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April Dawn Alison made thousands of pictures focusing on a single subject—herself. But, who was she?

Self-Portraiture in the First-Person Age

All users perform a version of themselves on Instagram. But how are artists today using the commercial platform to calculated effect?

Observing by Watching: Joachim Schmid and the Art of Exchange

Photo critic and historian Geoffrey Batchen uses the art of Joachim Schmid to discuss photograph as a medium of exchange.

Sally Mann Upon Reflection Self-Portraits Exhibition

An exhibition of new photographic self-portraits by Sally Mann.

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Aperture 241

In “Utopia,” photographers and writers show us that other ways of living are possible—when the collective will exists.