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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.

American Prospects

Tina Barney zooms out in a new series of landscapes.

Ed Ruscha on Stephen Shore's America

The conceptual artist chooses ten of Shore’s little-known photographs that each have a voice of their own.

America’s Destiny in Pictures

What is the role of the photographer in our new political order? Seven visionaries respond.

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Stop Time, guest edited by Hiroshi Sugimoto: Aperture No. 264, Fall 2026
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Stop Time, guest edited by Hiroshi Sugimoto: Aperture No. 264, Fall 2026

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