For Tillmans, whose work is the subject of a major new retrospective, art prompts us to reflect on political and social realities while also making us feel safe and loved.
Marcus Leatherdale photographed the stars of the city’s downtown scene, masterfully incorporating the myth and melodrama of the 1980s.
With three exhibitions and a new book, the revered photographer’s study of labor, migration, and capitalism is as vital as ever.
Dorian Ulises López Macías made a name for himself as an art director for fashion magazines. But his own street portraits of dark-skinned men are redefining the range and vitality of male beauty in Mexico.
In his immense documentaries, Wang depicts the lives of Chinese people with intricate and unsparing detail.
An artist, muse, fearless war correspondent, and professional chef, Miller looked at the world with a flair for drama—and an eye for the unexpected.
Since the late 1960s, Franco Salmoiraghi has made images that portray evolving notions of the sacred and political in Hawaii—and preserve an essential account of Native culture.
Photography is essential to Iranian mourning rituals, as pictures of the dead appear on street notices, tombstones, and memorials.
Since the 1980s, Rivera has photographed friends, lovers, and stars of the city’s queer scene, portraying Mexican American culture with grit and glamour.
Besieged by the Russian invasion, the city of Kharkiv has a long history of artistic experimentation—and in the Soviet era, photographers upheld a counterculture tradition.
A reissue of “NEUF”—which championed Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, and Brassaï—shows why Robert Delpire’s midcentury publication remains an icon of the printed page.
How images of holidays and ceremonies become a form of honoring, grieving, or marking time.
In his newest work, the British photographer embarked on a worldwide journey, seeking connection in scenes from Detroit to Mongolia.
Thirty-five years after the publication of her iconic photobook, Nan Goldin reflects on creating an indelible visual record of her life.
David Benjamin Sherry’s new photobook of mesmerizing, analog photograms, melds queer history, abstraction, and darkroom magic.
After the social uprisings of 2020, museums from New Orleans to Toronto consider how collections and exhibitions might reframe art history—and better represent a changed cultural landscape.
How Arlene Dávila, Elizabeth Ferrer, and E. Carmen Ramos are working to challenge mainstream art history by inserting Latinx artists into white spaces.
Is it possible to retain an artistic vision—and ethical integrity—while making images for news media and fashion brands? Four photographers speak about responsibility, community, and the push for structural change.
Aperture’s fall issue, “Arrhythmic Mythic Ra,” refracts themes of family, social history, and the astrophysical through the eyes of guest editor Deana Lawson, one of the most compelling photographers working today.
