Gerald Annan-Forson portrayed Ghana in the 1970s from an intimate perspective, telling a spectacular story of political and social change.
After her son disappeared from Hong Kong into China, Yu Lai Wai-ling embarked on a lifelong search to bring him home. The photographer Billy H.C. Kwok convinced Ms. Yu to tell her story, assembling images of grief and resolve.
Following a brutal and ongoing coup in 2021, artists from the country attempt to make sense of a troubling new political reality.
Once a darling of Tokyo’s avant-garde and fashion scenes in the 1960s, Imai took an unexpected turn after a tragic accident.
At a moment when women are increasingly losing control over their own bodies, can self-representation become a form of resistance?
Erwitt taught himself photography as a teenager. His most famous work was defined by wit, exuberance, and irrepressible curiosity.
In her photographs of England’s stiles and centuries-old footpaths, the artist reflects on how we cross boundaries—and the ways we have shaped the natural world.
Handmade or photocopied, zines operate outside of traditional publishing networks—and counter the preciousness of the print.
In the 1970s, Dennis Feldman photographed living rooms across the country. What do his images of TVs reveal about the national consciousness?
When cryptocurrency was on the rise, entrepreneurial artists and prominent photographers rushed to release NFTs. But is the NFT actually a medium—or merely a medium of exchange?
For the world’s most powerful camera, translating invisible light is a matter of art and science.
From Maya Angelou to Todd Gray, writers and artists from around the world have returned to Ghana in the decades since the country’s independence. What were they looking for?
From photographs to record covers, Ghana’s archives have become invaluable resources for understanding the nation’s past.
Home to a gallery and thousands of books, the Dikan Center is the latest in a growing number of creative hubs across Ghana.
During World War II, Miyatake made surreptitious photographs of Japanese Americans incarcerated by the US government. He saw little need to glorify, humanize, or even individualize the prisoners—because he was one of them.
Asian American photographers have always found inventive ways to engage with interior spaces, often against the demands of public visibility.
Paul Kodjo’s edgy photographs of nightlife and youth culture in Ivory Coast resisted cultural norms of the 1970s. They almost disappeared forever.
Stephanie Hueon Tung, guest editor of Aperture‘s summer 2023 issue, on the artists confronting the tensions between past and present—and what it means to be Asian in America.
The spring 2024 issue, “Counter Histories,” is produced in collaboration with Magnum Foundation and features photographers from around the world who reframe complex histories.