Aperture Magazine Customer Service & FAQs

US orders can take 4–6 weeks for processing and shipment. International (including Canada and Mexico) can take 6–8 weeks.

Unfortunately, magazine subscriptions cannot be tracked.

Aperture is published quarterly in March, June, September, and December. Issues usually arrive around the 15th day of the publication month.

The PhotoBook Review is a special section in Aperture magazine dedicated to photobooks with reviews, opinion pieces, artist selections, and publisher profiles. The PhotoBook Review was published as a stand-alone, tabloid-sized, biannual newspaper from 2011–2021 for a total of twenty issues. It was only available at a few select festivals and venues and was mailed to subscribers of Aperture magazine.

We must have your e-mail address to send you the digital edition, which is served by Zinio.
For new subscribers, if you provided your e-mail address when you placed your order, approximately 10 days after you pay for your subscription you will receive an e-mail from Zinio that your digital edition has been delivered. To access the Zinio edition, you will need to create an account on zinio.com using the e-mail address where you received the notice. If we don’t currently have your e-mail address on file, please e-mail us at custsvc_aperture@fulcoinc.com. To check what e-mail address we have on file or to update your e-mail, please click here.

The Digital Edition is a digital copy of the current issue. It is hosted by Zinio and is available for free to all print subscribers or by subscription.

The Digital Archive contains digitized versions of every issue of Aperture ever published since 1952. It is a searchable, in-depth resource that is updated with each new issue upon publication. To subscribe or find out more about the Archive, click here.

ZINIO provides help here.

Kindle provides customer service here.

The Portfolio Prize is an annual international competition to discover, exhibit, and publish new talents in photography. To enter, you must be an Aperture magazine subscriber. The first-prize winner will be published in Aperture magazine and will receive a $3,000 cash prize along with an exhibition curated by Aperture in New York. More information can be found here.

Unfortunately, no. We can only process new subscriptions starting with the current issue.

A wide selection of back issues are available for purchase here.

If you are a current print subscriber, check the address label that accompanied a recent issue or request your account number by sending an e-mail with your name and address to custsvc_aperture@fulcoinc.com.

If you are a new subscriber, your account number will be included in your confirmation e-mail, which you should receive approximately 30 minutes after your order is submitted.

Renewal notices are sent out well before your subscription expires. This is to ensure you have ample time to renew and do not miss an issue. If you have already renewed but are still receiving notices, please keep in mind that it can take up to two weeks for us to receive and process your payment. If it has been less than two weeks since you sent your payment, please disregard any notices that you receive, as our letters may have crossed in the mail. If it has been more than two weeks since you paid, please contact us by e-mail, phone, or mail.

Automatic Renewal is a no-risk option that means your subscription will be renewed at the end of your term unless you tell us to stop. Monthly archive-only subscriptions will be renewed at the beginning of every month. For everyone else, we’ll send a reminder approximately 30 days before the end of your subscription with the term and rate then in effect. If you do nothing, we will charge the payment method you’ve selected. You may sign up or cancel this feature by calling 866.457.4603 or emailing custsvc_aperture@fulcoinc.com at any time during your subscription term.

You can contact the editors by e-mail. Please do not send any unsolicited artwork, photographs, book maquettes, or manuscripts, as we cannot assume responsibility for their return.
The best way to have the editors look at your work is to enter the Aperture Portfolio Prize.