Michael Famighetti

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A Biennale in Bologna Considers the Role of Games in Art

Can photography be a form of play? The recent Foto/Industria Biennale shows how improvisation and mugging for the camera are as old as the medium.

Coco Capitán’s Vision of Youth Culture in Japan

For her latest project, the Spanish photographer made portraits of young people in Kyoto who balance the expectations of tradition with contemporary life. 

A Festival in Kyoto Dazzles with Photography and Architecture

Kyotographie is distinct among photo festivals for its clever site-specific exhibitions in many of the city’s stunning locations.
Synchrodogs, Ukraine, 2011

A Ukrainian Photography Duo’s Fantastical World

Known for their vivid imagery, Synchrodogs have worked with some of the world’s leading magazines and brands—but since the war in Ukraine began, they have been stuck in limbo.
Luigi Ghirri, Fenis 1991

A Painter Reconsiders the Photographs of Luigi Ghirri

For Matt Connors, who recently curated an exhibition from the Italian artist’s archive, Ghirri’s photographs are built rather than composed—things rather than images.

2020 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Daniel Jack Lyons

Daniel Jack Lyons explores environmental peril and Indigenous youth culture in the Amazon.

2019 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Zora J Murff

Zora J Murff evaluates the fallout of prejudicial housing policies within the larger narrative of violence perpetrated against African Americans.

2018 Portfolio Prize Winner: Ka-Man Tse

Read a statement by Michael Famighetti, Editor of Aperture Magazine

India Takes Houston

From colonial legacies to gender politics, FotoFest tackles photography from the country and its diaspora.

Report from Oslo

With a Tom Sandberg survey exhibition this summer as well as the 2015 edition of the Fotobokfestival this fall, the Norwegian capital’s photography scene is flourishing.

At the 2014 FotoFocus Biennial

Aperture Editor Michael Famighetti on work featured during the 2014 FotoFocus Biennial.

2014 Portfolio Prize Runner Up: Sadie Wechsler

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Aperture 254

Aperture Releases “Counter Histories,” Produced with Magnum Foundation Spring Issue Presents Photographers Who Uncover Personal and Political Histories (New York—March 6, 2024) What creative possibilities are offered by the gaps, absences, and silences in historical records? This spring, Aperture magazine presents “Counter Histories,” an issue produced in collaboration with Magnum Foundation and informed by their…