A Look Inside the 2026 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist

These 35 photobooks highlight excellence in publishing across a wide range of topics and photographic styles.

Portfolios

A Luminous Portrait of a Los Angeles Community

In South Central, Carlos Jaramillo celebrates the everyday beauty of his parents’ former neighborhood.

From the Archive

Josef Koudelka’s Defining Moment in Prague

When Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia’s capital in August 1968, Koudelka was one of the first on the scene.

Introducing

A Tokyo Drifter’s Catalog of Crude Coincidences

Essays

How American Photography Was Forged in the Mines

Essays

How Tina Barney’s Mother Schooled Her in Fashion

Aperture bookstore and gallery, 2026. Photograph by Kris Graves

Photography has a new home in New York.

From our art installations and bookstore to a lively calendar of talks and events, Aperture invites neighbors and visitors to kindle a curiosity informed by photography.

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Aperture’s Patron Trip to Paris Photo 2026

Wednesday, November 11 - Saturday, November 14

Paris Photo 2026

Thursday, November 12 - Sunday, November 15, 1:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. CET

Miyako Ishiuchi and Katayama Mari in Conversation

Wednesday, November 18, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. EST

Opening Reception for Alex Webb: Walking Blues

Friday, November 20, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. EST

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The Latest

Lee Friedlander’s Seven-Decade Portrait of a Marriage

For nearly seventy years, Lee and Maria Friedlander have shared a bond shaped—and at times distorted—by photography.

Dayanita Singh, Venice, 2026. Photograph by Mark Henley

Dayanita Singh Dreams of Archives

The artist speaks about her recent installation in Venice and the democratic nature of photography.

Announcing the 2026 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist

Here are the 35 shortlisted titles for the Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards, which celebrate this year’s achievements by publishers and artists.

The Photographers Who Shaped Our Picture of New York

A look inside the inaugural installation at Aperture’s new space on the Upper West Side.

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Aperture PhotoBook Club Loves New York

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

At the Limits of the Gaze | Aperture Conversations

Hal Fischer: Seminal Works | Aperture PhotoBook Club

Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules | Aperture PhotoBook Club

Coreen Simpson: A Monograph | Aperture PhotoBook Club

Photography and the Guggenheim Fellowship | Photo Assembly

Alana Perino and Ariel Goldberg | Aperture Conversations

Melissa O’Shaughnessy and Alex Webb | Aperture Conversations

Finding a Father Figure: Exploring Estrangement Across Borders | Aperture Conversations

Richard Misrach: Cargo | Aperture PhotoBook Club

On Small Books: With Jason Fulford, Kris Graves, and Carmen Winant | Aperture PhotoBook Club

An-My Lê: Small Wars | Aperture PhotoBook Club

Trevor Paglen and Noam M. Elcott: The Past, Present, and Future of AI | Aperture Conversations

The Power of Images: A Conversation about Race Stories | Aperture Conversations

Tina Barney: Family Ties | Aperture PhotoBook Club

Exploring the Canon of Japanese Women Photographers | Aperture Conversations

Arielle Bobb-Willis: Keep the Kid Alive | Aperture PhotoBook Club

On the Legacy of Louis Carlos Bernal | Aperture Conversations

Between Reality and Dreams: Avion Pearce and Elle Pérez in Conversation | Aperture Conversations

Reframing Histories | Aperture Conversations

Rediscovering the Photographs of Ernest Cole | Aperture Conversations

New Releases

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Book

Josef Koudelka: Invasion Prague 68

$80.00

Book

Between the Balloons: My Thanksgiving Parade

$19.95

Alex Webb: Walking Blues Book & Print Set

$850.00

Book

Tina Barney: Fashion

$65.00

Harriet, Flipper, Tanya & Chloe (For Aperture), 1995/2026

$2500.00

Book

Elle Pérez: Devotions

$65.00

Book

Alex Webb: Walking Blues — Unsigned

$60.00

Magazine

Stop Time, guest edited by Hiroshi Sugimoto: Aperture No. 264, Fall 2026

$24.95

Book

Catherine Opie on Identity and Collectivity

$29.95

Book

Photography Workshop Bundle

$100.00

Book

Joel Meyerowitz: Cape Light

$60.00

Book

Ishiuchi Miyako: Traces

$65.00

Hashem Shakeri: Untitled, from the series The Kahur Does Not Fall Unless the Earth Wills It, Balochistan, Iran, 2018–ongoing

$750.00

Book