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What Is Street Photography Today?

An exhibition in New York strives to define the possibilities of street photography today—and to tell us something about the state of our world.

Tim Davis on the Joys and Pitfalls of Seeing through the Camera

In a new book, the photographer reflects on the act of camera-seeing and his expansive visual poem celebrating Los Angeles.
Zoe Leonard, Downtown (for Douglas), 2016

Zoe Leonard’s Elegiac Images of Downtown New York

In her tribute to the critic Douglas Crimp, Leonard’s photographs of street scenes and subways suggest the fantasy of waiting.

The Parade of Life on the Streets of New York

With wit and compassion, Melissa O’Shaughnessy’s street photographs show perfect strangers in the urban wild.

Joel Meyerowitz Tells the Story Behind Three Photographs from His Archive

Aperture and Joel Meyerowitz launch a special ten-day print sale, featuring three 5-by-7-inch prints signed by the artist.

What Is Street Photography without Street Life?

In the age of pandemic, the romance of the empty street becomes the terror of absence.

In Harry Gruyaert's Radical Street Photography, Color is the Defining Element

No matter where he turns his eye, the Belgian photographer constantly explores the potential of color in a seemingly colorless urban world.
Ray K. Metzker, 63 CM-12, Early Philadelphia, 1963

Collapsing Time and Space in Black and White

Ray K. Metzker spent his career exploring the boundaries of photography in order to break them.

The Last Humanist

Sabine Weiss’s photographs brought style and serendipity to the streets of Paris and beyond.

Glamour and Destitution in Los Angeles

In his first museum retrospective, Anthony Hernandez finds melancholy beauty in a city of contrasts.

Alex Webb's La Calle Gives Voice to Mexico's Streets

Webb’s “La Calle” captures the intense color, cultural tension, and mystery of Mexico’s streets

"Eyes on the Street": Street Photography in the 21st Century (Video)

A panel discussion on street photography in the 21st century, held at Aperture Gallery.

NYC Street Photography – Open Call

South Street Seaport Museum invites submissions of new works in street photography.

Audio: Doug Rickard Artist Talk

The Google Street View photographer speaks on his reinterpretation of American street photography.

Doug Rickard – Artist Talk and Signing

A discussion with A New American Picture artist Doug Rickard, Tuesday, October 16 at Aperture Gallery.

Alex and Rebecca Norris Webb Street Photography Workshop @ MCNY

The two renowned New York–based street photographers lead a photography workshop.

Snap!: Contemporary Street Photography

The Museum of the City of New York hosts a panel with Bruce Gilden, Richard Bram, Sylvia Plachy, and Richard Sandler.

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Aperture No. 258, “Photography & Painting”

Aperture No. 258

Aperture presents “Photography & Painting,” featuring artists from around the world who draw inspiration from both mediums in their work, illuminating how the dialogue between camera and canvas continues to unfold today in fascinating, unexpected ways.

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