Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa

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In Frida Orupabo’s Collages, the Black Feminine Figure Is a Rich Expressive Force

Using photographs in her multidisciplinary work, Orupabo creates narratives that oppose stereotypical ideas of what it means to be a Black woman.

Gregory Halpern on the Impossibility of Documentary Photography

Reflecting on his series based in the contemporary social landscape of Guadeloupe, the photographer speaks about his process, personal history, and the politics of representation.

Paul Pfeiffer on the Transformative Effects of the Pop Culture Image

In a conversation with Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa, the multidisciplinary artist speaks about the politics of viral images and mass spectacle.

Wanting to be Held

What can Robert Bergman teach us about the act of seeing?

The PhotoBook and the Archive

In what ways is the photobook a useful framing device for archival projects?

Editor's Note

My bookshelves are a repository that’s both retrospective and forward-looking. They represent numerous journeys I’ve already taken…

From the Outside In

In exploring the lives of others, what are the virtues of an outsider’s position?
DIS, Positive Ambiguity (beard, lectern, teleprompter, wind machine, confidence), 2015

Ocean of Images at MoMA

The Museum of Modern Art’s New Photography exhibition considers contemporary image-making in an increasingly globalized yet formless world.

The Lives of Others

Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa considers photobooks and representations of Africa.

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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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