2020 Aperture Portfolio Prize

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Dannielle Bowman, Faces, 2019

Dannielle Bowman Finds History in the Shadows

Winner of the 2020 Aperture Portfolio Prize, the photographer portrays the inner lives of Black Americans.
Dannielle Bowman, Vision (Bump'N'Curl), 2019

2020 Portfolio Prize Winner: Dannielle Bowman

Dannielle Bowman hijacks the traditional language of black-and-white photography to inject new meaning into the search for home.

2020 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Jessica Chou

Photographing in Monterey Park, Jessica Chou evaluates how immigrant communities fit into today’s suburban landscape.

2020 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Daniel Jack Lyons

Daniel Jack Lyons explores environmental peril and Indigenous youth culture in the Amazon.

2020 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Lindley Warren Mickunas

In haunting black-and-white photographs, Lindley Warren Mickunas investigates the complexities of the maternal bond.

2020 Portfolio Prize Runner-Up: Gloria Oyarzabal

Mixing archival images with contemporary snapshots, Gloria Oyarzabal examines the effects of colonialism and the follies of white feminism in West Africa.
Dannielle Bowman, Vision (Bump'N'Curl), 2019

Announcing the 2020 Aperture Portfolio Prize Shortlist

From over 900 submissions, meet our five shortlisted artists.

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Aperture presents “Image Worlds to Come: Photography & AI,” a timely and urgent issue that explores how artificial intelligence is quickly transforming the field of photography and our broader culture of images.

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