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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.

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Get “Spirited Away” with Hand-Formed Onigiri for SECOND SCREENS: Foodie Edition

Posted on March 30, 2021

In the bracket of what really wins March, we’re for team classic movies and carb-laden comfort foods all the way. Namely: Miyazaki’s animated masterpiece Spirited Away accompanied by DIY Japanese… Continue

SECOND SCREENS: Foodie Edition Serves Up “Big Night” and Handmade Pasta

Posted on February 26, 2021

Hand-rolled cavatelli from Chef Chrissy Antenucci of The Wheel and Stanley Tucci’s beloved 1996 film Big Night, coming soon—or whenever you choose—to a living room near you. A do-it-mostly-yourself take… Continue

Documentary Filmmaker Nadia Hallgren Talks Storytelling, the Particular Power of Film, and Getting Beyond Self-Doubt

Posted on February 24, 2021

Few among us can count Michelle Obama as a personal booster, but all of us can now hear from one who does: In anticipation of her March 4 Lens Mix… Continue

FotoFocus at 10: An Oral History

Posted on December 17, 2020

As FotoFocus celebrates its first decade, we get the behind-the-scenes scoop of how it started—and what the future holds—from eight people who have lived it. I. Origin Story TOM SCHIFF,… Continue

FotoFocus at 10: A Video Road Trip with Past Participants

Posted on October 8, 2020

Thirteen esteemed artists and curators who have contributed to a decade of FotoFocus programming join from their homes around the world to reflect on where they’ve been, where they’re headed,… Continue