Aperture 253: Desire

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An Ardent Observer of Beirut

Tanya Traboulsi pairs atmospheric images with pictures from her family archive, reflecting on the past and present of Lebanon’s capital.

Kosen Ohtsubo’s Flower Planet

Inspired by jazz, improvisation, and conceptualism, the ikebana artist has created playful works that merge disciplines.

Picturing Warmth and Belonging in Muslim Communities

Mahtab Hussain’s portraits from Baltimore to Los Angeles reflect the diversity of what it means to be an American Muslim today.

The Sweetened Reality of Marcelo Gomes’s Photographs

For the Brazilian-born artist, beauty is in the pulse point.

What Photobooks Does the Metropolitan Museum of Art Collect?

Home to more than a million objects, the museum’s library shelves are full of surprises.

Rediscovering Hisae Imai’s Otherworldly Vision

Once a darling of Tokyo’s avant-garde and fashion scenes in the 1960s, Imai took an unexpected turn after a tragic accident.

The Women Photographers Who Consider the Dynamics of Being Seen

At a moment when women are increasingly losing control over their own bodies, can self-representation become a form of resistance?

Aperture’s Must-Read Photography Features of 2023

From Juergen Teller and Mary Manning to the debates around AI’s influence on image-making, here are this year’s highlights in photography and ideas.

Juergen Teller on Life, Love, and Three Decades in Fashion

On the occasion of his career-spanning exhibition in Paris, the influential photographer reflects on the boundaries between art and commerce.

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Aperture No. 257

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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