Lesley A. Martin

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Sohrab Hura, Untitled, 2015

What Is the Future of Photography at MoMA?

Clément Chéroux, the museum’s new chief curator of photography, speaks about the role of institutions at a time of profound change—in the art world and beyond.

How Yurie Nagashima’s Self-Portraits Interrogate the Male Gaze

In her latest photobook, the Japanese photographer discusses self-portraiture as a radical feminist gesture.
Dannielle Bowman, Vision (Bump'N'Curl), 2019

2020 Portfolio Prize Winner: Dannielle Bowman

Dannielle Bowman hijacks the traditional language of black-and-white photography to inject new meaning into the search for home.

For Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Books Are a Way to Think About Time

The LA-based artist speaks about the process of editing—and the role that bookmaking has played in the evolution of his work.

Announcing the 2019 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist Jury

Meet this year’s shortlist jury, featuring Amanda Maddox, Joanna Milter, and Drew Sawyer.

Remembering Xavier Barral (1955–2019)

Aperture remembers the life of an influential figure in photobook publishing.

How to Make Books that Sing Like Sinatra

Keith Smith on the elaborate art of sequencing pictures.

The Offset Artist

From Dayanita Singh, a portable museum in book form.

Into Eden: A Conversation with Sylvain Couzinet-Jacques

Ahead of his commission for Aperture, the French photographer previews a new project exploring the mythologies of real estate.

Unboxing the 2015 Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Award Entries

Aperture creative director Lesley A. Martin and photographer Penelope Umbrico unbox a few entires to the 2015 Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation Photobook Awards

Inside the PhotoBook Award Entries

Photobooks from around the world are currently arriving at Aperture’s Chelsea office as entries to this year’s Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards.

Publisher's Note: Lesley A. Martin

The PhotoBook Review 008 coincides with the Summer 2015 issue of Aperture magazine, “Tokyo” (#219), as well…

Publisher's Note: Lesley A. Martin

Dear Photobook Review reader, Over the past three years that The PhotoBook Review has been in publication,…

Recap: The New York Times Magazine Photographs Opening Reception

A selection of photos from the evening.

Recap: Show and Tell with Aperture Editors

A recap of Aperture’s members-only Show and Tell with Chris Boot, Lesley A. Martin, and Denise Wolff.

Alec Soth: The Current State of the PhotoBook (Video)

Alec Soth speaks on the current state of the photobook at New York Art Book Fair 2013 at MoMA PS1.

Announcing The Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards Shortlist Selections

The thirty books shortlisted for the 2013 awards were announced Sept. 20 in New York.

The Form of the PhotoBook (Video)

Lesley A. Martin discusses selections from the PhotoBook Awards submission pool, and the details that compel a juror to take a closer look.
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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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