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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.

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Dayton Spotlight Weekend (10/16–10/18)

Posted on October 15, 2026

As part of the 2026 Biennial, FotoFocus features its Biennial Venues in Spotlight Weekends: Opportunities to visit multiple Venues within specific geographic locations where artists and curators are more likely… Continue

Featured Exhibition Highlight: Paul Mpagi Sepuya: Compressed Tenses

Posted on October 2, 2026

We are living in a time of grave need for organization and vision, both in terms of democracy and photography, especially now when free speech and the ability to organize are so under threat. Make no mistake, the fracturing of the American electorate and its political discourse is intended by the adversaries of direct democracy. Continue

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Dayton Spotlight Weekend (10/16–10/18)

Featured Exhibition Highlight: Paul Mpagi Sepuya: Compressed Tenses

Chip Thomas Named 2026 MacArthur Fellow

Featured Exhibition Highlight: Nancy Rexroth: Secrets of My Power

Featured Exhibition Highlight: Natural Fictions