A Sacred Forest with a Secret History

In Tamil Nadu, Gayatri Ganju photographed the Indigenous Kurumba people and listened to their stories—and was allowed to take one out into the world.

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Dean Majd’s Intimate Reckoning with Masculinity

For ten years, the photographer chronicled the revelry and grief of his friends, making a definitive series about youth in New York.

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Carrie Mae Weems Gets to the Heart of the Matter

The artist reflects on how ideas of history, identity, and power have always informed her acclaimed photography.

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The Remains of a Handmade Utopia

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Black Frontiers: Rahim Fortune and Nicole R. Fleetwood in Conversation

Monday, April 6, 7:00 p.m. EDT

Aperture at AIPAD 2026

Wednesday, April 22 - Sunday, April 26

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In the drylands of Balochistan, a photographer chronicles the art of everyday survival.

The World According to Guido Guidi

The Italian photographer and Renaissance man channels his training as an architect, painter, and draughtsman into quiet studies of European towns and landscapes.

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Takuma Nakahira’s Essential Writing on Photography

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