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Wolfgang Tillmans on Photography and Spirituality

The guest editor of Aperture’s “Spirituality” issue, Tillmans speaks about contemporary image culture, the anxieties of time, and how photography might foster respect for the world.

Picturing Utopia, From Shakers to Hippie Communes

Chris Jennings traces a visual record of American longing and discontent.

Dreamlike Photographs of Life Among the Trees

Clare Richardson and David Spero document communities embedded in nature—and search for the promised land.

In Protests from Standing Rock to Hong Kong, the Image of Solidarity

Protest is a form of communion.

Sweat and Spirit on the British Dance Floor

In Dave Swindells’s photographs, nightclubs become spaces for community and belonging.

Santu Mofokeng’s Pensive Visions of Land and Ritual

In a new series of photobooks, the revered photographer conjures the mysteries of faith in South Africa.

On the Cover: Wolfgang Tillmans Guest Edits Aperture's "Spirituality" Issue

How can photography represent humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity?

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Aperture Releases “Counter Histories,” Produced with Magnum Foundation Spring Issue Presents Photographers Who Uncover Personal and Political Histories (New York—March 6, 2024) What creative possibilities are offered by the gaps, absences, and silences in historical records? This spring, Aperture magazine presents “Counter Histories,” an issue produced in collaboration with Magnum Foundation and informed by their…