Educational Resources

Discover educational resources that extend the dialogue and provide space for audiences of all ages to connect directly with Aperture titles, exchange ideas, and form meaningful interpretations.

Aperture On Sight is designed to teach visual literacy through working with photography and creating photobooks. The curriculum combines art, visual and media literacy, and technology lessons.

Curricula and Learning Guides

Learning Guide: Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite

This resource is intended to inform educators about the exhibition and book, “Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite,” so they are better able to lead students of all ages in meaningful discussions surrounding its content.

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Learning Guide: Dawoud Bey on Photographing People and Communities

Aperture education staff have organized this learning guide thematically, highlighting salient topics from Dawoud Bey’s text. Within each theme, relevant chapters, passages, and vocabulary are noted, along with guiding questions to accompany specific images.

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Learning Guide: Todd Hido on Landscapes, Interiors, and the Nude

This resource is intended to inform educators about Aperture’s Workshop series book “Todd Hido on Landscapes, Interiors, and the Nude” and aid them in leading meaningful discussion surrounding its content.

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Learning Guide: Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb on Street Photography and the Poetic Image

A thematic learning guide highlighting salient topics from Alex Webb and Rebecca Norris Webb’s text on street photography and poetic images.

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