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How 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.

5 Facts about Diane Arbus, Fifty Years Later

On the anniversary of the groundbreaking 1972 posthumous retrospective and monograph, a look back at five lesser-known details from Arbus’s life and career.

How Peter C. Bunnell Shaped the Photography World

An early staff member of Aperture in the 1950s, the eminent historian and curator was a guiding light in the medium for over sixty-five years.

A Message from Aperture’s New Executive Director

Sarah Meister reflects on the role Aperture has played throughout her life—and how photography brings us together, across continents and decades.

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Aperture No. 259

Guest edited by Tanisha C. Ford, Liberated Threads explores style and fashion as a language of Black resistance, refusal, and joy. This issue features image-makers who remix and reimagine twentieth-century “soul style,” creating a contemporary dialogue between photographers, filmmakers, and stylists from around the world.

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