook or zine. This class is for students who are new to InDesign or who want a refresher. In this 6-session class, we’ll discuss developing a visual concept to fit your specific story, and cover step-by-step instructions on workflow, how to best plan and setup a project, how to use the most important InDesign tools, and how to prepare, import and resize photos. We’ll discuss working with text, fonts, and typography, and you’ll learn to speak the language of printers and designers. You’ll also get recommendations for where to print your particular project. We’ll look at a variety of zines and photobooks for design inspiration and discuss different design ideas. Through weekly assignments, students will work on their projects so that by the end of class, you will have a layout of your book or zine. This class is limited to only 6 students. We’ll meet as a group for 5 sessions, followed by a private 1-on-1 session to work together on your specific book or zine.


Presented in conjunction with The Photobook: Structure and Meaning.

 

Please note: No prior knowledge of InDesign is required. Students should have a project ready to develop into a book or zine.
 
We just returned from a week away and found my zine waiting for me! I love it! Many thanks to you both and especially Edward for your time, expertise and patience as I began to learn InDesign. I am grateful and appreciative!
—Lisa (New York)
Thank you both very much for a great course. I loved watching the movie clips and seeing students' interpretation through your talented guidance. See you again soon!
—Ilene (New York City)


Edward Ratliff
photo by Anja Hitzenberger
Edward Ratliff

Edward Ratliff is a composer, filmmaker, designer, and multi-disciplinary artist.

As a composer and performer, he has led bands in Europe and Asia and throughout New York City and has received numerous commissions and grants for dance and theater scores. His music has been heard in shows on HBO, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Hulu, the Discovery Channel, PBS, and more — everything from a biography of Dostoyevsky to Real Sex Xtra. He “is best known for making richly cinematic music that captures New York City’s momentum and diversity…” (The Wall Street Journal).

Edward is a designer who works in both print and digital — developing websites and designing books and other printed material for clients ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to individual artists. His film and video work has been exhibited in festivals internationally, and he has studied film devotedly for decades.

Edward teaches movies as inspiration and using InDesign to create zines and books   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Multimedia Love Letter
© Mengwen Cao
ONLINE COURSE
 

Multimedia Love Letter

Dates: Thursdays, Mar 18–Apr 29, 2021
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 8 (The final session will be scheduled a few weeks after the 7th session to allow time for students to work on their projects.)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $435
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Are you craving connection with others? When was the last time you felt seen and heard or expressed your feelings and gratitude towards your loved ones? It’s easy to feel isolated in these socially-distanced times. In this 8-session class, we will slow down together and get in touch with our senses and reflect on our relationship with ourselves and others with the goal of creating a multimedia “love letter” you can share. Through a series of prompts and exercises, students will learn visual-thinking strategies to analyze image structure and composition, practice the power of intentional gaze, and learn deep listening skills to make meaningful connections and build intimacy. We’ll utilize a blend of photography, video, text, sound, and storytelling to create a multimedia love letter using a website builder (no coding necessary).

This class will take place on a personal level; an open heart is required. This is not a technical class, but students will need a device that can record video and audio — anything from a smartphone to a Zoom recorder (we’ll go over basic recording and interviewing techniques).

 

 
Meng’s workshop was beautiful, thank you.
—Sam (Mexico City)


Mengwen Cao
photo by Mary Kang
Mengwen Cao

Mengwen Cao is a Chinese-born, New York-based photographer, multimedia artist, and cultural organizer. As a queer immigrant, they use care and tenderness to explore the spaces between race, gender, and cultural identity. As a board member of Authority Collective and a founding member of Chinese Storytellers, Cao is championing diverse narratives and perspectives in the media industry.

Their projects have been featured in publications like The New York Times, NPR, and Neocha. They have participated in exhibitions including Photoville, Jimei Arles, and Lianzhou Foto Festival. They were selected as one of the six global talents in Asia by World Press Photo's 6x6 program in 2020 and received NLGJA’s Excellence in Photojournalism Award in 2019. They were recognized by The Lit List in 2018 and PDN 30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch in 2019.

Mengwen teaches "Multimedia Love Letter"   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Diving Deep: A Monthly Critique Group: Spring/Summer
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Diving Deep: A Monthly Critique Group: Spring/Summer

Dates: Mondays, Mar 22–Jul 12, 2021
Time: 1–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (Group meets once per month on the following 5 Mondays: March 22; Apr 19; May 17; June 14; July 12, plus a private 1-on-1 session)
Limited enrollment: 7 students
Fee: $495
Register Now
Only 1 spot left

This 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 discuss different approaches to the best way of telling the story, to fit each student’s individual project. During these monthly critiques we’ll also cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers’ work, discuss technical issues, and talk about how to best present the 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 7 students only and each session runs for 3 hours with a 10 minute break. Includes a private 1-on-1 session.

 

Please note: 1) Students must submit a selection of at least 10 images or a link to their website to be accepted to this class. 2) Students should either be working on a project, or have a project idea at the beginning of the class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography
© Allen Frame
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography

Dates: Wednesdays, Apr 7–May 26, 2021
Time: 10am–12pm (ET)
Sessions: 8
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $435
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

This course will help students step back from their own unfolding stories and create work about their life, whether based on memories or the current situation. Memory exercises will unlock personal material — interests, preoccupations, and connections to current circumstances — to help find a productive direction. Learning to be specific and authentic is key; fears, inhibitions, and practical obstacles will be discussed and confronted to allow students to mine their most compelling experiences. Many references will be made to contemporary photography, as well as to examples from the history of photography, art, and film. Any subject is viable as long as the photographer is sufficiently moved by it. Form follows content, and the photographer’s choice of approach will be analyzed for its applicability and expressiveness.  

 

Please note: Please send us examples of your work (via wetransfer) or a link to your website to study@strudelmedialive.com to be accepted to this class.
 
Allan Frame’s class was a truly extraordinary experience! Working in that group was incredibly inspiring, creatively challenging, and so very supportive. I feel like I have taken a huge step into a deeper awareness not only of myself — but of the photographic process as well. Looking forward to the next course.
—Glen (Toronto)
Allen Frame is a treasure — intelligent, deep, perceptive. We’re fortunate that he is on your faculty.
—Lisa D. (Brooklyn)


Allen Frame
photo by Marco Giugliarelli courtesy of Civitella Rainieri
Allen Frame

Allen Frame is a photographer and writer, based in New York and represented by Gitterman Gallery. He has released four books of photography: Whereupon (Palermo Publishing, 2023); Innamorato (Meteoro Editions, 2023); Fever, (Matte Editions, 2021); and Detour, (Kehrer, 2001). Currently, his work appears in the exhibition Mexichrome at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. His two-person exhibition Lost and Found was presented at Soft Network in New York, in November. He is a winner of the 2017/2018 Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and CEC Artslink’s Back Apartment Residency in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2019. He has curated numerous exhibitions, including Luxe, Calme, Volupte, which he co-curated with Sergio Bessa at Candice Madey Gallery in 2023.  He is an Adjunct Professor of Photography at Pratt Institute (MFA) and also teaches at the School of Visual Arts (BFA), the International Center of Photography in New York, and for StrudelmediaLive.

Allen teaches “The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography” for StrudelmediaLive.

 
The Artful Still Life
© Samantha Box
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Artful Still Life

Dates: Fridays, Apr 9–May 14, 2021
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $365
Register Now
Only 1 spot left

NEW SECTION ADDED! CLICK HERE
Still lifes — artful compositions of objects and light — are one of the most enduring forms of imagery. As powerful and complicated as a portrait or as complex as a landscape, they can harness the power of social and personal symbolism to create meaningful commentary on our world, lives, and identities. Students will gain an understanding of the aesthetic foundations of the still life by examining the visual language of both painters and photographers and their methods of constructing still life images. Through weekly exercises, students will learn ways to apply and expand these threads of historical and contemporary approaches to their own still life creations, whether constructed in a studio or found in other environments. Supported by in-class critique, students will end the course with a cohesive portfolio of works that will guide their practice in the future.

 

 
Samantha is a warm person — thoroughly knowledgeable in photography and in still life in particular.  Her enthusiasm is always apparent, and she always points out new directions for her students' photography projects.
—June (New Jersey)
It has been such an inspiring process taking classes with Samantha and Néstor. They’re such dedicated and talented teachers — I owe you both a lot of gratitude.
—MG (Brooklyn)


Samantha Box
Samantha Box

Samantha Box is a Jamaican-born, Bronx-based photographer. In her studio-based practice, she uses self-portraiture, sound, and installation to articulate her personal diasporic/Caribbean experience. This work has been exhibited at the Houston Center of Photography (2019), and the Andrew Freedman House (2020). In Spring 2021, Box will join the Bronx Museum of the Arts’ AIM Fellowship program.

Her previous documentary work focused on New York City's community of LGBTQ youth of color, and was widely recognized, notably with a NYFA Fellowship (2010), and shown, most prominently, as part of the ICP Museum’s Perpetual Revolution exhibition (2017). This work is part of the permanent collections of the Open Society Foundation, EN FOCO, and Light Work.

Samantha holds a certificate in Photojournalism and Documentary Studies from the International Center of Photography (2006). She also holds an MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from the International Center of Photographer/Bard College (2019).

Samantha teaches self-portraiture and documentary photography   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
The Art of Street Photography: Capturing the Unexpected
© James Prochnik
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Art of Street Photography: Capturing the Unexpected

Dates: Saturdays, Apr 10–May 8, 2021
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $325
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

It’s crucial for a street photographer to be open and ready to face new situations — particularly in these unpredictable times. We have to be aware of the unexpected as it unfolds in front of us, and also have the presence of mind to capture those fleeting moments. This class will focus on the important elements that help create captivating street photography: the interplay of light and shadow, gesture, color vs. black and white, layers, and more. Exercises will introduce you to different techniques that will help sharpen your skills and create more powerful photos, whether you're an advanced street photographer or just starting out. We’ll cover candid street photography, how to approach strangers for street portraits (even in these times), and we’ll work through some of the tricky ethics of our practice. Weekly assignments and critique will develop your eye and instincts, and we’ll analyze what makes a good street photograph by studying historical and contemporary examples.

FREE LECTURE: StrudelmediaLive and NYC Photo Community Newsletter are co-presenting a free lecture by James Prochnik on the History of NYC Subway Photography on Wed., March 17 at 7pm EST

 

 
I want to thank you for such an inspiring class. You are a wonderful teacher! You brought to the forefront for me just how essential light is in a taking good photos. You also encouraged me to be experimental and I have got to know my camera better as a result. Best wishes for your upcoming photography projects. I hope you’ll be teaching again before too long.
—Anna (California)
Just a quick note to say that James Prochnik’s “Poems and Pictures” class was fantastic — he is a gifted teacher and image maker. My work experienced a much needed shift during his class and my fellow classmates were equally committed to making new and exciting work. Not only did he introduce us to largely unknown photographers, he was in the trenches with us. His thoughtful critiques are what I imagine MFA students receive at Yale. This class was exactly what I needed, when I needed it. James embodies what StrudelmediaLive is all about: pushing limits to break creative barriers.
—Kirsten (Canada)


James Prochnik
James Prochnik
James Prochnik

James Prochnik is a Brooklyn-based photographer who uses photography as a means to explore the world outside, focusing on people, place, memory and the poetry of the everyday. His photographs have been published in The New York Times, Vice Media, Lenscratch, USA Today, and Shots Magazine and have been exhibited in galleries around the country. In 2019, James launched NYC Photo Community — a weekly newsletter listing photography events, workshops, exhibitions, and opportunities for photographers everywhere. James has been a regular guest lecturer on ethics and aesthetics in street photography at the University of Vermont.

James teaches street photography, poems and pictures, richness of light, and more for StrudelmediaLive.

 
The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography (Mondays)
© Allen Frame
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography (Mondays)

Dates: Mondays, Apr 12–Jun 7, 2021
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 8 (no class on Monday, May 31 for Memorial Day)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $435
Register Now

This course will help students step back from their own unfolding stories and create work about their life, whether based on memories or the current situation. Memory exercises will unlock personal material — interests, preoccupations, and connections to current circumstances — to help find a productive direction. Learning to be specific and authentic is key; fears, inhibitions, and practical obstacles will be discussed and confronted to allow students to mine their most compelling experiences. Many references will be made to contemporary photography, as well as to examples from the history of photography, art, and film. Any subject is viable as long as the photographer is sufficiently moved by it. Form follows content, and the photographer’s choice of approach will be analyzed for its applicability and expressiveness.  

 

Please note: Please send us examples of your work (via wetransfer) or a link to your website to study@strudelmedialive.com to be accepted to this class.
 
Allan Frame’s class was a truly extraordinary experience! Working in that group was incredibly inspiring, creatively challenging, and so very supportive. I feel like I have taken a huge step into a deeper awareness not only of myself — but of the photographic process as well. Looking forward to the next course.
—Glen (Toronto)
Allen Frame is a treasure — intelligent, deep, perceptive. We’re fortunate that he is on your faculty.
—Lisa D. (Brooklyn)


Allen Frame
photo by Marco Giugliarelli courtesy of Civitella Rainieri
Allen Frame

Allen Frame is a photographer and writer, based in New York and represented by Gitterman Gallery. He has released four books of photography: Whereupon (Palermo Publishing, 2023); Innamorato (Meteoro Editions, 2023); Fever, (Matte Editions, 2021); and Detour, (Kehrer, 2001). Currently, his work appears in the exhibition Mexichrome at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. His two-person exhibition Lost and Found was presented at Soft Network in New York, in November. He is a winner of the 2017/2018 Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and CEC Artslink’s Back Apartment Residency in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2019. He has curated numerous exhibitions, including Luxe, Calme, Volupte, which he co-curated with Sergio Bessa at Candice Madey Gallery in 2023.  He is an Adjunct Professor of Photography at Pratt Institute (MFA) and also teaches at the School of Visual Arts (BFA), the International Center of Photography in New York, and for StrudelmediaLive.

Allen teaches “The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography” for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Image and Text: Extending Your Message
© Marianne Holm Hansen
ONLINE COURSE
 

Image and Text: Extending Your Message

Dates: Tuesdays, Apr 13–May 11, 2021
Time: 1:30–3:30pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $325
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

If words can paint a picture, and a picture is worth a thousand words, what happens when we combine the two? This course invites you to explore the relationship between image, text, and meaning. Each week we'll explore a different approach to combining photography and text — from adding words to images as a way to describe, inform or illustrate a subject, to creating or expanding personal and political narratives. We'll discuss and draw inspiration from the work of photographers who combine image and text in distinct ways and we’ll experiment with how the type of language, typography, and writing style we employ impacts the meaning and message of our own work. This course is for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the role and potential of text within photographic practice or seeks inspiration and support in developing a personal style.

 

 
Thank you so much for this fantastic photography journey together! I will definitely miss our image & text class next Monday evening. It has been such a really inspiring course. I learned a lot from all of you and am really grateful for all the precious feedback you gave me about the project. I will keep them in mind while working on the next steps.
—Sara (Rome)
I enjoyed very much the workshop, Marianne is really good, the feedback and her comments helped me a lot in my personal work, I wish I had more classes with her…. this course was a breath of fresh air.
—Lorena (Mexico)


Marianne Holm Hansen
Marianne Holm Hansen

Marianne Holm Hansen is a Danish artist based in London. She studied at the Fynske Academy of Fine Arts (Denmark), International Center of Photography (New York), and completed an MA in Interactive Media: Critical Theory and Practice, at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has worked internationally as an editorial photographer, photography lecturer and educator, and today collaborates continuously with institutions such as Tate Modern and the Royal Institute of British Architects (London) to deliver workshops and projects that invite participants to engage critically and creatively across media and themes.

Marianne's work is shown internationally through exhibitions, publications, and live events. She has received awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation (New York) and Arts Council England, amongst others, and held research and production residencies in the UK, USA, France, Finland, and Serbia. She has just published her second book, Void As (A) – A Proposition, collating photographs and texts to propose a series of prompts for thinking differently about language, time and space. 

Marianne teaches combining image and text, and how to use architectural space to tell a story   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Creative Visual Storytelling: An Exploration
© Anja Hitzenberger
Online class Co-presented by C/O Berlin and StrudelmediaLive
 

Creative Visual Storytelling: An Exploration

Dates: Wednesdays, Apr 21–May 19, 2021
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $325
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Only 1 spot left

Would you like to bring your photography to the next level by telling richer stories with your images? In this class we’ll explore techniques for developing a strong narrative and building sequenced stories, and how adding non-photography elements can enrich the overall message. We'll look at work by other photographers to analyze story structure and we'll examine the methods and tools they use for creative storytelling — including adding text, drawings, archival and “found” photos, and more. Examples will be presented on how a story can be told in different ways on different platforms (web-based, book-form, mail art, and installation). Through weekly critique, exercises, and discussion, you’ll deepen your photography practice and develop your own visual voice.

A special highlight of the workshop will be a live online tour through the C/O Berlin group exhibition “Send Me an Image: From Postcards to Social Media” with the show's curator, Felix Hoffmann, on Thursday, May 6 at 12pm EST (6pm Berlin time).

In Zusammenarbeit mit / in collaboration with

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
New Section Added — Starts April 21
The Artful Still Life (starts April 21)
© Samantha Box
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Artful Still Life (starts April 21)

Dates: Wednesdays, Apr 21–May 26, 2021
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $365
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Only 2 spots left

Still lifes — artful compositions of objects and light — are one of the most enduring forms of imagery. As powerful and complicated as a portrait or as complex as a landscape, they can harness the power of social and personal symbolism to create meaningful commentary on our world, lives, and identities. Students will gain an understanding of the aesthetic foundations of the still life by examining the visual language of both painters and photographers and their methods of constructing still life images. Through weekly exercises, students will learn ways to apply and expand these threads of historical and contemporary approaches to their own still life creations, whether constructed in a studio or found in other environments. Supported by in-class critique, students will end the course with a cohesive portfolio of works that will guide their practice in the future.

 

 
Samantha is a warm person — thoroughly knowledgeable in photography and in still life in particular.  Her enthusiasm is always apparent, and she always points out new directions for her students' photography projects.
—June (New Jersey)
It has been such an inspiring process taking classes with Samantha and Néstor. They’re such dedicated and talented teachers — I owe you both a lot of gratitude.
—MG (Brooklyn)


Samantha Box
Samantha Box

Samantha Box is a Jamaican-born, Bronx-based photographer. In her studio-based practice, she uses self-portraiture, sound, and installation to articulate her personal diasporic/Caribbean experience. This work has been exhibited at the Houston Center of Photography (2019), and the Andrew Freedman House (2020). In Spring 2021, Box will join the Bronx Museum of the Arts’ AIM Fellowship program.

Her previous documentary work focused on New York City's community of LGBTQ youth of color, and was widely recognized, notably with a NYFA Fellowship (2010), and shown, most prominently, as part of the ICP Museum’s Perpetual Revolution exhibition (2017). This work is part of the permanent collections of the Open Society Foundation, EN FOCO, and Light Work.

Samantha holds a certificate in Photojournalism and Documentary Studies from the International Center of Photography (2006). She also holds an MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from the International Center of Photographer/Bard College (2019).

Samantha teaches self-portraiture and documentary photography   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
ONLINE COURSE
 

Added Sessions: InDesign for Photobooks and Zines

Dates: Wednesdays, Apr 28–May 12, 2021
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 3 (The sessions will be April 28 and May 5 and 12.)
Limited enrollment: 6 students
Fee: $250
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Only 1 spot left

This class is 3 additional follow-up sessions for 3 more weeks to for our InDesign for Photobooks and Zines. It will be an opportunity for more group feedback on your book/zine and to go more deeply into some topics we were only able to touch on, including

  • dealing with text and typography (good workflows, fonts, and making your text look professional)
  • working with Master pages (how to work more efficiently with your book/zine)
  • how to trouble-shoot your document before sending to print
  • outputting your book or zine for print
  • things to consider in choosing a printer 

These sessions are in addition to the one-on-one session from the last round. You can schedule the one-on-one session when you prefer, but it might be more productive for your project if you use that session after these 3 group sessions. This class is limited to only 6 students.

 

 
We just returned from a week away and found my zine waiting for me! I love it! Many thanks to you both and especially Edward for your time, expertise and patience as I began to learn InDesign. I am grateful and appreciative!
—Lisa (New York)
Thank you both very much for a great course. I loved watching the movie clips and seeing students' interpretation through your talented guidance. See you again soon!
—Ilene (New York City)


Edward Ratliff
photo by Anja Hitzenberger
Edward Ratliff

Edward Ratliff is a composer, filmmaker, designer, and multi-disciplinary artist.

As a composer and performer, he has led bands in Europe and Asia and throughout New York City and has received numerous commissions and grants for dance and theater scores. His music has been heard in shows on HBO, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Hulu, the Discovery Channel, PBS, and more — everything from a biography of Dostoyevsky to Real Sex Xtra. He “is best known for making richly cinematic music that captures New York City’s momentum and diversity…” (The Wall Street Journal).

Edward is a designer who works in both print and digital — developing websites and designing books and other printed material for clients ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to individual artists. His film and video work has been exhibited in festivals internationally, and he has studied film devotedly for decades.

Edward teaches movies as inspiration and using InDesign to create zines and books   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Seeing in Black and White for Digital Photographers
© Kai McBride
ONLINE COURSE
 

Seeing in Black and White for Digital Photographers

Dates: Wednesdays, Apr 28–Jun 2, 2021
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 10 students
Fee: $365
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Have you experimented with shooting in black and white but were not quite happy with the results? Do you love the depiction of the world in black and white photographs and want to harness that abstracted quality in your own work? In this class, students will learn to make monochromatic photographs of depth and clarity that rival the masterpieces produced in a darkroom. We go beyond thinking of black and white as a digital filter, and explore how an image’s tonal range, balance, and contrast, affects the mood, emotion, and meaning of the picture. Additionally, students are exposed to the powerful tools available in Adobe Lightroom Classic to make purposeful conversions to black and white—superior to the flat desaturated images that are produced by default. Through weekly tutorials, assignments, shooting exercises, lectures, and instructor feedback, students will improve their visualization skills and gain confidence in a black and white digital workflow.

 

Please note: Students should have a basic understanding of Adobe Lightroom Classic (import, crop, basic adjustments, export).
 
Kai’s class was the best. Perfect format and class flow.
—Sheila (New Jersey)
Thanks, Kai! The class was an enormous learning experience for me. The arc of my understanding between weeks one and four amazed me. I thank you for sharing your encyclopedic knowledge and your methods and I hope we have the chance to experience another class together soon. I can’t wait to get back in the studio to cut and paste. 
—Fran (New York City)


Kai McBride
Kai McBride

Kai McBride is a photographer, musician, teacher, and avid cyclist who recently uprooted from Brooklyn to sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico. He spent the last ten years teaching photography and managing the photo facilities at Columbia University, his alma mater, where he received an MFA in 2008.

Born on the island of Kauai in 1972, by his 18th birthday Kai had lived in California, Oregon, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Texas, Oahu, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. He sharpened his powers of observation while adjusting to life between suburban ranch-style homes, cabins with no running water, and a 20-foot teepee in the field of a commune.

His photographs have been exhibited in museum and gallery exhibitions, and are held in public and private collections. His first monograph, About Face: Picturing Tampa, was published by SPQR Editions in Fall 2016.

Kai teaches black and white photography, photobooks, and more for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Collaboration as an Ethical Documentary Practice
© Samantha Box
ONLINE COURSE
 

Collaboration as an Ethical Documentary Practice

Dates: Thursdays, May 6–Jun 24, 2021
Time: 1–3:30pm (ET)
Sessions: 8
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $475
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What would an ethical way to practice documentary photography look like? This class suggests that collaboration between the image-maker and the people or communities who consent to be photographed can provide a path toward an ethical practice. We'll examine documentary photography, beginning with its origins often as a tool of imperialism and racism, to the ways in which those visual tropes continue to exist in contemporary practice. In response, we will discuss projects by photographers who work collaboratvely, identifying the methodologies that exemplify this practice. In this class, students will begin a collaborative relationship with a person or community that consents to be photographed; practices for COVID-safe collaboration will be discussed. Through weekly exercises — portraiture, oral histories, archival mining, reimaging and re-creation — students will gain an understanding of the foundations of this method of working. Supported by in-class critique, students will finish the course with a cohesive portfolio of works that will guide their practice in the future. Class sessions are 2.5 hours.

 

 
Samantha is a warm person — thoroughly knowledgeable in photography and in still life in particular.  Her enthusiasm is always apparent, and she always points out new directions for her students' photography projects.
—June (New Jersey)
It has been such an inspiring process taking classes with Samantha and Néstor. They’re such dedicated and talented teachers — I owe you both a lot of gratitude.
—MG (Brooklyn)


Samantha Box
Samantha Box

Samantha Box is a Jamaican-born, Bronx-based photographer. In her studio-based practice, she uses self-portraiture, sound, and installation to articulate her personal diasporic/Caribbean experience. This work has been exhibited at the Houston Center of Photography (2019), and the Andrew Freedman House (2020). In Spring 2021, Box will join the Bronx Museum of the Arts’ AIM Fellowship program.

Her previous documentary work focused on New York City's community of LGBTQ youth of color, and was widely recognized, notably with a NYFA Fellowship (2010), and shown, most prominently, as part of the ICP Museum’s Perpetual Revolution exhibition (2017). This work is part of the permanent collections of the Open Society Foundation, EN FOCO, and Light Work.

Samantha holds a certificate in Photojournalism and Documentary Studies from the International Center of Photography (2006). She also holds an MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from the International Center of Photographer/Bard College (2019).

Samantha teaches self-portraiture and documentary photography   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Ceci n’est pas une photo: Using Surrealism’s Toolbox in Your Photography
© Stefan Frank
ONLINE COURSE
 

Ceci n’est pas une photo: Using Surrealism’s Toolbox in Your Photography

Dates: Mondays, May 10–Jun 14, 2021
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 5 (No class on May 31 — Memorial Day)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $325
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Our understanding of surrealism has become watered down into a set of mainstream clichés: the once-revolutionary images of melting clocks, burning giraffes, and floating rocks of Dali and Magritte are so common that we see them more as design elements on shower curtains and mouse pads than as art. In a series of weekly assignments, we’ll rummage through the surrealist’s toolbox and use key concepts and techniques like chance, juxtaposition, collage, automatism, and l’informe (formlessness) to expand our photographic vocabulary and rekindle the revolutionary spirit of this movement. Taking Rosalind Krauss’s excellent study of surrealism — The Optical Unconscious — as our roadmap, we’ll examine classical examples by Jacques-André Boiffard, Hans Bellmer, Paul Nougé, and others and follow their traces into the works of contemporary artists like John Baldessari, Duane Michals, Lucas Blalock, Cindy Sherman, and others.

 

 
Thank you for guiding us down the Surrealism path. I had fun and enjoyed the course — I will be revisiting the “tool box” to feel more comfortable with Surrealism! I look forward to taking another class with you in the future.
—Alan (Minnesota)
This course was excellent, and I would/will recommend it to friends…. What I've liked about all of the three classes I've taken through StrudelmediaLive is that they are well-structured and organized. Stefan was exceptionally well-prepared for each session — it was all about teaching the material and he made an enormous amount of material available to the class.
—Barbara (New York City)


Stefan Frank
Stefan Frank

Stefan Frank is a photographer living in Heidelberg, Germany. After completing degrees in philosophy and mathematics, he studied photography at Ostkreuzschule in Berlin, and at Atelier Smedsby in Paris. His work has been exhibited throughout Germany, and he has created a variety of different photography series on extensive travels across Asia. In his current project “Deutschlandreise,” he focuses on Germany’s complicated history, his own family, and memories.

Stefan teaches the poetics of space, nighttime photography, and much more — including presenting The Photobook Show — for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Mastering Color in Your Images
© Lavonne Hall
ONLINE COURSE
 

Mastering Color in Your Images

Dates: Wednesdays, May 26–Jun 16, 2021
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 4
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $295
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Color can be a complex topic, but it’s so important to creating visually satisfying images. In this course we’ll uncover the story behind color theory and how to use it, including primary, secondary, and complementary colors. Expand your knowledge of color and light and learn to really read the colors in your images (to see whether they’re off or not), how to mix cool and warm colors to achieve the right look, and when and how to use the Adobe Lightroom Classic sliders to adjust hue, saturation, luminosity, tone and colors accordingly. There will be weekly assignments to further develop your color theory skills. By the end of this course, you’ll have a deeper understanding of color and how to get the best, optimal look for any image.

 

Please note: Students should have a basic understanding of Adobe Lightroom Classic for this course.
 
I loved Lavonne's class on mastering color. She is a selfless, inventive, and no-drama teacher whom I truly appreciated. I have taken many classes in the past and the teacher often wants to be the star … but Lavonne’s approach is to extend to the student a different way of looking at photos via color and, of course, light.
—Pat (Northern New Jersey)


Lavonne Hall
Lavonne Hall

Lavonne Hall is a native New Yorker and has been extremely active in the photography and film communities for more than 25 years. She is a fine art photographer, a live-streaming influencer, and a social butterfly. She teaches at the International Center of Photography and the School of Visual Arts, where she received her Masters in Digital Photography (and for whom she developed two iPad apps). She presents Lightroom demos for Adobe and Wacom, has worked with Pentax, Fuji Film, B&H, KelbyOne, and Adorama among others, and is the coordinator of the NY Photo Salon. One of her passions is getting people out and about to experience life through photography.

Lavonne teaches color theory   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Adventures in Still Life
© Néstor Pérez-Molière
ONLINE COURSE
 

Adventures in Still Life

Dates: Tuesdays, Jun 1–Jul 20, 2021
Time: 10am–12pm (ET)
Sessions: 8
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $435
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Only 2 spots left

This class will help develop your still life practice into a body of work that’s cohesive and expressive — whether you’re creating a portfolio of abstracted botanical landscapes, working on the photos for your own cookbook, or even channeling the poetic vanitas of Dutch master paintings. We’ll study strategies and visual compositions used by contemporary artists in their still life practice as a means to further your own, as well as analyzing practical matters like lighting. Supported by in-class critique and brainstorming exercises, you’ll develop your still life ideas into a portfolio. Weekly assignments are customized to each student individually, to help you develop your own voice in the still life genre. This class would be a good opportunity to work on a project or to simply experiment with different techniques each week.

 

 
I loved Néstor's class, and in general found that he created a welcoming and supportive course, with lots of great practical advice about our projects. I also appreciated the pace. I find lately that I want to dive deep, and for his class it was helpful to focus on one or two images. And his feedback helped me focus on refining a couple of ideas.
—Cristina (Minneapolis)
Thank you Nestor, for a fun and illuminating DIY lighting class. I loved your combined free-wheeling “go for it” approach with the gentle but rigorous critiques. I learned a lot about intentionally “sculpting” with light to create mood and content. I also appreciate your willingness to be vulnerable in showing and talking about your personal work, which meant a lot to me. You created a mini-community of sharing and learning. Muchas gracias! 
—Irene (Pennsylvania)


Néstor Pérez-Molière
Néstor Pérez-Molière

Néstor Pérez-Molière was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and currently resides in The Bronx. His practice takes place mainly in the realm of photography, but also incorporates performance, drawing, video, installation, and intaglio techniques. All of these are used in unison as he turns his camera on himself and delves into self-portraiture, exploring his relationship with his body, body image ideals, and food relationships as subject matter.

Nestor has an MFA from Hunter College and holds a BSc in botany. He was part of the Artist in the Marketplace and Creative Capital’s Taller mentorship programs, and was part of The Bronx Museum of the Art’s Fourth Biennial. He has exhibited at the Museo de las Américas, the Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Educational Center, Longwood Gallery, and the Liga de Artes de San Juan. He currently teaches digital and darkroom photography at the International Center of Photography and The Point CDC.

Néstor teaches lighting for still life and more   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Let Movies Inspire Your Photography: Part I
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Let Movies Inspire Your Photography: Part I

Dates: Wednesdays, Jun 9–Jul 14, 2021
Time: 2–4:30pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $495
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Only 1 spot left

This class helps students improve their compositional skills and deepen their work through a visual study of a wide range of movies. We’ll view and analyze film clips from movies throughout history and from around the world — from France and Italy, to 60s American Noir, Hong Kong action, contemporary movies, old black and white, and more. Our group discussion will cover different visual styles and approaches, directors, cinematographers, editing, and story-telling formats. Through weekly assignments students will learn to see cinematically in a way that can enrich their work, whether they are shooting stills or video.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

Edward Ratliff
photo by Anja Hitzenberger
Edward Ratliff

Edward Ratliff is a composer, filmmaker, designer, and multi-disciplinary artist.

As a composer and performer, he has led bands in Europe and Asia and throughout New York City and has received numerous commissions and grants for dance and theater scores. His music has been heard in shows on HBO, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Hulu, the Discovery Channel, PBS, and more — everything from a biography of Dostoyevsky to Real Sex Xtra. He “is best known for making richly cinematic music that captures New York City’s momentum and diversity…” (The Wall Street Journal).

Edward is a designer who works in both print and digital — developing websites and designing books and other printed material for clients ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to individual artists. His film and video work has been exhibited in festivals internationally, and he has studied film devotedly for decades.

Edward teaches movies as inspiration and using InDesign to create zines and books   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Architecture and Narrative: A Sense of Place
© Marianne Holm Hansen
ONLINE COURSE
 

Architecture and Narrative: A Sense of Place

Dates: Tuesdays, Jun 15–Jul 13, 2021
Time: 1:30–3:30pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $325
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Only 3 spots left

How can we use the genre of architectural photography to tell a more personal story of place? This course invites you to engage with architecture to develop your photography skills, style, and practice overall. You will focus your camera on an architectural site that is significant to you and create a short series, or narrative, that moves beyond architectural photography as a faithful representation of the built environment, to include your personal encounter, response and experience of place.

The course is suitable for anyone who wants to engage creatively with the built environment, space, place, and narrative. We'll draw inspiration from architectural photographers, past and present, to consider camera techniques, composition and sequencing, as your work develops through weekly exercises, discussions and critique.

 

 
Thank you so much for this fantastic photography journey together! I will definitely miss our image & text class next Monday evening. It has been such a really inspiring course. I learned a lot from all of you and am really grateful for all the precious feedback you gave me about the project. I will keep them in mind while working on the next steps.
—Sara (Rome)
I enjoyed very much the workshop, Marianne is really good, the feedback and her comments helped me a lot in my personal work, I wish I had more classes with her…. this course was a breath of fresh air.
—Lorena (Mexico)


Marianne Holm Hansen
Marianne Holm Hansen

Marianne Holm Hansen is a Danish artist based in London. She studied at the Fynske Academy of Fine Arts (Denmark), International Center of Photography (New York), and completed an MA in Interactive Media: Critical Theory and Practice, at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has worked internationally as an editorial photographer, photography lecturer and educator, and today collaborates continuously with institutions such as Tate Modern and the Royal Institute of British Architects (London) to deliver workshops and projects that invite participants to engage critically and creatively across media and themes.

Marianne's work is shown internationally through exhibitions, publications, and live events. She has received awards from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation (New York) and Arts Council England, amongst others, and held research and production residencies in the UK, USA, France, Finland, and Serbia. She has just published her second book, Void As (A) – A Proposition, collating photographs and texts to propose a series of prompts for thinking differently about language, time and space. 

Marianne teaches combining image and text, and how to use architectural space to tell a story   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Creating Environmental Portraits That Tell Powerful Stories
© Anja Hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Creating Environmental Portraits That Tell Powerful Stories

Dates: Thursdays, Jul 1–29, 2021
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $325
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Learn how to tell stories about people by photographing them in their own environments — their neighborhoods or homes, indoors or outdoors — and how to incorporate space to reveal intimate details. In this class, we delve into ways to make your subjects feel comfortable (including social distancing), so that your images both illuminate their personalities and engage the viewer on a deeper level. We also cover a history of the environmental portrait and discuss a selection of contemporary photographers.

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography (070521)

Dates: Mondays, Jul 5–Aug 23, 2021
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 8 (The first session on July 5 meets 12–2pm, and all remaining Mondays meet 2-4pm)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $435
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This course will help students step back from their own unfolding stories and create work about their life, whether based on memories or the current situation. Memory exercises will unlock personal material — interests, preoccupations, and connections to current circumstances — to help find a productive direction. Learning to be specific and authentic is key; fears, inhibitions, and practical obstacles will be discussed and confronted to allow students to mine their most compelling experiences. Many references will be made to contemporary photography, as well as to examples from the history of photography, art, and film. Any subject is viable as long as the photographer is sufficiently moved by it. Form follows content, and the photographer’s choice of approach will be analyzed for its applicability and expressiveness.  

 

Please note: Please send us examples of your work (via wetransfer) or a link to your website to study@strudelmedialive.com to be accepted to this class.
 
Allan Frame’s class was a truly extraordinary experience! Working in that group was incredibly inspiring, creatively challenging, and so very supportive. I feel like I have taken a huge step into a deeper awareness not only of myself — but of the photographic process as well. Looking forward to the next course.
—Glen (Toronto)
Allen Frame is a treasure — intelligent, deep, perceptive. We’re fortunate that he is on your faculty.
—Lisa D. (Brooklyn)


Allen Frame
photo by Marco Giugliarelli courtesy of Civitella Rainieri
Allen Frame

Allen Frame is a photographer and writer, based in New York and represented by Gitterman Gallery. He has released four books of photography: Whereupon (Palermo Publishing, 2023); Innamorato (Meteoro Editions, 2023); Fever, (Matte Editions, 2021); and Detour, (Kehrer, 2001). Currently, his work appears in the exhibition Mexichrome at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. His two-person exhibition Lost and Found was presented at Soft Network in New York, in November. He is a winner of the 2017/2018 Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and CEC Artslink’s Back Apartment Residency in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2019. He has curated numerous exhibitions, including Luxe, Calme, Volupte, which he co-curated with Sergio Bessa at Candice Madey Gallery in 2023.  He is an Adjunct Professor of Photography at Pratt Institute (MFA) and also teaches at the School of Visual Arts (BFA), the International Center of Photography in New York, and for StrudelmediaLive.

Allen teaches “The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography” for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Photography Shake Up!
© Kai McBride
ONLINE COURSE
 

Photography Shake Up!

Dates: Mondays, Jul 12–Aug 16, 2021
Time: 7–9pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $365
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Only 1 spot left

This fun summer class will have you saying, “I never would have made photographs like these, and I love it!” Kai McBride has designed a series of weekly prompts that will get you thinking in a fresh way about how you photograph. Whether you are still trying to find your photographic voice or are years into a large body of work, these assignments will challenge your approach to image-making and are guaranteed to knock you out of a creative rut and shake up your photography. We’ll seek inspiration by examining the work of a range of photographers and by the end of this class, you’ll be energized and inspired to expand your photographic vision.

 

 
Kai’s class was the best. Perfect format and class flow.
—Sheila (New Jersey)
Thanks, Kai! The class was an enormous learning experience for me. The arc of my understanding between weeks one and four amazed me. I thank you for sharing your encyclopedic knowledge and your methods and I hope we have the chance to experience another class together soon. I can’t wait to get back in the studio to cut and paste. 
—Fran (New York City)


Kai McBride
Kai McBride

Kai McBride is a photographer, musician, teacher, and avid cyclist who recently uprooted from Brooklyn to sunny Santa Fe, New Mexico. He spent the last ten years teaching photography and managing the photo facilities at Columbia University, his alma mater, where he received an MFA in 2008.

Born on the island of Kauai in 1972, by his 18th birthday Kai had lived in California, Oregon, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Texas, Oahu, North Carolina, and Massachusetts. He sharpened his powers of observation while adjusting to life between suburban ranch-style homes, cabins with no running water, and a 20-foot teepee in the field of a commune.

His photographs have been exhibited in museum and gallery exhibitions, and are held in public and private collections. His first monograph, About Face: Picturing Tampa, was published by SPQR Editions in Fall 2016.

Kai teaches black and white photography, photobooks, and more for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Telling Summer Stories through a Visual Diary
© Anja Hitzenberger
Online Class Presented by The International Center of Photography (ICP)
 

Telling Summer Stories through a Visual Diary

Dates: Wednesdays, Jul 14–Aug 11, 2021
Time: 11am–1pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 12 students
Fee: $390
registration closed

Presented by the International Center of Photography (ICP). This class delves into creative ways to capture your immediate surroundings — no matter where you are — with images that express the feeling of summer. After months of lockdown and social distancing, how might you explore your immediate environment? We experiment with blending memories and past personal experiences with our “new normal” by examining ways to add text or photos from our archives and discuss how to photograph non-tangibles, like heat, smell, or feelings. We also cover different approaches to telling personal stories by studying the work of artists such as Nina Katchadourian, Hiraki Sawa, Gueorgui Pinkhassov, Robert Adams, and Daniel Ramos, among others. By the end of class, students will have created a visual diary of their summer and deepened their creative and artistic practice. Registration is through the ICP website.

 

Please note: Open to all skill levels.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
Telling Powerful Stories through Environmental Portraits: Monthly Group
© anja hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Telling Powerful Stories through Environmental Portraits: Monthly Group

Dates: Mondays, Sep 13–Jan 17, 2022
Time: 11:30am–2:30pm (note new time) (ET)
Sessions: 6 (Group meets once per month on the following 5 Mondays: Sep 13; Oct 18; Nov 15; Dec 13, 2021 and Jan 17, 2022, plus a private 1-on-1 session)
Limited enrollment: 6 students
Fee: $545
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

A new, monthly group for students who work with environmental portraits and are looking for long-term support and continuity while developing a project. As in our weekly portrait class, we’ll cover how to tell stories about people by photographing them in their own environment — their neighborhood or home, indoors or outdoors — and how to incorporate space to reveal intimate details. We delve into ways to make your subjects feel comfortable (including social distancing), so that your images both illuminate their personalities and engage the viewer on a deeper level. We’ll also discuss the importance of collaborating with your subjects and how to combine environmental portraits with a documentary-style project. Work by other photographers will be presented. A guest speaker (to be announced) will share their work and 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: 1) Students must submit a selection of at least 10 images or a link to their website to be accepted to this class. 2) Students should either be working on a project, or have a project idea at the beginning of the class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
ONLINE COURSE
 

Discovering the Poetry in Nighttime Photography

Dates: Wednesdays, Sep 15–Oct 20, 2021
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $380
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

Nighttime is magical — cityscapes buzz with electricity and in nature, trees and meadows are glazed with moonlight. The scarcity of light creates its own particular drama. Taking pictures at night opens up exciting new ways of exploring our surroundings: the streets of our neighborhood, landscapes, and cityscapes, or simply the light in our own home. Through weekly exercises we'll explore seeing and composing in low light to capture the eery and poetic mood it offers. Technical details like long exposure and low-light camera settings, working with a tripod, and dealing in post with digital grain and noise reduction will be covered. An essential part of this class will be to discuss and analyze artistic and technical approaches by other photographers who have worked extensively in low light. As W. Eugene Smith said: “Available light is any damn light that is available.”

 

 
Thank you for guiding us down the Surrealism path. I had fun and enjoyed the course — I will be revisiting the “tool box” to feel more comfortable with Surrealism! I look forward to taking another class with you in the future.
—Alan (Minnesota)
This course was excellent, and I would/will recommend it to friends…. What I've liked about all of the three classes I've taken through StrudelmediaLive is that they are well-structured and organized. Stefan was exceptionally well-prepared for each session — it was all about teaching the material and he made an enormous amount of material available to the class.
—Barbara (New York City)


Stefan Frank
Stefan Frank

Stefan Frank is a photographer living in Heidelberg, Germany. After completing degrees in philosophy and mathematics, he studied photography at Ostkreuzschule in Berlin, and at Atelier Smedsby in Paris. His work has been exhibited throughout Germany, and he has created a variety of different photography series on extensive travels across Asia. In his current project “Deutschlandreise,” he focuses on Germany’s complicated history, his own family, and memories.

Stefan teaches the poetics of space, nighttime photography, and much more — including presenting The Photobook Show — for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Beyond Documentation: New Approaches to Exploring Family Stories
© Zuzana Pustaiová
ONLINE COURSE
 

Beyond Documentation: New Approaches to Exploring Family Stories

Dates: Thursdays, Sep 23–Oct 28, 2021
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 6
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $380
Register Now
Only 2 spots left

Explore new ways that go beyond photographing every-day life to delve into your family’s personal stories. These different methods of storytelling can include staging imaginary scenes with family members as models, or working with transforming archival photos. We’ll experiment with using collage, assemblage, and manipulation of images — physically cutting up prints or attaching hand-crafted artifacts (lace, stickers, objects from the past or present) — as a reaction to the pictures. Students will learn to create a structure for working on their project — from developing an idea, research, making a storyboard, and editing, to creating the final presentation. Work by contemporary artists and photographers on family topics will be presented and discussed.

In her artwork, Pustaiová explores role-playing as an element that helps inform the way family members, relatives, and friends relate to one another. With a sense of humor and irony, she uncovers the less obvious stories that exist within a family.

Open to students working with any kind of camera (analog, digital, instant) and any types of prints, and whether their family members are nearby or not.

 

 
Zuzana is an experienced and inspiring teacher who motivated us a lot to find our true artistic voice by connecting with something essential and at the same time showing us many opportunities to be creative. I can’t believe that I could approach a very difficult personal topic and transform it with photography.
—Ha Thu (Vietnam)
I wanted to thank you for the class and for pushing me toward this new way (at least for me) of working on my personal story/project. I’m really excited to literally dive into it. Thank you for your time and support, your advice has been super helpful.
—Lara (France)


Zuzana Pustaiová
photo by Boris Nemeth
Zuzana Pustaiová

Zuzana Pustaiová's interest in visual arts began with painting but soon switched to photography, which she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bratislava (Slovakia) where she completed her Ph.D in 2022. Her artwork uses role-playing as a principal tool to explore and reveal the relationships between family members, relatives, friends, and other social groups. With a sense of wit, humor and irony, she uncovers the cultural stereotypes related to gender, age, tradition, and social inclusion. In 2022, her book One Day Every Day was shortlisted for the Paris Photo – Aperture Photobook Award. She has received numerous awards in contemporary photography — including the Grand Prix at the Rovinj Photodays 2021 and Finalist for the 2017 Lucie Foundation Scholarship in Los Angeles. In 2018 she was named Slovak Photographer of the Year. She has exhibited internationally in Europe and Canada and lives and works in Levice and Bratislava.

Zuzana teaches new approaches to photographing family stories and self-portraiture   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography (092721)
© Allen Frame
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography (092721)

Dates: Mondays, Sep 27–Nov 15, 2021
Time: 2–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 8
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $460
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

This course will help students step back from their own unfolding stories and create work about their life, whether based on memories or the current situation. Memory exercises will unlock personal material — interests, preoccupations, and connections to current circumstances — to help find a productive direction. Learning to be specific and authentic is key; fears, inhibitions, and practical obstacles will be discussed and confronted to allow students to mine their most compelling experiences. Many references will be made to contemporary photography, as well as to examples from the history of photography, art, and film. Any subject is viable as long as the photographer is sufficiently moved by it. Form follows content, and the photographer’s choice of approach will be analyzed for its applicability and expressiveness.  

 

Please note: Please send us examples of your work (via wetransfer) or a link to your website to study@strudelmedialive.com to be accepted to this class.
 
Allan Frame’s class was a truly extraordinary experience! Working in that group was incredibly inspiring, creatively challenging, and so very supportive. I feel like I have taken a huge step into a deeper awareness not only of myself — but of the photographic process as well. Looking forward to the next course.
—Glen (Toronto)
Allen Frame is a treasure — intelligent, deep, perceptive. We’re fortunate that he is on your faculty.
—Lisa D. (Brooklyn)


Allen Frame
photo by Marco Giugliarelli courtesy of Civitella Rainieri
Allen Frame

Allen Frame is a photographer and writer, based in New York and represented by Gitterman Gallery. He has released four books of photography: Whereupon (Palermo Publishing, 2023); Innamorato (Meteoro Editions, 2023); Fever, (Matte Editions, 2021); and Detour, (Kehrer, 2001). Currently, his work appears in the exhibition Mexichrome at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. His two-person exhibition Lost and Found was presented at Soft Network in New York, in November. He is a winner of the 2017/2018 Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and CEC Artslink’s Back Apartment Residency in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 2019. He has curated numerous exhibitions, including Luxe, Calme, Volupte, which he co-curated with Sergio Bessa at Candice Madey Gallery in 2023.  He is an Adjunct Professor of Photography at Pratt Institute (MFA) and also teaches at the School of Visual Arts (BFA), the International Center of Photography in New York, and for StrudelmediaLive.

Allen teaches “The Life You’re In: The Joy and Pathos of Autobiography” for StrudelmediaLive.

 
The Expanded Self‑portrait: Exploring Traditional and Alternative Methods of Personal Expression
© Samantha Box
ONLINE COURSE
 

The Expanded Self‑portrait: Exploring Traditional and Alternative Methods of Personal Expression

Dates: Fridays, Oct 1–Nov 19, 2021
Time: 1–3:30pm (ET)
Sessions: 8 (Please note that each session runs 2.5 hours.)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $545
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

While every image we create contains an element of the self, only the self-portrait holds the photographer’s distinct personal perspective at its center. As we grapple with fluctuating times and shifting notions of identity, we’ll explore the ways in which the practice of self-portraiture can also shift. How can we challenge and expand the boundaries of this way of making work? Beginning with weekly exercises, students will experiment with a variety of alternative approaches to the self-portrait — still-life, landscape, portraiture, and more conceptual and collaborative practices, such as text art – alongside traditional methods, with the aim of finding an individual approach to the expression of the self. The work of photographers who have used a variety of modes of self-portraiture will be presented for robust discussion. Supported by in-class critiques, students will end the course with a cohesive portfolio of self-portraits.

 

 
Samantha is a warm person — thoroughly knowledgeable in photography and in still life in particular.  Her enthusiasm is always apparent, and she always points out new directions for her students' photography projects.
—June (New Jersey)
It has been such an inspiring process taking classes with Samantha and Néstor. They’re such dedicated and talented teachers — I owe you both a lot of gratitude.
—MG (Brooklyn)


Samantha Box
Samantha Box

Samantha Box is a Jamaican-born, Bronx-based photographer. In her studio-based practice, she uses self-portraiture, sound, and installation to articulate her personal diasporic/Caribbean experience. This work has been exhibited at the Houston Center of Photography (2019), and the Andrew Freedman House (2020). In Spring 2021, Box will join the Bronx Museum of the Arts’ AIM Fellowship program.

Her previous documentary work focused on New York City's community of LGBTQ youth of color, and was widely recognized, notably with a NYFA Fellowship (2010), and shown, most prominently, as part of the ICP Museum’s Perpetual Revolution exhibition (2017). This work is part of the permanent collections of the Open Society Foundation, EN FOCO, and Light Work.

Samantha holds a certificate in Photojournalism and Documentary Studies from the International Center of Photography (2006). She also holds an MFA in Advanced Photographic Studies from the International Center of Photographer/Bard College (2019).

Samantha teaches self-portraiture and documentary photography   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Enrich Your Photographic Vision: Seeing Through the Eyes of Others
© James Prochnik
ONLINE COURSE
 

Enrich Your Photographic Vision: Seeing Through the Eyes of Others

Dates: Saturdays, Oct 2–30, 2021
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $340
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Only 1 spot left

Do you ever wonder how the world looks through another person's eyes? How would a familiar street look to you if you were walking it as a novelist, tour guide, or movie director? What details would suddenly assume new importance? Each week we'll explore our surroundings, imagining ourselves as different types of creators and surveyors — poets, storytellers, and more. In class, we'll look at work from photographers whose images are inspired or influenced by different practices like these, and we'll look for the insights from each of these perspectives to enrich our personal artistic vision. This class is grounded in the tradition of street photography, but all photographers interested in using diverse art and professional disciplines to inform and improve their pictures of the world are welcome.

 

 
I want to thank you for such an inspiring class. You are a wonderful teacher! You brought to the forefront for me just how essential light is in a taking good photos. You also encouraged me to be experimental and I have got to know my camera better as a result. Best wishes for your upcoming photography projects. I hope you’ll be teaching again before too long.
—Anna (California)
Just a quick note to say that James Prochnik’s “Poems and Pictures” class was fantastic — he is a gifted teacher and image maker. My work experienced a much needed shift during his class and my fellow classmates were equally committed to making new and exciting work. Not only did he introduce us to largely unknown photographers, he was in the trenches with us. His thoughtful critiques are what I imagine MFA students receive at Yale. This class was exactly what I needed, when I needed it. James embodies what StrudelmediaLive is all about: pushing limits to break creative barriers.
—Kirsten (Canada)


James Prochnik
James Prochnik
James Prochnik

James Prochnik is a Brooklyn-based photographer who uses photography as a means to explore the world outside, focusing on people, place, memory and the poetry of the everyday. His photographs have been published in The New York Times, Vice Media, Lenscratch, USA Today, and Shots Magazine and have been exhibited in galleries around the country. In 2019, James launched NYC Photo Community — a weekly newsletter listing photography events, workshops, exhibitions, and opportunities for photographers everywhere. James has been a regular guest lecturer on ethics and aesthetics in street photography at the University of Vermont.

James teaches street photography, poems and pictures, richness of light, and more for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Diving Deep: A Monthly Critique Group: Fall/Winter
© anja hitzenberger
ONLINE COURSE
 

Diving Deep: A Monthly Critique Group: Fall/Winter

Dates: Mondays, Oct 4–Feb 7, 2022
Time: 1–4pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (Group meets once per month on the following 5 Mondays: Oct 4; Nov 1; Dec 6, 2021, and Jan 10; Feb 7, 2022, plus a private 1-on-1 session )
Limited enrollment: 6 students
Fee: $545
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

This 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 discuss different approaches to the best way of telling the story, to fit each student’s individual project. During these monthly critiques we’ll also cover story structure, research, composition, editing, and documentary and conceptual approaches. This group is also a way to simply talk about anything related to photography to get inspired: we’ll look at other photographers’ work, discuss technical issues, and talk about how to best present the 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: 1) Students must submit a selection of at least 10 images or a link to their website to be accepted to this class. 2) Students should either be working on a project, or have a project idea at the beginning of the class.
 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
How to Light Environmental Portraits
© Gianni Cipriano
ONLINE COURSE
 

How to Light Environmental Portraits

Dates: Wednesdays, Oct 6–Nov 3, 2021
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 5
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $340
Register Now
Only 2 spots left

Do you struggle with lighting? Learn on-location lighting using the least amount of equipment possible. We will concentrate on environmental portraits in a variety of situations, in indoor and outdoor locations. We will cover on- and off-camera flash photography fundamentals: exposure, distance, mixing with ambient light, sync, TTL, light meters, the pros and cons of flash versus continuous lighting (LED lights), as well as the use of light modifiers. In addition, we will discuss how to communicate a message through lighting and how to best position and interact with your subject. Through weekly shooting assignments, students get to practice on their own and will over time improve the quality of their images. We'll also analyze how the masters of lighting use artificial light on location.

 

Please note: Students will need to have access to a portable flash (feel free to contact us for recommendations).
 
Thank you so much! Learned so much so quickly!
—Tina (New Orleans)
The lighting class was excellent. Gianni is both a great photographer and a great teacher. He made what can be a complicated subject understandable. Gianni helped me see where I was making mistakes and helped me understand how to fix them. Thank you so much Anja, and Gianni for this class. I am no longer scared of speedlights, and I feel like I just got a bunch of cool new tools that I can’t wait to try out.
—Deborah (Boston)


Gianni Cipriano
Gianni Cipriano

Gianni Cipriano is a Sicilian-born independent photographer based in Napoli, Italy. His work focuses on contemporary social, political, and economic issues. Gianni regularly works for The New York Times and has been documenting the ongoing upheaval in Italian politics for L’Espresso weekly magazine since 2013. His editorial work has also appeared in Time, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, Le Monde Magazine, The Guardian Weekend Magazine, among others.

He graduated from the Documentary Photography and Photojournalism Program at the International Center of Photography in New York in 2008. He has received recognition and awards from POYI (Picture of the Year International), American Photography, New York Photo Awards, International Photography Awards, and the Ian Parry Scholarship.

Gianni’s work has been showcased in group exhibitions in venues such as the Rencontres d’Arles, FOLI Lima Biennale of Photography, MOPLA, Lumix Festival for Young Photojournalism and at the MAXXI museum in Rome.

Gianni teaches lighting for environmental portraits   for StrudelmediaLive.

 
Dynamic Composition for Visual Storytellers
© anja hitzenberger
Online class Co-presented by C/O Berlin and StrudelmediaLive
 

Dynamic Composition for Visual Storytellers

Dates: Wednesdays, Oct 27–Dec 8, 2021
Time: 12–2pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (No class on Nov 24 for the US Thanksgiving holiday)
Limited enrollment: 8 students
Fee: $380
Sold Out
This class is sold out — but email us to join the wait list and we’ll let you know of any openings.

In this class, you’ll refine your composition skills and improve your photographic seeing, to tell stronger stories with your pictures. Weekly exercises will help you develop a heightened sensitivity to your surroundings, by photographing in urban environments (indoors and outdoors) using a variety of compositional tools. We’ll cover how to best compose space when people are included in the composition, and during group critique we’ll discuss effective editing and analyze what works in an image — and what doesn’t. For inspiration we’ll take a look at historical and contemporary photographers and study their approaches to image composition and storytelling.

A special highlight of the workshop will be a live online tour through the C/O Berlin Lee Friedlander retrospective exhibition, with the museum's chief curator, Felix Hoffmann (date to be announced).

In Zusammenarbeit mit / in collaboration with

 

 
I have learned much from Anja and StrudelmediaLive classes. She and the other teachers are very well accomplished on the technical and artistic sides of photography, helping me to grow in both areas. Anja has a creative mind and is very pleasant to work with — very important traits for a photography mentor. I look forward to more classes with her and the other teachers.
—Jay (Oakland)
To me, online classes have been a synonym for freedom. Freedom of being where I was, geographically. Freedom of expressing myself through the group discussions and learning by sharing with others and with Anja.
—Lara (France)


Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger

Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, private photography consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive online photography classes. Anja studied at the International Center of Photography (ICP Creative Practice full-time program) in New York, where she is now on the faculty. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, in film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America and Asia, and published internationally in magazines and books. She has received numerous grants, including “Swing Space” from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), and has completed residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). Anja enjoys teaching students from around the world, and has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, and China. 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.

 
ONLINE COURSE
 

InDesign for Photobooks and Zines

Dates: Tuesdays, Nov 2–Dec 7, 2021
Time: 1–3pm (ET)
Sessions: 6 (This class has 5 group sessions plus a private 1-on-1 session; no class on Nov 23)
Limited enrollment: 6 students
Fee: $495
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Learn InDesign so that you can layout and design your own photobook or zine. This class is for students who are new to InDesign or who want a refresher. In this 6-session class, we’ll discuss developing a visual concept to fit your specific story, and cover step-by-step instructions on workflow, how to best plan and setup a project, how to use the most important InDesign tools, and how to prepare, import and resize photos. We’ll discuss working with text, fonts, and typography, and you’ll learn to speak the language of printers and designers. You’ll also get recommendations for where to print your particular project. We’ll look at a variety of zines and photobooks for design inspiration and discuss different design ideas. Through weekly assignments, students will work on their projects so that by the end of class, you will have a layout of your book or zine. This class is limited to only 6 students. We’ll meet as a group for 5 sessions, followed by a private 1-on-1 session to work together on your specific book or zine.

 

Please note: No prior knowledge of InDesign is required, but you will need a subscription to it for use during the course. Students should have a project ready to develop into a book or zine.
 
We just returned from a week away and found my zine waiting for me! I love it! Many thanks to you both and especially Edward for your time, expertise and patience as I began to learn InDesign. I am grateful and appreciative!
—Lisa (New York)
Thank you both very much for a great course. I loved watching the movie clips and seeing students' interpretation through your talented guidance. See you again soon!
—Ilene (New York City)


Edward Ratliff
photo by Anja Hitzenberger
Edward Ratliff

Edward Ratliff is a composer, filmmaker, designer, and multi-disciplinary artist.

As a composer and performer, he has led bands in Europe and Asia and throughout New York City and has received numerous commissions and grants for dance and theater scores. His music has been heard in shows on HBO, Netflix, Nickelodeon, Hulu, the Discovery Channel, PBS, and more — everything from a biography of Dostoyevsky to Real Sex Xtra. He “is best known for making richly cinematic music that captures New York City’s momentum and diversity…” (The Wall Street Journal).

Edward is a designer who works in both print and digital — developing websites and designing books and other printed material for clients ranging from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to individual artists. His film and video work has been exhibited in festivals internationally, and he has studied film devotedly for decades.

Edward teaches movies as inspiration and using InDesign to create zines and books   for StrudelmediaLive.