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The Lens

The Lens is the FotoFocus editorial platform that brings together a wide range of perspectives and insights to reflect on the ever-changing role that photography and lens-based media play in our world. Featuring news updates and programming highlights, alongside critical essays and in-depth conversations with artists, curators, scholars, and more, The Lens provides a vital space for discussion between members of our local and regional communities with those across the world.


FotoFocus Executive Director Announcement

Posted on December 12, 2022

FotoFocus announces retirement of Executive Director Mary Ellen Goeke; Biennial Director Katherine Ryckman Siegwarth named successor. FotoFocus, the nonprofit dedicated to championing photography and lens-based art, today announced that its… Continue reading FotoFocus Executive Director Announcement

FotoFocus Biennial: Program Week Video Gallery

Posted on December 1, 2022

FotoFocus is excited to share videos from the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial: World Record Program Week. The 2022 FotoFocus Biennial Program Week, which ran September 29–October 8, constitutes the core of… Continue reading FotoFocus Biennial: Program Week Video Gallery

FotoFocus Biennial Celebrates Largest Edition to Date

Posted on October 27, 2022

Over 100 Photography and Lens-based Art Exhibitions and Projects at 90 Venues Remain On View Throughout October and into Early 2023 FotoFocus, the Cincinnati-based non-profit arts organization devoted to photography… Continue reading FotoFocus Biennial Celebrates Largest Edition to Date

East & Central Cincinnati Neighborhood Spotlight

Posted on October 22, 2022

As part of the 2022 Biennial, FotoFocus is featuring a number of Neighborhood Spotlight Days: Opportunities to visit multiple Participating Venues in certain geographic locations on a day when artists,… Continue reading East & Central Cincinnati Neighborhood Spotlight

FotoFocus in Columbus

Posted on October 20, 2022

Sometimes you need to get out of town to see something fresh. And sometimes, that can mean just a short ride up I-71. If you’ve got the itch to get… Continue reading FotoFocus in Columbus