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Steven Cuffie’s Tender Portraits of Black Life in Baltimore
For decades, Cuffie’s work has languished in boxes waiting to be discovered. Now, his photographs of Baltimore in the 1970s are finally getting their due.
Read MoreDavid Lynch’s Outsized Influence on Photography
Gregory Crewdson, Roe Ethridge, Yelena Yemchuk, and others reflect on the visionary director.
Read MoreHow Awol Erizku Is Building a Visual Multiverse
In this interview from his Aperture monograph, the artist speaks about his entry into photography and the collective legacies of Blackness.
Read MoreFred Lonidier’s Unrepentant Focus on Workers’ Rights
How did the former union president, Peace Corps volunteer, and Vietnam War resister disrupt the documentary tradition?
Read More7 Exhibitions to See This Winter
From Rineke Dijkstra in Berlin to An-My Lê in New York, here are this season’s must-see photography shows.
Read MoreIs Documentary Photography at a Crossroads?
Fred Ritchin speaks about the risks and possibilities of AI in a moment defined by conflict, misinformation, and threats to democracy.
Read MoreThe Photographer Who Documented the Struggle for Gay Liberation
Fred McDarrah made singular portraits of Bob Dylan, Susan Sontag, and other luminaries of the 1960s. But his photojournalism also cemented the era’s visual style—and defined a political movement.
Read MoreHow Can Synthetic Images Render Blackness?
When the artist Minne Atairu began using AI to make glossy, Afrofuturist images, she discovered a dataset biased toward white women, unveiling the myth of the neutral algorithm.
Read MoreA Chilling Exhibition about the Nuclear Threat
For decades, artists have responded to the possibilities of extinction-level destruction. But advances in nuclear science have also led to innovations in art.
Read MoreThe Unsung Queen of French Pictorialism
In Paris, an exhibition presents Céline Laguarde as one of France’s most significant pre–World War I photographers.
Read MoreAperture’s Must-Read Photography Features of 2024
The disruptive force of artificial intelligence, a fresh look at Robert Frank, and a retrospective of Tina Barney—here are this year’s highlights in photography and ideas.
Read MoreHow Tina Barney Became an Astute Observer of the Upper Class
The photographer’s signature large-scale portraits show the secret world of the haute bourgeoisie—and the way certain poses are handed down across generations.
Read MoreCharlie Engman Transforms the Internet’s Murk into Art
Engman’s experiments with AI offer an indelible collection of “cursed images” inspired by a feeling of being nostalgic for the present.
Read MoreA Photographer Captures the Experience of Dispossession in Turkey
Cansu Yıldıran’s galvanic images of women activists and queer communities portray the pressures of a society in transition.
Read MoreTrevor Paglen on Artificial Intelligence, UFOs, and Mind Control
The pioneering artist was one of the first to reckon with AI. Now he’s happy the rest of the world is catching up.
Read MoreHow Can Photography Shape our Relationship to the Environment?
An exhibition in Pittsburgh highlights the ways images can reveal the long-forgotten and unseen histories of ecology.
Read MoreRoï Saade Is Building a New Photobook World
The designer and roving archivist creates networks for artists and photobook publishers across the Middle East and North Africa.
Read More32 Photobooks for Everyone on Your Holiday Gift List
Legendary photographers. Iconic monographs. Thought-provoking essay books. Limited-edition photography gifts. Here is the ultimate guide to the best photobooks to give this holiday season.
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