Who We Are
We Are The Same Photography Program that was at The Jane Addams Center, Hull House (JACHH), on Broadway & Belmont that started in 1969. Richard was the Founder and Director of that Program. This is his new place of learning. Many of the same staff from JACHH still volunteer with Richard.
Photography Instruction for Everyone Richard Stromberg taught photography classes at the legendary Jane Addams Center at Belmont & Broadway for 33 years. In 2001, Hull House sold the Center, so Richard, with a cadre of students and volunteers, started the Chicago Photography Center on Lincoln Avenue. Richard and his merry band built the Center – quite literally.
Together, and under Richard's leadership, they designed and built out the space and opened for business in 2003, with Richard as program director and lead instructor. Then, in the fall of 2008, a new board of directors fired Richard - through e-mail – explaining to Richard that he was an "at will" employee. Richard was over sixty years old and had become disabled. See the Reader story, RSCPC History (some of Richard's property has still not been returned, Don't get him started. OK, ask him if you want to.) cpc never made good on their settlement offer to Richard and as of Christmas 2010 withdrew the offer completely.
Richard left the Center determined to start again, and many of the volunteer staff followed suit soon after. Now, after a lifetime of bringing affordable photography instruction to anyone, regardless of income or skill level, Richard is at it again. In February of 2009, Richard and his teachers and volunteers opened for business as Richard Stromberg's Chicago Photography Classes.
The new location is on the mid-North side of Chicago: 500 feet from the Irving Park El stop on the CTA Brown Line. 10 minutes west from Lake Shore Drive and 15 minutes east from 90/94 on Irving Park Road at the North East Corner of Ravenswood Avenue (4001 North Ravenswood Avenue, 1st Floor).
Richard's plan: Translate 46 years of photojournalism and 40 years of teaching to offer comprehensive classes – for everyone – at competitive prices.
