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Gender Is a Playground

Zackary Drucker and Kate Bornstein discuss pioneers, politics, and the next frontier in gender expression.

Trans Lives Illuminated

Since the 1970s, Mariette Pathy Allen has photographed the lives of trans and gender nonconforming people around the world.

On the Side of Truth

A new exhibition reveals a Kenyan photojournalist’s Pan-African vision.
A color photograph of a Muslim man in a black coat and red scarf

You Get Me?

Mahtab Hussain’s tender portraits question the image of South Asian Muslim men in Britain.

In Kashmir, Hope Blooms

Bharat Sikka offers a poetic portrait of a disputed region.

Michael Marcelle's Surreal New Jersey

How Hurricane Sandy set the tone for an uncanny photobook.

Why Aren’t There Any Famous Asian American Photographers?

Three young photographers discuss the histories, struggles, and complexities of making photographs in America today.

The Sound of Defiance

How can listening to images reveal the visual histories of the African diaspora?

The Poet of Black Baltimore

Jessica Lynne speaks with photographer Devin Allen about his new book “A Beautiful Ghetto.”
black and white photograph of two black women kissing

Humanity, Visibility, Power

Is the world finally ready for Collier Schorr’s women?

Chris Maggio’s Great American Facade

In a new body of work, the photographer confronts the country’s postelection landscape with dark humor.

Christina Fernandez's Lines of Sight

In two new bodies of work, the artist considers space, architecture, and the nature of collaboration.

The Midcentury Style

Fatoumata Diabate’s traveling studio revives the golden age of Malian studio portraiture.

How Do We See War?

In the age of drone strikes and nuclear threats, artists challenge expectations of photographing conflict.

In Putin's Russia, an Island of Tolerance

Dasha Yastrebova captures a fleeting moment in Moscow’s queer underground.

The American Dream in Saudi Arabia

In Ayesha Malik’s new photobook, a California-style suburb in the heart of oil country.

Can African Critics Rewrite the Story of African Photography?

Two writers speak about the influential role—and responsibility—of art criticism in Africa today.

A Readymade World in the Heart of the Country

In a studio outside of Cape Town, photographer Nico Krijno refashions sculpture and performance.
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Aperture No. 259

Guest edited by Tanisha C. Ford, Liberated Threads explores style and fashion as a language of Black resistance, refusal, and joy. This issue features image-makers who remix and reimagine twentieth-century “soul style,” creating a contemporary dialogue between photographers, filmmakers, and stylists from around the world.

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