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Is Documentary Photography at a Crossroads?

Fred Ritchin speaks about the risks and possibilities of AI in a moment defined by conflict, misinformation, and threats to democracy.

The Inside Story of Josef Koudelka’s Groundbreaking Career

From his legendary coverage of the 1968 invasion of Prague to his reflections on the solitude of exile, Koudelka is renowned for his photographs of pivotal world events. Here, Melissa Harris speaks about working with the photographer on his visual biography.

Roaming Without End

A group exhibition in Paris navigates documentary strategies in a directionless world.

Redefining the Image of Black Masculinity

In photographs, our readers reimagine society’s portrayal of black men and boys.

Louis Faurer's Postwar New York

In the late 1940s, the photographer’s photographer reveled in the contradictory energies of urban life.

Altered Images at the Bronx Documentary Center

Altered Images: 150 Years of Posed and Manipulated Documentary Photography explores how and why photojournalists change their photographs.

Genevieve Allison on Gillian Laub at Benrubi Gallery

A review of Gillian Laub’s work, Southern Rites, which documents the residents of a Southern U.S. town that held racially segregated proms.

Basetrack: Conversation with Teru Kuwayama

For “Documentary, Expanded”, Teru Kuwayama discusses Basetrack, Afghanistan, and the advantages of social media reporting.

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Aperture No. 261

Aperture’s issue on craft features photographers who make pictures the slow way—building camera obscuras, creating photograms, and laboring in traditional darkrooms to make handmade, unrepeatable forms.

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