The Griffin Museum of Photography announced the recipients of its tenth annual Focus Awards.

“This year’s Focus awardees are a combination of local and international photography trendsetters and innovators. The Focus Awards recognize the hard work, dedication and enthusiasm of a select group of enthusiastic, creative individuals and organizations dedicated to the art and business of photography,” says Paula Tognarelli, executive director of the Griffin Museum.

This year’s Focus Award recipients are:

Lifetime Achievement – Karen Sinsheimer, former Curator of Photography at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art.

Rising Star – Kat Kiernan, is the Editor-in-Chief of Don’t Take Pictures, a print and online photography publication.

Spotlight – MediaStorm

For more information and tickets, please visit the Griffin Museum website, call 781-729-1158 or email frances@griffinmuseum.org.

Limited tickets ($15) will be available for the November 13th lecture with Brian Storm, followed by the mimosa brunch and focus award ceremony ($85) on November 14, 2015. Tickets are $15 for Brian Storm lecture and $85 for brunch/awards ceremony. There are limited (20) FREE tickets for full-time students admission with valid school ID (for award ceremony only/brunch not included).