6 Photographers on Lee Friedlander’s Timeless Influence

The artist has squatted in an abandoned Parisian hotel, worked as a nosy chambermaid, and followed an unsuspecting stranger across Venice—all to create uncanny works with the pulse of detective stories.

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

Here are the shortlisted artists for Aperture’s annual award, which aims to spotlight new talent in contemporary photography.

In the wooded enclaves of Northern California, Michael Schmelling documents what’s left of the 1960s back-to-the-land movement.