On Tuesday, October 20, 2020, Aperture held it’s first free virtual gala, celebrating trailblazing women in photography. Aperture honored Dr. Naomi Rosenblum and Ming Smith, two legends who have played important and undersung roles in the evolution of photography.
Click here to watch the 2020 Aperture Virtual Gala.
For sixty-eight years, Aperture has chronicled, reflected, and encouraged innovation in photography. Women have played a central role since Aperture began in 1952—with Dorothea Lange, Barbara Morgan, Nancy Newhall, and Dody Weston Thompson critical to the creation of Aperture magazine—and throughout its history as a prominent thought-leader in our field.
Honorees
Dr. Naomi Rosenblum
Ming Smith
Cohosts
Kate Cordsen
Cathy Kaplan
Lisa Rosenblum
Mix + Kiki
April Hunt
Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean
Performance by
Cecily
Special Guests
Derrick Adams
Chris Boot
Sherry Bronfman
Darius Himes
Cathy Kaplan
Dr. Naomi Rosenblum
Antwaun Sargent
Ming Smith
Dr. Deborah Willis
DJ Set by
April Hunt
Sponsors
Christie’s
Ingram
Partners
Abbeville Press
Altuzarra
TheGuide.Art
Fine Art Frameworks
Fotocare
Mijenta Tequila
Mixtape
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