Phocus provides valuable resources to student photographers at Vassar. We also hold workshops throughout the year. Join us!
Whether you're an experienced photographer or new to the field, Phocus will provide you access to cameras and a darkroom.
04/22/2022
A LECTURE YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS!
Join us April 28th at 8pm in Taylor 203 for our final lecture of the year!! Photography Hannah La Foyette Ryan () ! Is coming to tell us all about her work, her process, and what it means to photograph strangers! Be there or be square!
03/22/2022
PHOCUS is excited to announce the first of two artist lectures of the spring! Please join us on march 31 at 8 pm in Rocky 300 with accomplished Photographer Caleb Stein. Stein is a world renowned artist recognizable by his intimate portraits and unique use of saturation and greyscale. In this lecture, he will highlight his most recent project on the Poughkeepsie Watering Hole. Can’t wait to see you there!
12/01/2021
DEADLINE EXTENDED! We are still looking for student work for our exhibition in collaboration with the Loeb!
12/01/2021
Tomorrow’s meeting! We can’t wait to see you!
12/01/2021
Join us for a Zoom talk with photographer Aimee Tomasek, Thursday, December 2, 8 pm.
Massimo's Baldeck Darkroom hours are today (Monday 11/22) from 3-5 pm. Their regular hours (Tuesdays 3-5 pm) will resume after Thanksgiving break on November 30.
11/11/2021
Please check out Nadia Sablin's photographs in today's Washington Post! Nadia has twice given talks to Phocus about her work.
A veteran helped spread viral 9/11 conspiracy theories. Can he start over? Twenty years after enlisting in the Army, one man wrestles with the power stories have to heal and to destroy.
11/04/2021
Tonight! Thursday, Nove 4th!
11/02/2021
CALLING ALL STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHERS (members or not!) we need YOUR work for an exciting ModFest exhibition at the Loeb! Your work should encapsulate the themes of any of the existing Loeb exhibitions, or the new Vassar land acknowledgment now displayed at the entrance of the Loeb. All work is due by November 30th, check your email for more information. Happy shooting!!!
11/01/2021
Join us this Thursday at 8pm with critically acclaimed photographer Richard Rothman as he talks about his new book, Town of C. Town of C is a photographic meditation on what lies beneath the unsettling surface of American culture, as seen through the lens of a small town along the Front Range of Southern Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. All in the Vassar Community are welcome. Individuals requiring accommodations or information on accessibility should contact the Campus Activities Office. (845)437-5370
An opportunity for student photographers:
https://www.sigmaphoto.com/60th-anniversary -contest