StrudelmediaLive Community Weekend in New York City
In‑Person Weekend Workshop NYC: Explore Broadway, NYC’s Longest Street
Dates: Oct 20–22, 2023
Time: 10am–5pm (ET)
Sessions: 3 (Friday, Oct 20 (afternoon), Saturday/Sunday, Oct 21–22, 10am–5pm (ET), with a follow-up online session on Sunday, Oct 29, 12–3pm (ET))
Limited enrollment: 12 students
Fee: $650
Broadway is New York City’s longest street — running the full length of Manhattan up to the Bronx — passing through and connecting some of the world's most fascinating neighborhoods. In this weekend workshop, we'll photographically explore different parts of this famous street that you might not know, with its rich tapestry of architecture, street action, and cultures. This workshop will also be a good opportunity to meet in person and photograph with other StrudelmediaLive students you may know only on Zoom.
Fri, October 20: 1-3pm (ET)
A special curated gallery tour with StrudelmediaLive community, followed by a social get-together.
Sat/Sun, October 21/22: 10am–5pm (ET)
In its journey through Manhattan, Broadway passes through a vibrant array of wildly different neighborhoods. On this curated tour you’ll discover the Caribbean and Black neighborhood of West Harlem (including a stop at the beautiful and under-appreciated Hispanic Society Museum with its stunning collection of paintings by El Greco, Goya, Velásquez and more). We'll visit the dense and bustling food mecca of Koreatown, explore the area around the iconic Madison Square Park, and on to the explosion of color at the world-famous Union Square Greenmarket. In Lower Manhattan we'll check out the crazy intersection at Broadway and Canal Street, where Chinatown meets the chic Tribeca neighborhood. All along the way, you'll find some of the most interesting and beautiful historic and classic architecture found in New York City. We'll do a lot of walking, but for longer distances, we'll travel on the Broadway Subway line.
Activities on both days will be held outdoors as much as possible.
Sun, October 29: 12–3pm (ET)
The following Sunday, we’ll meet online to discuss and critique your fresh NYC images.
Please note: Make sure to wear good shoes because we'll be walking a good amount.
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)
Since I haven't had the opportunity to study photography formally, I needed a course that would help me acquire an awareness of the composition skills I was thinking about unconsciously. Anja helped me improve my observation skills, both explaining the main elements of composition, with reference to the techniques used by other photographers, and through shooting exercises and group critique, which took me, week after week, to intentionally compose the frame in order to develop a narrative.
—Gianluca (Italy)
Anja Hitzenberger
Anja Hitzenberger is a photographer, filmmaker, consultant, and educator. She is the founder of StrudelmediaLive, an educational platform that offers live online photography classes and more to people around the world. Anja studied in the Creative Practice full-time program at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City, and has been on the faculty there since 2009. She is dedicated to working with people from different cultures across the globe.
Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America, and Asia. Her photography has been published internationally and is a part of both private and institutional collections, including the International Center of Photography. She has received numerous artistic grants and has been awarded residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). A focus of her activities has been working with live performance, including producing a multimedia piece that toured in New York City, Austria, and Korea.
Anja has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, China, and Taiwan. 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.
Broadway is New York City’s longest street — running the full length of Manhattan up to the Bronx — passing through and connecting some of the world's most fascinating neighborhoods. In this weekend workshop, we'll photographically explore different parts of this famous street that you might not know, with its rich tapestry of architecture, street action, and cultures. This workshop will also be a good opportunity to meet in person and photograph with other StrudelmediaLive students you may know only on Zoom.
Fri, October 20: 1-3pm (ET)
A special curated gallery tour with StrudelmediaLive community, followed by a social get-together.
Sat/Sun, October 21/22: 10am–5pm (ET)
In its journey through Manhattan, Broadway passes through a vibrant array of wildly different neighborhoods. On this curated tour you’ll discover the Caribbean and Black neighborhood of West Harlem (including a stop at the beautiful and under-appreciated Hispanic Society Museum with its stunning collection of paintings by El Greco, Goya, Velásquez and more). We'll visit the dense and bustling food mecca of Koreatown, explore the area around the iconic Madison Square Park, and on to the explosion of color at the world-famous Union Square Greenmarket. In Lower Manhattan we'll check out the crazy intersection at Broadway and Canal Street, where Chinatown meets the chic Tribeca neighborhood. All along the way, you'll find some of the most interesting and beautiful historic and classic architecture found in New York City. We'll do a lot of walking, but for longer distances, we'll travel on the Broadway Subway line.
Activities on both days will be held outdoors as much as possible.
Sun, October 29: 12–3pm (ET)
The following Sunday, we’ll meet online to discuss and critique your fresh NYC images.
Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, film festivals, and on theater stages throughout Europe, the United States, South America, and Asia. Her photography has been published internationally and is a part of both private and institutional collections, including the International Center of Photography. She has received numerous artistic grants and has been awarded residencies in Rome, Paris, Warsaw, Beijing, and Tainan (Taiwan). A focus of her activities has been working with live performance, including producing a multimedia piece that toured in New York City, Austria, and Korea.
Anja has been teaching live online photography classes since 2015, as well as in-person workshops in New York, Europe, China, and Taiwan. Originally from Salzburg, Austria, she divides her time between New York and Vienna.
anjahitzenberger.com
