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Juan Orrantia, Garden #3, 2020

The Photographer Who Embraces South Africa’s Lavish Colors

Juan Orrantia’s photographs achieve a vivid punch through the seven-color printing process known as heptachrome.

Santu Mofokeng’s Pensive Visions of Land and Ritual

In a new series of photobooks, the revered photographer conjures the mysteries of faith in South Africa.

In Marrakech, African Photography on Its Own Terms

A new museum in Morocco becomes a destination for contemporary art.

In Cape Town, A New Destination for African Art

Asserting black identity, photographers take center stage at a bold new museum.

Open Roads & Invisible Borders

Since 2009, a photography collective has embarked on five road trips across West and Central Africa, creating a kaleidoscopic portrait of everyday life.

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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…