Merging family archives with her own photographs, the artist tells a story about immigration with the lives of women at the center.

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How Kishin Shinoyama Found Fame and Controversy
Remembrances

How Kishin Shinoyama Found Fame and Controversy

The Japanese photographer, who died in January 2024 at the age of eighty-three, developed a cult following for his images of celebrities and nudes.
A Mother’s Relentless Quest to Find her Missing Son
Essays

A Mother’s Relentless Quest to Find her Missing Son

After her son disappeared from Hong Kong into China, Yu Lai Wai-ling embarked on a lifelong search to bring him home. The photographer Billy H.C. Kwok convinced Ms. Yu to tell her story, assembling images of grief and resolve.
Picturing Warmth and Belonging in Muslim Communities
Portfolios

Picturing Warmth and Belonging in Muslim Communities

Mahtab Hussain's portraits from Baltimore to Los Angeles reflect the diversity of what it means to be an American Muslim today.
Ed Templeton’s Delirious Skater Chronicle
Interviews

Ed Templeton’s Delirious Skater Chronicle

Part memoir, part document of a punk-infused scene, Templeton’s recent book explores the lives of skateboarders crisscrossing the world in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

“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