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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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FotoFocus Adds Landscape Photographer Justine Kurland as Keynote Speaker

Posted on September 29, 2017

Kurland, known for portraits of fringe America, will replace Katy Grannan among Second Century symposium’s lineup of featured speakers Cincinnati, OH – FotoFocus’s Second Century: Photography, Feminism, Politics symposium, taking… Continue

The Ties That Bind Us: How Photography Unifies the Female Progressive Movement

Posted on September 28, 2017

When you share an image, are you sharing it as a woman? As a person with a disability? What about as a civil rights advocate? Your art is a part… Continue

Symposium Panel Considers the Common Trope of a Woman with a Camera

Posted on September 20, 2017

What, if anything, does it mean to be a woman photographer? Cincinnati will soon have a chance to explore the topic during the 2:00pm panel of the Second Century: Photography,… Continue

Examining the Complexities of Women’s Film

Posted on September 13, 2017

What defines the term “women’s film”, and what does it look like to explore the complexities and limitations of the category? This topic will be addressed, specifically within the framework… Continue

FotoFocus Expands Second Century Symposium: Katy Grannan, Tabitha Soren, and Aruna D’Souza Complete the Lineup

Posted on September 12, 2017

Cincinnati, OH – FotoFocus is expanding its Second Century: Photography, Feminism, Politics symposium, taking place at Memorial Hall on Saturday, October 7, 2017. Tabitha Soren, a photographer who is featured… Continue