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Aperture No. 256 - Fall 2024

Arrhythmic Mythic Ra

Aperture’s fall issue, “Arrhythmic Mythic Ra,” refracts themes of family, social history, and the astrophysical through the eyes of guest editor Deana Lawson, one of the most compelling photographers working today.

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Interviews

How Photography Influenced Duro Olowu’s Life in Fashion

From album covers to Yves Saint Laurent, the London-based designer’s curiosity is limitless—and his deep knowledge of photography has informed his way of seeing the world.

From the Archive

For Bertien van Manen, Photography Was All About the Heart

In her unvarnished portraits of strangers and family, the late photographer extolled the beauty and mysteries of everyday life.

Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez, Untitled (Piso de Isaac), 2021

Introducing

A Photographer’s “Spiritual Collaboration” with a Mysterious Mexican Archive

When Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez discovered a trove of pictures of a young man inventing himself, he found a way to speak about desire and beauty.

From the Archive

Paolo Gasparini on How Photographs Can Help Us Learn to See

Gasparini spent his life documenting cities and people from Havana to Caracas. In a 2015 interview, he spoke about what it means to identify as a Latin American photographer.

Reviews

An Unexpected Pairing of Francesca Woodman and Julia Margaret Cameron

An exhibition shows how both photographers were engaged with classical figuration—and offers an occasion to revel in prints made centuries apart.

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