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On the Edge of the American Dream

How have West Coast photographers subverted the mythology of California?

Dispatches: Istanbul

In Istanbul’s photography scene, the anxious aftermath of a violent year.

A Witness to Resistance

From student demonstrations to farmers in revolt, Kazuo Kitai captured the social tumult of 1960s Japan.

The Surreal Landscapes of California City

From the air, photographer Chang Kim discovers a city that never was.

Against Occupation

Japanese curator Rei Masuda discusses how postwar Japanese photographers adapted to a new era.

The Joy of Photography

An exhibition in Amsterdam revisits Ed van der Elsken’s passionate vision of twentieth-century life.

How Soon Is Now?

A sprawling exhibition showcases Wolfgang Tillmans’s restless curiosity—about everything.
LaToya Ruby Frazier, Flint is Family, 2016

LaToya Ruby Frazier and the Notion of Justice

Frazier speaks about the photographic legacy of the civil rights era—and being a witness to our time.

2017 Aperture Summer Open: A Conversation With Eric Gottesman from For Freedoms

Aperture recently spoke with Eric Gottesman about photographic liberation.

Behind the Barricades

Student protests shook late-1960s Japan. Hitomi Watanabe bore witness from inside the movement.

Back to the Future

A new exhibition in Seattle explores the ambiguity of what is yet to come

Black and White America

The civil rights-era photographs of Louis Draper and Leonard Freed shed light on the complex lives of African Americans.

The Provoke Moment

In the first of an ongoing series of interviews about Japanese photography with Tsuyoshi Ito, Curator Simon Baker discusses the radical new vision of the 1960s.

A Love Song for New Orleans

Drawing inspiration from Walker Evans, Stephen Hilger photographed a city’s disappearing neighborhood.

Full Color Feminism

A former Riot Girrl, Becca Albee’s photography unpacks the politics of color.

Visions of Unity: Six Visual Protests

From coalitions to exhibitions, here’s how artists and institutions are making their voices heard.

America’s Destiny in Pictures

What is the role of the photographer in our new political order? Seven visionaries respond.

Along the Route of Fidel's Funeral

When Fidel Castro died in November, photographer Noah Friedman-Rudovsky followed the final journey of Cuba’s comandante.
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Aperture No. 258

Aperture presents “Photography & Painting,” featuring artists from around the world who draw inspiration from both mediums in their work, illuminating how the dialogue between camera and canvas continues to unfold today in fascinating, unexpected ways.

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