35 Photobooks Perfect for Holiday Gifting

Legendary artists. Must-read essay books. Exclusive editions. Here is the ultimate guide to the best photobooks to give this holiday season.

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Sara Cwynar on Six Things That Inspire Her

The photographer shares a few of her favorite things, from figure skating to Aby Warburg’s atlas of antiquity.

Photobooks

Is Photography Yorgos Lanthimos’s True Calling?

The director, who recently announced a break from filmmaking, discusses his fledgling career as a maker of dreamy, category-defying photobooks.

Essays

Anastasia Samoylova Maps a Decaying American Dream

Interviews

Daniel Arnold’s New Pleasure? Missing the Shot.

Essays

Korean History as Told Through Objects

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Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules

Monday, December 1, 6:00 p.m. EST

Untitled Art Fair 2025

Wednesday, December 3 - Sunday, December 7

A Good-Humored Act of Resistance: Alejandro Cartagena and Álvaro Enrigue

Tuesday, December 9, 7:00 p.m. EST

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The Latest

Announcing the Winners of the 2025 PhotoBook Awards

Celebrating the evolving narrative of the photobook, Aperture and Paris Photo present this year’s winning titles.

A Look Inside the 2025 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist

These 37 photobooks highlight excellence in publishing across a wide range of topics and photographic styles.

What Is Gen Z’s Influence on Photography?

In Switzerland, an exhibition reveals the collective vision of a young generation.

Alejandro Cartagena’s Prolific Career as a Photographer and Editor

For over two decades, the Mexico-based artist has produced a compelling network of inquiries about social, urban, and environmental issues in Latin America.

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Books

Anastasia Samoylova: Atlantic Coast

$65.00

Books

At the Limits of the Gaze

$29.95

Books

Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules

$65.00

Magazine

Aperture No. 260

“The Seoul Issue”

$14.97

Books

Susan Meiselas: Nicaragua

$30.00

“Aperture is a collaboration between people who believe that visual culture is central to understanding and developing society in a way that is mindful and generative.” —Hank Willis Thomas, artist

35 Photobooks Perfect for Holiday Gifting

Sara Cwynar on Six Things That Inspire Her

Is Photography Yorgos Lanthimos’s True Calling?

Essays

Anastasia Samoylova Maps a Decaying American Dream

Interviews

Daniel Arnold’s New Pleasure? Missing the Shot.

Essays

Korean History as Told Through Objects

Upcoming Events

View All

Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules

Untitled Art Fair 2025

A Good-Humored Act of Resistance: Alejandro Cartagena and Álvaro Enrigue

View All

The Latest

Announcing the Winners of the 2025 PhotoBook Awards

A Look Inside the 2025 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist

What Is Gen Z’s Influence on Photography?

Alejandro Cartagena’s Prolific Career as a Photographer and Editor

New Releases

View All

Anastasia Samoylova: Atlantic Coast

At the Limits of the Gaze

Alejandro Cartagena: Ground Rules

Aperture No. 260

Tyler Mitchell: Wish This Was Real

David Alekhuogie: A Reprise

Vik Muniz on Photography, Mind, and Matter

Todd Hido: Intimate Distance (Revised and Expanded Edition)

Coreen Simpson: A Monograph

Edward Weston: The Flame of Recognition

Richard Misrach: Cargo

An-My Lê: Small Wars

Sally Mann: At Twelve, Portraits of Young Women

Protected: Aperture No. 261

Susan Meiselas: Nicaragua

“Aperture is a collaboration between people who believe that visual culture is central to understanding and developing society in a way that is mindful and generative.” —Hank Willis Thomas, artist

“Aperture is a collaboration between people who believe that visual culture is central to understanding and developing society in a way that is mindful and generative.” —Hank Willis Thomas, artist