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.
kaimcbride.comKai’s Classes
Kai teaches black and white photography, photobooks, and more for StrudelmediaLive.- Repetition as Practice: A Year of Deep Observation (begins Monday, January 5, 2026)This class is sold out, but you can email us to join the wait list.
- Mastering the Lightroom Print Module (begins Tuesday, February 24, 2026)
- Diptychs, Triptychs, and Panoramics: The Dynamics of Multiples (begins Tuesday, March 31, 2026)
