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.

Introducing

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.

Reviews

An Exhibition in Tucson Looks at the Things We Leave Behind

Photographers Tom Kiefer and Alejandro Cartagena portray unseen lives, migrant journeys, and the disparity between reality and myth.

Tyler Mitchell, Untitled (Family Time in the Park), 2019

Tyler Mitchell’s Love for a Common Way of Life

The Queer Black Artists Building Worlds of Desire

The Photographer Who Erased Time

The Latest

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.

2020 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist: PhotoBook of the Year

The PhotoBook of the Year category highlights excellence in bookmaking across a wide range of topics and photographic styles.

2020 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist: First PhotoBook

The First PhotoBook category celebrates the creativity and commitment to bookmaking by photographers publishing for the first time, highlighting new work by June Canedo de Souza, Ronghui Chen, Buck Ellison, and more.