When a folklorist set out to document life in American prisons, he found the enduring segregation of the Old South.
In a society with strict definitions of manhood, how are photographers portraying Iranian masculinity?
Inside the ACLU, two trans artists stage a secret photo shoot—and question the attitudes of liberal institutions.
A photograph of a bloody hand on a police shield underscores the ongoing struggle for African American citizenship.
In protest of policing black women and girls’ hair, Solange’s album cover image is a powerful assertion of ownership.
Amid the fight for desegregation, a revelatory portrait by Robert Frank conveys the freedom of travel.
Elizabeth Huber reflects on Ken Gonzales-Day and the history of lynching in California.
Maia Silber reflects on photographer Gordon Parks, the infamous “doll tests” of the 1940s, and segregation.
Merging football with twentieth-century sharecropping, Hank Willis Thomas traces the commodification of black bodies.
How do Bruce Davidson’s photographs of the Selma march in 1965 find their echo in the modern debate over voter ID laws?
The multidisciplinary artist investigates myths of black masculinity through costume, performance, and an iconic basketball jersey.
The octogenarian Portuguese artist Helena Almeida was intent on blurring lines: her playful images might be considered paintings, actions, and performative photographs.
Several Lebanese artists, including Walid Raad, have embraced the artist’s talk to unpack history and the limitations of the photograph.
All users perform a version of themselves on Instagram. But how are artists today using the commercial platform to calculated effect?
Performances are ephemeral; photographs are permanent. When is an image more than a mere document? How do images bring us closer to an event we never witnessed?
From Redux, Aperture magazine’s regular column on rediscovered books and writings, we look at the catalogue that accompanied a one-time, photography-only biennial.
Nobuyoshi Araki’s Polaroid collages of nudes juxtaposed with flora is one of the Tokyo-based photographer’s latest projects, which appeared in Aperture magazine #219.
Journalist Kenji Takazawa provides an essential guide for your next photographic tour of Japan’s capital.
To celebrate the magazine’s new look, Aperture is pleased to offer a special set of all three unique covers of “The Design Issue,” featuring images by David Hartt, Luigi Ghirri, and Dayanita Singh. Limited quantities available.
