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11 Exhibitions to See This Fall

From the Roaring Twenties to today, this season’s standouts feature some of photography’s most audacious artists.

Ike Edeani’s Quest for Sartorial Flair

Roaming Harlem on the cusp of summer, the photographer finds New Yorkers abounding in Sunday-best dazzle.

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8 Exhibitions to See This Summer

Wolfgang Tillmans in Paris, Carrie Mae Weems in Turin, Kunié Sugiura in San Francisco, and more—here are this season’s must-see photography exhibitions.

15 Inspiring Photobooks by Women Photographers

From the Japanese artists who transformed photography to Tina Barney’s large-scale portraits of the haute bourgeoisie, here are must-read titles this Women’s History Month.

12 Photobooks That Celebrate Black Voices and History

From Arielle Bobb-Willis’s vividly playful tableaux to Ernest Cole’s incisive photographs of America in the late 1960s, here are essential titles to read this Black history month.

David Lynch’s Outsized Influence on Photography 

Gregory Crewdson, Roe Ethridge, Yelena Yemchuk, and others reflect on the visionary director.

7 Exhibitions to See This Winter

From Rineke Dijkstra in Berlin to An-My Lê in New York, here are this season’s must-see photography shows.

Aperture’s Must-Read Photography Features of 2024

The disruptive force of artificial intelligence, a fresh look at Robert Frank, and a retrospective of Tina Barney—here are this year’s highlights in photography and ideas.

32 Photobooks for Everyone on Your Holiday Gift List

Legendary photographers. Iconic monographs. Thought-provoking essay books. Limited-edition photography gifts. Here is the ultimate guide to the best photobooks to give this holiday season.

6 Photographers Reflect on Robert Frank’s “The Americans”

Dawoud Bey, Kristine Potter, Alec Soth, and more consider the lasting impact of Frank’s groundbreaking photobook.

Announcing the Winners of the 2024 Creator Labs Photo Fund

Presented by Aperture and Google’s Creator Labs, the fund provides financial support to thirty photographers at formative moments in their careers. Here, meet the winners, recognized for their exceptional artistic visions.

Deana Lawson Guest Edits Aperture Magazine’s Fall Issue

“Arrhythmic Mythic Ra” draws from artists past and present to explore the enigmatic nature of photography.

11 Photobooks that Reimagine Queer History and Visibility

From Zanele Muholi’s radical statements of identity to the photographers envisioning trans activism and community, here are must-read titles that celebrate queer voices and stories.

8 Photobooks that Consider How Artists Engage with the Environment

From Kimowan Metchewais’s layered images on Indigenous identity to Robert Adams’s meditations on the American West, here are titles that explore the relationship between photography and the natural world.

12 Essential Photobooks by Women Photographers

From Wendy Red Star’s feminist, Indigenous perspectives to Kelli Connell’s reconsideration of Edward Weston, here are must-read titles that chronicle the impact of women artists.

A Photographer’s Record of New Year Celebrations in Northern China

Taking a local, hometown look at the Chinese Spring Festival Shehuo, Zhang Xiao considers how the thousand-year-old tradition has transformed into a tourist-facing enterprise.

13 Photobooks that Highlight Black Lives and Artistic Visions

From monographs by Awol Erizku and Deana Lawson, to collections on fashion, community, and power, here are essential titles to read this Black History Month.

Aperture’s Must-Read Photography Features of 2023

From Juergen Teller and Mary Manning to the debates around AI’s influence on image-making, here are this year’s highlights in photography and ideas.
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