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On the Side of Truth

A new exhibition reveals a Kenyan photojournalist’s Pan-African vision.
Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Delpire, 1960

Remembering Robert Delpire, Publisher of the Greats

Aperture commemorates the life of Robert Delpire (1926–2017).

Swiping at Pictures

Curator Christopher Y. Lew discusses our changing relationship to technology and to the Internet.

Andrew Norman Wilson with Laurel Ptak: ScanOps

Andrew Norman Wilson speaks with curator Laurel Ptak about the ScanOps project.

Nine Years, A Million Conceptual Miles – By Charlotte Cotton

Charlotte Cotton discusses a wave of photographic innovation.

Tim Davis – The Neighborhood Ketchup Ad

From Aperture 209: Tim Davis considers the photographic history of American housing.

Aperture – Celebrating Sixty Years – Recap

A slideshow of photographs from Aperture’s 60th anniversary gala.

National Geographic's American West Exhibitions

Rare and amazing images from the American West, in a series of National Geographic exhibitions.

Aperture at Sixty – Classic Covers Volume 2

A collection of classic Aperture magazine covers, looking at the magazine’s conception and evolution as a forum for photography.

Aperture at Sixty – Classic Covers

A selection of classic covers from Aperture magazine’s archive.

Michael Somoroff Book Launch and Signing

Celebrating the US launch of A Moment. Master Photographers: Portraits by Michael Somoroff.

Photography Changes Everything Panel 09/26 – Recap

A brief summary in images and tweets.

Aperture at Sixty – Classic Covers

A collection of classic Aperture magazine covers, looking at the magazine’s conception and evolution as a forum for photography.

Recap: 60th Anniversary Gala Kick-Off

Images from last week’s kick-off to Aperture’s Sixtieth Anniversary Gala and Auction season.

Dutch PhotoBooks, Old and New

Some recent reviews of new and classic Dutch photobooks.

Vintage Photography Posters from the Vault

Classics freshly uncovered from Aperture’s archives, featuring Diane Arbus, Robert Adams, and Mary Ellen Mark cover art.

The Latin American Photobook, Jonathan Torgovnik Win Les Rencontres d’Arles Awards

Aperture tames the Arles fox at Les Rencontres d’Arles Awards.

The History of the Latin American Photobook

Up close and hands-on with a century of Latin American photobook publishing.

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Aperture No. 261

Aperture’s issue on craft features photographers who make pictures the slow way—building camera obscuras, creating photograms, and laboring in traditional darkrooms to make handmade, unrepeatable forms.

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