the aperture blog: web-only reviews, interviews, essays, and foundation news
“Our images share the story of life through blackness."
"Beyond the narratives about Black Baltimore that tend to circulate—the blight, the crime, the poverty—is a story of tenderness and resilience."
talks & interviews
"I wanted to talk about visibility and representation at a time when there was no real lesbian representation in the art world."
talks & interviews
"Most of the photographs I make are autobiographical—they just feature someone else’s face."
talks & interviews
The young photography duo Jalan and Jibril Durimel are transforming the fashion world’s visions of beauty.
Jessica Lynne speaks with photographer Devin Allen about his new book “A Beautiful Ghetto.”
Is the world finally ready for Collier Schorr’s women?
In a new body of work, the photographer confronts the country’s postelection landscape with dark humor.
From Horst P. Horst to Viviane Sassen, fashion’s novelty, desire, fantasy, and seduction.
Gazebook brings contemporary photography to a remote village in Sicily.
The French brand’s new book is a collage of postcards, snapshots, and influential commissions.
In two new bodies of work, the artist considers space, architecture, and the nature of collaboration.
Fatoumata Diabate’s traveling studio revives the golden age of Malian studio portraiture.
From Zambia to Japan, photographer Jonas Bendiksen tells their stories.
Memories of the late Aperture Foundation trustee.
