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How Takuma Nakahira’s “Circulation” Breathed Life into Photography

During the 1971 Paris Biennale, Nakahira photographed, printed, and exhibited his daily images of the city—creating a landmark photo-installation that pushed the bounds of a “living” work.

Ishiuchi Miyako’s Chronicles of Time and History

The pioneering photographer speaks about the evolution of her career—and how she negotiated a field dominated by men.

William Klein Dreams in Black and White

In a 2015 interview, the great photographer speaks about his remarkable career in photography and film.

Kikuji Kawada on the Traumas of History and the Skies above Japan

In a conversation with Ryuichi Kaneko, the celebrated photographer discusses the arc of his career and the making of the iconic 1965 photobook The Map.

JEB’s Pathbreaking Archive of Lesbian Photography

For years, Joan E. Biren crisscrossed the U.S. with a slide show that told an alternative history of photography with lesbians as central protagonists.

“Gay Semiotics” Revisited

Hal Fischer speaks about his seminal 1970s-era examination of the “hanky code” used to signal sexual preferences of gay men.

Arrivals and Departures Along the Trans-Siberian Railway

Since 2012, Jacob Aue Sobol has opened up a boldly contemporary Asia, taking us into Chinese, Russian, and Mongolian lives.

On the Cover: Aperture's “Ballads” Issue

How Goldin’s iconic slideshow and book became an enduring model for photographers across ages and around the world.

On the Cover: Aperture's "Mexico City" Issue

How Mexican photographers are pushing new visions for the medium.

Black Balloon Archive

Liz Johnson Artur’s intimate workbooks honor communities across the African diaspora.

Everything is Light

In her recent photography, Mona Kuhn evokes LA’s iconic architecture and landscapes.

Outside, Looking In

Barak Zemer pictures intimate moments of isolation in the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles.

Disobedient Domesticity

In suburban LA, Sophie Tianxin Chen produces scenes of the mundane and perverse.

Guadalupe Rosales’s Archive of Chicano Life in Los Angeles

Collecting images and posting them to Instagram, the artist creates space for an alternative history of youth culture.

On the Cover: Aperture's "Los Angeles" Issue

Like any metropolis, LA is dynamic, changing, evolving, contested.

Demanding Justice for Shahidul Alam

In Bangladesh, the brutal arrest of a prominent photographer incites an international outcry.

The Tunnel is Made of Light

In a series of haunting Polaroids, Ryan Spencer draws upon neo-noir movies set in Los Angeles.

Shirin Neshat’s Dreamlands

An artist and filmmaker contends with Iranian identity.
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Aperture 254

This spring, Aperture presents “Counter Histories,” an issue produced in collaboration with Magnum Foundation and informed by their ongoing Counter Histories grant initiative, featuring artists from around the world who tell new stories about how the past informs the present.