Brendan Embser

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At FotoFocus, the Radical Notion That Women Are People

Are we living in a state of emergency feminism?

A Short History of the African Photobook

For Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, publisher of Fourthwall Books, the photobook is a space for political and social history.

Learning From Addis Ababa

Aida Muluneh, founder of the Addis Foto Fest, speaks about how education plays a central role in connecting African photographers.

2017 Portfolio Prize Runner Up: Emmanuelle Andrianjafy

Read a statement by Brendan Embser, Managing Editor, Aperture magazine

2016 Portfolio Prize Winner: Eli Durst

Read a statement by Brendan Embser, Managing Editor.

Isaac Julien, Trussed series, 1996

The Pleasure of the Image: A Conversation with Isaac Julien

In a new exhibition, the celebrated filmmaker returns to his pioneering work about queer black identity.

Dust to Dust: A Conversation with David Campany

In an exhibition inspired by Man Ray’s “Dust Breeding,” David Campany charts the strange career of a surrealist photograph.
Black and white portrait of a young black man in bellbottoms and sunglasses

In and Out of the Studio

The Met has mounted its first-ever exhibition of West African photographs. But is the museum late to the party?

August Sander: Prints for the Aperture Monograph, Printed by His Son Gunther Sander

An exhibition of August Sander’s prints, made by his son, Gunther, features some of the most iconic portraits of the twentieth century.
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Aperture 254

Aperture Releases “Counter Histories,” Produced with Magnum Foundation Spring Issue Presents Photographers Who Uncover Personal and Political Histories (New York—March 6, 2024) What creative possibilities are offered by the gaps, absences, and silences in historical records? This spring, Aperture magazine presents “Counter Histories,” an issue produced in collaboration with Magnum Foundation and informed by their…