Smith’s images from the Hill District in Pittsburgh, the neighborhood immortalized by Wilson’s plays, evoke the rhythms of everyday Black life.
Zora J Murff reflects on the intertwined legacies of segregation and violence in Black communities.
Isaac Julien’s latest film explores the life and work of a man who believed in the power of photographs to transform American society.
In her latest exhibition, Phoebe Boswell takes self-portraits—and self-healing—to a new level.
Eric Gyamfi reflects on his activism, photography, and telling the stories of West Africa’s queer communities.
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.