Here are the shortlisted artists for Aperture’s annual award, which aims to spotlight new talent in contemporary photography.
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What Christopher Gregory-Rivera Discovered in Puerto Rico’s State Secrets
For decades, US officials sought to suppress independence movements in Puerto Rico, spying on activists and their families. What do their formerly secret files reveal?
Interviews
Annie Ernaux Inspires an Exhibition about Fleeting Encounters
In Paris, the Nobel laureate’s words are set in dialogue with striking images by artists including Daido Moriyama and Mohamed Bourouissa.
Portfolios
Naomieh Jovin’s Photo Collages of Haitian American Life
Merging family archives with her own photographs, the artist tells a story about immigration with the lives of women at the center.
Essays
How One Photographer Documented Ghana’s Transformations
Gerald Annan-Forson portrayed Ghana in the 1970s from an intimate perspective, telling a spectacular story of political and social change.
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Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness, Volume II
Photographs by Zanele Muholi. Edited by Renée Mussai. Text by Sophia Al-Maria, Natasha Becker, Phoebe Boswell, Tina M. Campt, Natasha Ginwala, Natasha Ginwala, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Aluta Humbane, Ntsiki Jacobs, Khanyisile Mbongwa, Porsha Olayiwola, Lola Olufemi, and Legacy Russell. Designed by Grégoire Pujade-Lauraine.
$85.00
Pao Houa Her: My grandfather turned into a tiger … and other illusions
Photographs by Pao Houa Her. Text by Godfre Leung, Kong Pheng Pha, Mai Der Vang and Kao Kalia Yang. Interviewer Audrey Sands.
$60.00
Ernest Cole: The True America
Photographs by Ernest Cole. Text by Raoul Peck, James Sanders, and Leslie M. Wilson. Designed by Oliver Barstow.
$65.00
Dawoud Bey: Elegy
Photographs by Dawoud Bey. By Valerie Cassel Oliver with additional texts by LeRonn P. Brooks, Imani Perry, and Christina Sharpe.
$65.00
Alex Webb: Dislocations (signed edition)
Photographs by Alex Webb. Text by Alex Webb. Designed by David Chickey.
$50.00
As We Rise: Sounds from the Black Atlantic (LP)
Compiled by Dr. Kenneth Montague. Liner notes by Liz Ikiriko.
$45.00