When Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez discovered a trove of pictures of a young man inventing himself, he found a way to speak about desire and beauty.
Abdul Hamid Kanu Jr.’s images of daily life transform a West African city into its own poetic universe.
Adam Rouhana’s images oscillate between moments of beauty and scenes of colonization, providing an intimate view of life under Israeli occupation.
In her images of Salvador and its residents, Laryssa Machada engages with issues of race, territoriality, visibility, and memory.
Thembinkosi Hlatshwayo’s experimental, multilayered images invoke the chance gestures and social life of taverns in Johannesburg.
Nathan Beard’s intimate portraits and embellished images challenge received notions of Thai cultural identity—and its representation in museums.
In 2021, Charles Thiefaine began photographing the Indian Ocean island of Socotra, capturing the seeming bliss of the landscape amid the backdrop of political conflict.
Ashley Markle’s compelling images of her mother and stepfather reveal the intricate dynamics of family relationships.
Combining portraits, archival images, and digital experiments, Devashish Gaur reanimates a nostalgic history of his family’s domestic relationships.
Against the backdrop of epic history and contemporary migration, Massao Mascaro’s poetic black-and-white images consider the lives and landscapes of Southern Europe.
Tirtha Lawati’s portraits of his family’s life during COVID-19 offer a playful, tender depiction of home and cultural belonging.
Juan Orrantia’s photographs achieve a vivid punch through the seven-color printing process known as heptachrome.
Dean Majd’s images of skaters and artists portray the joys and trials of young New Yorkers.
After moving from New York to Atlanta, Nydia Blas adopts a magical outlook as a tool for resilience.
Since 2004, the Chinese photographer has captured the displacement of over a million people caused by the Three Gorges Dam.
In Venezuela, a photographer finds spontaneous grief and joy in everyday life.
Wolfgang Tillmans, Tilda Swinton, Graciela Iturbide, and more—this year’s highlights in photography and ideas.
Years after the South African photographer’s sister mysteriously disappeared, his images become a public record of a private myth.
Aperture’s fall issue, “Arrhythmic Mythic Ra,” refracts themes of family, social history, and the astrophysical through the eyes of guest editor Deana Lawson, one of the most compelling photographers working today.
