Join acclaimed artist, photographer, and filmmaker Laurie Simmons and The New Yorker writer Naomi Fry for an hour-long Zoom conversation moderated by FotoFocus Artistic Director and Curator Kevin Moore. As pop culture evolves beyond television, film, and advertising into TikTok, online video gaming, and other digital platforms, social structures and gender identity are dramatically changing. Laurie Simmons and Naomi Fry will share their thoughts on—and enthusiasm for—life on the new media frontier and how it relates to their work.

Lens Mix is a monthly virtual conversation series presented by FotoFocus connecting speakers from different fields to comment on film, photography, and lens-based art. Created in celebration of FotoFocus’s tenth anniversary, the free series moderated by FotoFocus Artistic Director and Curator Kevin Moore invites speakers to explore each others’ artistic practice and projects through intimate discussions. To stay up-to-date on speakers and upcoming conversations, visit fotofocus.org.