How Kishin Shinoyama Found Fame and Controversy
The Japanese photographer, who died in January 2024 at the age of eighty-three, developed a cult following for his images of celebrities and nudes.
Read MoreA Photographer Deconstructs Masculinity and Colonialism
Ibrahim Ahmed’s collages explore his upbringing in Kuwait, Egypt, and the United States—and the complex power of performance.
Read More12 Essential Photobooks by Women Photographers
From Wendy Red Star’s feminist, Indigenous perspectives to Kelli Connell’s reconsideration of Edward Weston, here are must-read titles that chronicle the impact of women artists.
Read MoreA Mother’s Relentless Quest to Find her Missing Son
After her son disappeared from Hong Kong into China, Yu Lai Wai-ling embarked on a lifelong search to bring him home. The photographer Billy H.C. Kwok convinced Ms. Yu to tell her story, assembling images of grief and resolve.
Read MorePicturing Warmth and Belonging in Muslim Communities
Mahtab Hussain’s portraits from Baltimore to Los Angeles reflect the diversity of what it means to be an American Muslim today.
Read MoreAperture Elects Zackary Drucker to the Board of Trustees
Aperture welcomes artist and activist Zackary Drucker to the Board of Trustees.
Read MoreEd Templeton’s Delirious Skater Chronicle
Part memoir, part document of a punk-infused scene, Templeton’s recent book explores the lives of skateboarders crisscrossing the world in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Read MoreA Harrowing Meditation on Documenting Life in Gaza
The artist Taysir Batniji’s new book collects glitchy images of video calls with loved ones, offering a repository of grief at a time of war.
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to Collaborate in Photography?
A new book challenges the idea of the solitary genius, investigating photography’s potential as a community action shaped by power.
Read MoreThe Sweetened Reality of Marcelo Gomes’s Photographs
For the Brazilian-born artist, beauty is in the pulse point.
Read MoreIn Sierra Leone, a Photographer Finds Beauty in Everyday Encounters
Abdul Hamid Kanu Jr.’s images of daily life transform a West African city into its own poetic universe.
Read MoreWhat Photobooks Does the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collect?
Home to more than a million objects, the museum’s library shelves are full of surprises.
Read MoreYoung Photographers in Myanmar Express a Nation’s Anxiety
Following a brutal and ongoing coup in 2021, artists from the country attempt to make sense of a troubling new political reality.
Read MoreA Photographer’s Record of New Year Celebrations in Northern China
Taking a local, hometown look at the Chinese Spring Festival Shehuo, Zhang Xiao considers how the thousand-year-old tradition has transformed into a tourist-facing enterprise.
Read More13 Photobooks that Highlight Black Lives and Artistic Visions
From monographs by Awol Erizku and Deana Lawson, to collections on fashion, community, and power, here are essential titles to read this Black History Month.
Read MoreRediscovering Hisae Imai’s Otherworldly Vision
Once a darling of Tokyo’s avant-garde and fashion scenes in the 1960s, Imai took an unexpected turn after a tragic accident.
Read MoreA Photographer Recasts the Secret Lives of Teenage Girls
Inspired by 2000s-era teen-girl magazines, Elizabeth Renstrom uses a mix of real and AI-generated imagery to consider the ongoing effects of media on young women.
Read MoreThe Inside Story of Josef Koudelka’s Groundbreaking Career
From his legendary coverage of the 1968 invasion of Prague to his reflections on the solitude of exile, Koudelka is renowned for his photographs of pivotal world events. Here, Melissa Harris speaks about working with the photographer on his visual biography.
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