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The Lens is the FotoFocus editorial platform, highlighting our programming and featuring in-depth conversations on photography and the moving image drawn from perspectives and insights in our community, throughout our region, and around the globe.

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The Future is Bright for FotoFocus

Posted on January 11, 2023

Letter from the Executive Director Thank you to everyone who supported FotoFocus in 2022. Last year was a stellar undertaking by the organization: we hosted the Telephotography Symposium in April… Continue

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

Coming Soon: A Double Feature of Major FotoFocus Programming in 2022

Posted on December 16, 2021

All of the pandemic pivoting of the past two years means big things — like a FotoFocus Symposium and a FotoFocus Biennial — in the new year. Get the scoop… Continue

2021, A Reluctantly Not-Miserable Retrospective

Posted on December 15, 2021

2021 was … technically a year. Sure, it feels like January became October with a tiny blip of optimism for, like, two weeks in June. But as we look back,… Continue

Pass It On — FotoFocus Launches Insights: Call // Response

Posted on August 10, 2021

Insights: Call // Response is an emerging artists’ game of tag. Insights is a FotoFocus educational initiative that supports the unique voices and perspectives of emerging regional artists through mentorship.… Continue