Editorial

The Photographers Who Shaped Our Picture of New York

A look inside the inaugural installation at Aperture’s new space on the Upper West Side.

Stephen Shore on How to Sharpen Your Mind’s Eye

Melissa Auf der Maur’s ’90s Grunge Diary

14 Exhibitions to See This Fall

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Reviews

Lee Friedlander’s Seven-Decade Portrait of a Marriage

For nearly seventy years, Lee and Maria Friedlander have shared a bond shaped—and at times distorted—by photography.
Interviews

Dayanita Singh Dreams of Archives

The artist speaks about her recent installation in Venice and the democratic nature of photography.
PhotoBook Awards

Announcing the 2026 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist

Here are the 35 shortlisted titles for the Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards, which celebrate this year’s achievements by publishers and artists.
Interviews

Behind the Scenes with the Architects of Aperture’s New Home

Stella Betts and David Leven of the architecture practice LEVENBETTS share details of the new space—from embracing the building’s history to coining “Aperture Gray.”
Essays

The Artist Who Spent Fifty Years Bringing Museum Dioramas Back to Life

Hiroshi Sugimoto has photographed the dioramas at the American Museum of Natural History since 1975. Now his series is coming to a close. Did he find what he was looking for?
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The Photographers Who Shaped Our Picture of New York

14 Exhibitions to See This Fall

A Season of Public Programs at Aperture’s New Home

The Summer Belongs to Joel Meyerowitz

Photobooks

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A Photographer’s Pyramid Scheme Begins to Pay Off

Is Photography Yorgos Lanthimos’s True Calling?

Why Does the Italian Polymath Bruno Munari Still Spark Joy?

Is the Age of Oversized Photobooks Over?

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Dayanita Singh, Venice, 2026. Photograph by Mark Henley

Dayanita Singh Dreams of Archives

Behind the Scenes with the Architects of Aperture’s New Home

Hiroshi Sugimoto Is Playing the Long Game

A New Space for Photography Explores Who Gets to Be an American

From the Archive

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An Odyssey Across the Japanese Archipelago 

Sophie Calle’s Art of Games and Chance

The World According to Guido Guidi

Fred Lonidier’s Unrepentant Focus on Workers’ Rights