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Flo Ngala, Untitled, Brooklyn Bridge, NY, 2020

How a Collective of Photographers Aims to Affirm Black Life

During the racial justice protests of 2020, See In Black presented visions of Black America through their own lived experiences—and raised critical funds for homelessness, youth, queer, and political organizations.
Philip Montgomery, The Rainbow Room, 2020

How One Photographer Covered the Unfolding of the Pandemic

Last spring, as New York became the global epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis, Philip Montgomery made an indelible record of a transformed city.
Rafael Rios, Jassine and René, 2020

Picturing One Brooklyn Family’s Life and Love

Since 1999, Rafael Rios has photographed his family with intimate candor in their multigenerational home.
Widline Cadet, Untitled (Derrick and Tiberius), 2017

In New York’s Parks, Images That Make Us Long for Connection

Somber yet serene, Widline Cadet’s black-and-white portraits carry the sensation of familial intimacy.

Why Jamel Shabazz Is New York’s Most Vital Street Photographer

Since the early 1980s, Shabazz has captured the energy of street life and hip-hop culture in New York, making indelible images of joy, style, and community.

Irina Rozovsky’s Majestic Photographs of Prospect Park

For ten years, Rozovsky has envisioned the glorious diversity of life at the heart of Brooklyn.

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Aperture 254

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…