The Counterculture Collective Who Wanted to Save the Earth

Matt Wolf’s new documentary about the Biosphere 2 experiment in Arizona shows the uneasy relationship between capitalism, utopia, and reality television.

Reviews

The Belated Celebration of the Kamoinge Workshop

In the 1970s, a group of photographers made poetic, affirmative representations of Black life. But why did most museums fail to recognize or validate their efforts?

Vasantha Yogananthan, Rama Praying For Victory, 2019

Interviews

Finding Trance and Transcendence in Vasantha Yogananthan’s Photographic Epic

In the latest installment of his multivolume series of photobooks set in India and Sri Lanka, Yogananthan takes us to a nighttime Hindu ritual celebrating victory over evil.

Essays

How Photographers Responded to the Arab Spring

Reviews

An Exhibition in Tucson Looks at the Things We Leave Behind

From the Editors

What Does Utopia Look Like in Photography Today?

The Latest

Aperture’s Best Photography Features of 2020

Nan Goldin, Native America, and how to be a photographer in the age of COVID-19—here are this year's highlights in photography and ideas.

The Queens Photographer Building a Legacy for His Friends

Dean Majd's images of skaters and artists portray the joys and trials of young New Yorkers.

Dawoud Bey on the Photography World, Past and Present

Ahead of his career retrospective, the photographer speaks about the origins of his practice and navigating art spaces—including Aperture—as a young artist.