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A Visit to Kunié Sugiura’s New York Studio

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A Photographer’s Unsettling Experiments with “Cursed” Images

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11 Essential Photobooks for Black History Month

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A Photographer’s Desire to Change How She Sees the World

Anabelle DeClement’s photographs consider how we interact with the people and places around us—and if we have the capacity to change.

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The Double Life of a French Armenian Photographer

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Aperture’s Best Photography Features of 2022

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Ashish Shah’s Languorous Portrait of the Indian Countryside

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Aperture’s 2022 Holiday Gift Guide

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

5 Facts about Diane Arbus, Fifty Years Later

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Aperture Celebrates Seventy Years in Print

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8 Summer Reads from Aperture’s Editors

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13 Photographers on Their “Photo No-Nos”

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The Elusive Gaze in Chanell Stone’s Self-Portraits

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A Photographer’s Unflinching Portrait of America in Crisis

Philip Montgomery shares the stories behind nine images in his new photobook “American Mirror.”

In Los Angeles, a Photography Project Shows the Power of Mentorship for Latinx Youth

Through classes and programming, Las Fotos has become an essential space for teens to learn the basics of photography—and develop their self-expression.

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15 Essential Photobooks by Women Photographers

From landmark volumes by Diane Arbus and Nan Goldin to modern classics by Deana Lawson, Rinko Kawauchi, Justine Kurland, and more.
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Aperture No. 257

Aperture presents “Image Worlds to Come: Photography & AI,” a timely and urgent issue that explores how artificial intelligence is quickly transforming the field of photography and our broader culture of images.

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