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Joel Meyerowitz, Roseville Cottages, 1976

A Sweeping Reconsideration of Photography and Land Use in America

In an eloquent new photobook, Sandra S. Phillips looks at the intertwined histories of colonialism and the built environment across the United States.

Judith Black’s All-American Summer Vacation

In 1986, Black photographed her family as they drove across the United States, recording the touchstones of life with intimate precision.
William Klein, Life is Good & Good for You in New York, 1956

Life Is Good for You in William Klein’s New York

In the 1950s, no U.S. publisher would touch Klein’s photobook about the city. But six decades later, his teeming vision of New York has become an icon of postwar popular culture.

A British Photographer’s Take on Princess Diana and Cinderella

In her early 1980s work, Jo Spence traced the roots of the age-old tale across time and media—and found the shadow of Cinderella everywhere.
Peter Hujar, Paul’s Legs, 1979

Peter Hujar, Moyra Davey, and the Performance of Honesty

In a new photobook drawn from the Hujar archives and her own work, Davey shows how we build a sense of who we are through adulation.

Chloe Dewe Mathews’s Sweeping Chronicle of the River Thames

In her inventive new photobook, the British photographer celebrates the life and rituals along the banks of England’s famous river.

The Designer Elevating the Present and Future of Photobooks

Nontsikelelo Mutiti draws on experimental publishing and archiving to create expressive platforms for Black images and stories.

A Photographic Archive’s Extraordinary Portrait of Black Femininity

Theaster Gates’s recent photobook expands the pioneering legacy of the Johnson Publishing Company, reactivating the archive as an essential document of American culture.

A Three-Volume Book Becomes a Testament to Mary Ellen Mark’s Career

The late photographer, who left behind more than two million images, spent her life in search of the elusive iconic frame.
Mimi Plumb, The White Sky, 2020

A Blazing Suburban Gothic Imagines the American West on the Brink

In the 1970s, Mimi Plumb began photographing adolescent life and the bleached-out landscapes of California. Her suspenseful new book foretells the disasters of the present—and the future.

Why Deborah Willis Thinks the Photobook Can Be Transformative

The renowned scholar speaks about her early career in photography, confronting racism in publishing, and why books about Black life are vital.

Inside an Archive of African Photobooks

Ben Krewinkel’s online archive considers the visual representation of Africa over time—both contentious and nuanced.
Hank Willis Thomas, You Don’t Have to Try So Hard, 2015

Two Photobooks Consider the Pervasive Fantasies of Whiteness

Working with archival imagery or deftly staged portraits, an array of artists lay bare the sinister underpinnings of white respectability.

In “Pleasant Street,” Thirty Years of a Family’s Life

Judith Black’s new photobook traces her home life in New England from 1968 to 2000—and builds upon an American documentary tradition.

A Dark and Lyrical Vision of Latin America

Santiago Escobar-Jaramillo’s photographs reflect the ambiguities of political violence in Colombia, Cuba, and Venezuela.

For Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Books Are a Way to Think About Time

The LA-based artist speaks about the process of editing—and the role that bookmaking has played in the evolution of his work.

In Pictures, a Family's Odyssey from Poland to South Africa

Photographer and writer Terry Kurgan’s recent book considers images, memory, and the reverberations of World War II.

The Expansive Power of Feminist Photobooks

The photobook is a space of creative potential—and a dedicated site of action.
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Aperture No. 261

Aperture’s issue on craft features photographers who make pictures the slow way—building camera obscuras, creating photograms, and laboring in traditional darkrooms to make handmade, unrepeatable forms.

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