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Ibrahim Ahmed’s collages explore his upbringing in Kuwait, Egypt, and the United States—and the complex power of performance.
Ziyu Wang’s playful portraits parody the social expectations of masculinity and what a “man” should look like.
Dorian Ulises López Macías made a name for himself as an art director for fashion magazines. But his own street portraits of dark-skinned men are redefining the range and vitality of male beauty in Mexico.
Blake Jacobsen’s images of family life and hair-care rituals offer a quiet rumination on queerness, masculinity, and working-class labor.
For some men, masculinity is a habit or an addiction—a promise of power. But in the #MeToo era, can “liberation” be found through photography?
In a society with strict definitions of manhood, how are photographers portraying Iranian masculinity?
In a new film, photographer Mikhael Subotzky takes on two hundred years of white masculinity.
In photographs, our readers reimagine society’s portrayal of black men and boys.
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.
