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Opening Reception for the 2025 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards Shortlist

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SPE Annual Conference 2026: Catalyst for Exchange

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Announcing the Winners of the 2025 PhotoBook Awards

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“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