Photography is essential to Iranian mourning rituals, as pictures of the dead appear on street notices, tombstones, and memorials.
The Italian photographer Giulia Frigieri wanted to profile a young Iranian surfer. But there was more to the story than her images revealed.
From Gerda Taro to Susan Meiselas, a new book examines the ways eight women have expanded the field of war photography.
Forty years after the Iran’s turbulent political transformation, a look back at the images that captivated the world.
Hashem Shakeri’s pastel-hued, otherworldly photographs depict a landscape on the verge of destruction.
Remembering the life Shirin Aliabadi, whose photography provided a sharp commentary on the lives of Iranian women.
In a society with strict definitions of manhood, how are photographers portraying Iranian masculinity?
Aperture’s fall issue, “Arrhythmic Mythic Ra,” refracts themes of family, social history, and the astrophysical through the eyes of guest editor Deana Lawson, one of the most compelling photographers working today.
