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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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FotoFocus Biennial Project Intern Highlight

Posted on August 9, 2022

Australian artist Ian Strange will create new photographic and film works while completing an Artist in Residence program with FotoFocus at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. The residency includes a student internship program, and Ellie Wallace, painting and drawing major at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, shares her experience as one of the nine paid interns assisting with the Ian Strange project throughout the summer.

Previously on THE LENS, we spoke with Australian artist Ian Strange for a Q&A and featured Romaiza Nadeem, student at the Art... Continue reading FotoFocus Biennial Project Intern Highlight


FotoFocus Biennial Project Incorporates Internships for Local Students

Posted on July 20, 2022

Australian artist Ian Strange will create new photographic and film works while completing an Artist in Residence program with FotoFocus at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. The residency includes a student internship program, and we spoke with Romaiza Nadeem, illustration major at the Art Academy of Cincinnati and one of the nine interns assisting with the Ian Strange project throughout the summer.

Australian artist Ian Strange will create new photographic and film works while completing an Artist in Residence program with FotoFocus at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. The... Continue reading FotoFocus Biennial Project Incorporates Internships for Local Students


Q&A with Australian Artist Ian Strange

Posted on June 21, 2022

Australian artist Ian Strange will create new photographic and film works for the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial: World Record, organized by FotoFocus Artistic Director and Curator Kevin Moore. Strange’s series will incorporate homes in Cincinnati through light-based installations with the end result on exhibition in October during the Biennial. 

Australian artist Ian Strange will create new photographic and film works for the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial: World Record, organized by FotoFocus Artistic Director and Curator Kevin Moore. Strange’s series will incorporate homes in Cincinnati through light-based installations with the end result... Continue reading Q&A with Australian Artist Ian Strange


FotoFocus Announces Over 100 Projects Debuting at 2022 FotoFocus Biennial: World Record

Posted on June 7, 2022

America’s Largest Photography Biennial Returns in October With 90 Participating Venues, Over 600 Artists, Curators, and Partners, and Wide Array of Exhibitions, Art Installations, Performances, and Screenings That Explore Photography’s Extensive Record of Life on Earth.

FotoFocus is pleased to announce its list of participating venues and projects for the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial, the sixth edition of the largest photography and lens-based art biennial in America. A record number of 90 venues across Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Dayton, and Columbus will take part in the month-long celebration of photography... Continue reading FotoFocus Announces Over 100 Projects Debuting at 2022 FotoFocus Biennial: World Record


Q&A with Cincinnati Photographer Tina Gutierrez 

Posted on May 3, 2022

Costume has long been used as a form of expression and communication. A series that could only be made in the time of Covid-19, Tina Gutierrez’s project titled Covid-19, Coronavirus Wearable Art Response Project allows participants to share their feelings toward the pandemic through clothing, costume, or other wearable art.

Kennedy Heights Arts Center (KHAC) will present a solo exhibition of photographs by Cincinnati photographer Tina Gutierrez titled Covid-19, Coronavirus Wearable Art Response Project. The exhibition will run from May 7 to July 2, 2022 with a free Opening... Continue reading Q&A with Cincinnati Photographer Tina Gutierrez