Teju Cole

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From Teju Cole, an Exhibition as "Tone Poem"

Drawing from a Chicago photography collection, the writer continues his interest in presenting the beauty of black skin.

The Camera as Portal

Shani Jamila, Larry Ossei-Mensah, and Teju Cole discuss travel, mobility, and the meaning of images.

The PhotoBook as a Literary Form

Teju Cole’s first photobook unfolds the possibilities of text and image.

Inside the Aperture Spring Party

The Aperture Spring Party: Moving Mountains drew more than 250 guests to the Aperture Foundation in Chelsea, New York.

Late April Readings on Photography

The Aperture staff shares what we have been reading about photography.

Words vs. Images

Contemporary fiction writers speak on the role of photography and the image in their writing process.

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Aperture Magazine No. 261, “The Craft Issue” Cover
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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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