Aperture 245: Latinx

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Reynaldo Rivera’s Delirious Chronicle of Los Angeles Nightlife

Since the 1980s, Rivera has photographed friends, lovers, and stars of the city’s queer scene, portraying Mexican American culture with grit and glamour.

In Los Angeles, a Photography Project Shows the Power of Mentorship for Latinx Youth

Through classes and programming, Las Fotos has become an essential space for teens to learn the basics of photography—and develop their self-expression.

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Steven Molina Contreras, Nuestro Corazón (Our heart), United States, 2020

A Young Photographer’s Intimate Chronicle of Family in El Salvador and the United States

Steven Molina Contreras’s tender portraits trace a multigenerational story of immigration, sacrifice, and belonging.
Lily Wiley Vallejo and Louisa Vallejo with Emily Melvin, ca. 1870s

How Can Historical Photographs Preserve Latinx Culture?

For decades, the artist Ken Gonzales-Day has collected photographs that represent a century of dramatic change for Mexican Americans.
Genesis Báez, The Sound of a Circle, 2018

Genesis Báez’s Fleeting Visions of the Puerto Rican Diaspora

In her photography, Báez explores the complexity of care, touch, and belonging among Puerto Rican women in the United States and beyond.
Max Aguilera-Hellweg, The Lovers, 1989

The Latina Curators and Writers Remaking the American Photography Canon

How Arlene Dávila, Elizabeth Ferrer, and E. Carmen Ramos are working to challenge mainstream art history by inserting Latinx artists into white spaces.

Joiri Minaya Unravels the Fantasy of Tourism

In the midst of a global climate emergency, the artist’s timely photographic collages reconsider gender and identity in the Dominican Republic.

What Can Photographs Tell Us about Latinx Identity in the US?

Pilar Tompkins Rivas, guest editor of Aperture’s Winter 2021 issue, on the images that collectively chart the history and future of Latinx culture.

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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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