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Donavon Smallwood’s Photographs Envision Black Tranquility in Central Park

Winner of the 2021 Aperture Portfolio Prize, Smallwood was inspired by the history of Seneca Village, a nineteenth-century Black community in New York.

2021 Aperture Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: William Camargo

Photographing in Anaheim, California, William Camargo addresses issues of gentrification and the city’s history of systemic erasure of Chicanx and Latinx narratives.

2021 Aperture Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Chance DeVille

Working collaboratively with their mother, Chance DeVille creates a photographic examination of the long-lasting effects of domestic abuse and trauma.

2021 Aperture Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Jarod Lew

After a shocking family discovery, Jarod Lew examines the Asian American experience and the long history of survival and erasure in displacement.

2021 Aperture Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Anouchka Renaud-Eck

Anouchka Renaud-Eck’s vibrant photographs consider the traditions of Indian matchmaking through the lens of contemporary youth culture.

Announcing the 2021 Aperture Portfolio Prize Shortlist

Here are the shortlisted artists and finalists for Aperture’s annual award, which aims to spotlight new talent in contemporary photography.
Dannielle Bowman, Vision (Bump'N'Curl), 2019

2020 Portfolio Prize Winner: Dannielle Bowman

Dannielle Bowman hijacks the traditional language of black-and-white photography to inject new meaning into the search for home.

2020 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Jessica Chou

Photographing in Monterey Park, Jessica Chou evaluates how immigrant communities fit into today’s suburban landscape.

2020 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Daniel Jack Lyons

Daniel Jack Lyons explores environmental peril and Indigenous youth culture in the Amazon.

2020 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Lindley Warren Mickunas

In haunting black-and-white photographs, Lindley Warren Mickunas investigates the complexities of the maternal bond.

2020 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Gloria Oyarzabal

Mixing archival images with contemporary snapshots, Gloria Oyarzabal examines the effects of colonialism and the follies of white feminism in West Africa.
Dannielle Bowman, Vision (Bump'N'Curl), 2019

Announcing the 2020 Aperture Portfolio Prize Shortlist

From over 900 submissions, meet our five shortlisted artists.

2019 Portfolio Prize Winner: Mark McKnight

Mark McKnight’s black-and-white images of bodies and landscapes challenge Eurocentric ideas about male beauty—and aim to make “straight” photography a little less straight.

2019 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Teresa Eng

In her lyrical, dreamlike images, Teresa Eng asks—what does modern China look like to a child of the Chinese diaspora?

2019 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Jack Latham

In the age of fake news, Jack Latham investigates the secret society that has inspired conspiracy theories, protests, and attacks since its founding days in 1872.

2019 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Zora J Murff

Zora J Murff evaluates the fallout of prejudicial housing policies within the larger narrative of violence perpetrated against African Americans.

2019 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Guanyu Xu

Reclaiming domestic space through installations in his parents’ home, Guanyu Xu explores queer identity and censorship across China and the US.

2018 Portfolio Prize Runner Up: Fabiola Cedillo

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Aperture presents “Image Worlds to Come: Photography & AI,” a timely and urgent issue that explores how artificial intelligence is quickly transforming the field of photography and our broader culture of images.

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