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In Kyoto, a Family Portrait by Two Japanese Photographers

Tokuko Ushioda and Rinko Kawauchi make photographs to slow the passage of time, venerating the subtle textures of day-to-day living.

12 Essential Photobooks by Women Photographers

From Wendy Red Star’s feminist, Indigenous perspectives to Kelli Connell’s reconsideration of Edward Weston, here are must-read titles that chronicle the impact of women artists.

9 Inspiring Photobooks by Contemporary Women Photographers

From Justine Kurland’s imagined runaways to Wendy Red Star’s feminist, Indigenous perspective, here are essential titles by today’s leading artists.

15 Essential Photobooks by Women Photographers

From landmark volumes by Diane Arbus and Nan Goldin to modern classics by Deana Lawson, Rinko Kawauchi, Justine Kurland, and more.

The Luminous Openness of Rinko Kawauchi’s Photographs

In her images of keenly observed gestures and details, Kawauchi reveals the mysterious and beautiful realm at the edge of the everyday world.

9 Photographers on Keeping Their Eyes Open to the World around Them

In a new book for young readers, Rinko Kawauchi, Alec Soth, Wendy Red Star, and others speak about how we engage with the world through the camera.

8 Photobooks by Contemporary Women Photographers

From Justine Kurland’s imagined runaways to Deana Lawson’s dramatic portraiture, here are essential titles by today’s leading artists.

12 Inspiring Photobooks by Women Photographers

From seminal first monographs by Diane Arbus and Nan Goldin to modern classics by Deana Lawson, Rinko Kawauchi and more.

12 Photographers on How They Conceptualize Their Work

What comes first–the idea for a project, or the images themselves?

Tokyo Aperture #219 – Editors' Note

Aperture magazine’s editors on our Summer 2015 issue and the vast photography landscape in Tokyo.

Year in Review: Top Articles of 2013

From interviews with leading photographers and designers, to essays from Aperture magazine, here’s what you loved reading in 2013.

1/1 Preview: Annette Booth on Rinko Kawauchi

Annette Booth on Rinko Kawauchi’s photograph Untitled, 2013, available as part of the Aperture Instagram Silent Auction.

Rinko Kawauchi on Ametsuchi (Video)

Japanese photographer Rinko Kawauchi discusses the details of her latest photo book, Ametsuchi.

Interview with Hans Gremmen, designer of Rinko Kawauchi's Ametsuchi

Interview with designer Hans Gremmen about Rinko Kawauchi’s new book, Ametsuchi.

Rinko Kawauchi On Press – Ametsuchi

Images from the production of Ametsuchi, Rinko Kawauchi’s latest monograph.

Rinko Kawauchi: My Favorite Color Is Blue (Video)

Revisiting Rinko Kawauchi in conversation with Magnum photojournalist Martin Parr.

Aperture Remix Exhibition – Video

Another look at Aperture’s sixtieth anniversary exhibition, on view through November 17.

Rinko Kawauchi – Illuminance – reprinted

A stunning reprint of Rinko Kawauchi’s Illuminance.
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