Charlie Engman’s portraits of his mother are an intimate—and provocative—exchange of mind, body, and spirit.
In this conversation, Rhea L. Combs and Deborah Willis speak to the power of photographs to envision love and connection for Black American families.
Masahisa Fukase transformed the ritual of the family portrait into a source of play—and a memento mori.
In Florida, Kathryn Harrison photographs her mother and brother with fearless intensity.
At home in Japan, Motoyuki Daifu captures his family with gleeful candor.
Meet the winner of the 2018 Aperture Portfolio Prize.
The grandfather of the legendary House of Xtravaganza was known as an artist, activist, and family man.
For the members of the legendary House of Xtravaganza, family is about love, identity, and protection.
From the photographs that inspired Sofia Coppola’s films to Zanele Muholi’s visual activism, here are this year’s highlights in photography and ideas.
Liz Johnson Artur’s intimate workbooks honor communities across the African diaspora.
In relationships and communities, an expanding vision of what families can be.
Aperture’s fall issue, “Arrhythmic Mythic Ra,” refracts themes of family, social history, and the astrophysical through the eyes of guest editor Deana Lawson, one of the most compelling photographers working today.
