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Midcentury Modern in Black and White

In the postwar years, Ezra Stoller photographed iconic buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright and Mies van der Rohe. But, were his images a reality—or an ideal?

The Terror and Pleasure of Staying at Home

How did an early 1990s exhibition anticipate the transformation of family life in the U.S.?
Annabelle Selldorf, New York, October 2019

For Annabelle Selldorf, Architecture is About Calm and Tranquility

The art world’s favorite architect on her photographic influences, designing sought-after homes, and how buildings can actually “do something.”

Marking Time

When a loved one is incarcerated, how do portrait studios keep families together?

Minimal, Messy, or Melancholic?

The many faces of “home” in Japanese photography.

In Pictures, a Family's Odyssey from Poland to South Africa

Photographer and writer Terry Kurgan’s recent book considers images, memory, and the reverberations of World War II.

The Artist Remixing History, from French Gardens to the Cosmos

Todd Gray’s layered compositions examine legacies of colonialism in Africa and Europe.
Pari Dukovic, David Adjaye, 2013

David Adjaye on How a Home Can Be a Refuge

The acclaimed architect reflects on what kinds of houses we build, and how we live in them.

The Expansive Power of Feminist Photobooks

The photobook is a space of creative potential—and a dedicated site of action.

8 Feminist Photobooks that Provoke and Inspire

The question of what makes a photobook “feminist” is entangled with all sorts of creative decisions, as well as worldly ones.

On the Cover: Aperture’s “House & Home” Issue

Just as photographers have trained their lenses on the built environment, architects have equally been drawn to photography.

The Biennale Embracing Fear and Ambiguity in Photography

Ahead of an ambitious exhibition in Germany, curator David Campany speaks about the lives of images.

A Photographer's Chronicle of Indigenous Life in Brazil

Throughout her career, Claudia Andujar has always experimented with visual language to portray her country’s most pressing cultural questions.

In Harry Gruyaert's Radical Street Photography, Color is the Defining Element

No matter where he turns his eye, the Belgian photographer constantly explores the potential of color in a seemingly colorless urban world.

Dreamlike Photographs of Life Among the Trees

Clare Richardson and David Spero document communities embedded in nature—and search for the promised land.

A Photographer’s Intimate Portraits of East Village Art Stars

In the early 1980s, Tim Greathouse photographed David Wojnarowicz, Greer Lankton, and Jimmy DeSana—and captured New York’s downtown scene before the destruction of AIDS.

In This Film Series, Queer Sex Is Front and Center

From Andy Warhol to Marlon Riggs, MoMA presents film as a radical expression of sexuality and activism.

Picturing the American Family, from Frederick Douglass to Jamel Shabazz

In this conversation, Rhea L. Combs and Deborah Willis speak to the power of photographs to envision love and connection for Black American families.
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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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