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Gregory Crewdson and Lauren Ambrose on the Making of an Iconic Photograph

Crewdson and Ambrose are among the Berkshires residents who are actively trying to save a local movie house. “This picture feels really fateful,” notes Crewdson. “It’s been waiting all these years for the right moment.”

Photographs That Show the “Fire and Thunder” of Contemporary Life

Meet the artists of the Image Equity Fellowship, a collaboration between Google, Aperture, For Freedoms, and FREE THE WORK.

9 Inspiring Photobooks by Contemporary Women Photographers

From Justine Kurland’s imagined runaways to Wendy Red Star’s feminist, Indigenous perspective, here are essential titles by today’s leading artists.

11 Essential Photobooks for Black History Month

From monographs by Ming Smith and Deana Lawson to compendiums about activism and fashion, here are must-read books that envision Black lives.

Aperture’s Best Photography Features of 2022

From Wolfgang Tillmans and Nan Goldin, to Jamie Hawkesworth’s everyday celebrations and the photographers covering the crisis in Ukraine, here are this year’s highlights in photography and ideas.

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.

Aperture Celebrates Seventy Years in Print

The “70th Anniversary” issue explores the magazine’s past while charting its future—and features original commissions by leading artists and photographers.

17 Photographers Reflect on Key Images for Aperture’s Seventieth Anniversary

In Aperture’s Seventy x Seventy Sale, Stephen Shore, Graciela Iturbide, Tyler Mitchell, and more offer prints from their history with Aperture—ranging from the classic to the contemporary.

8 Summer Reads from Aperture’s Editors

From a new volume on Dayanita Singh’s expansive practice to Trent Parke’s journey across north Indian countryside—we asked our editors what photobooks they’re diving into this summer.

13 Photographers on Their “Photo No-Nos”

Photographers often have unwritten lists of subjects they tell themselves not to shoot—things that are cliché, exploitative, derivative, sometimes even arbitrary.

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