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The Black Photographers Rethinking What History Is All About

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Progress Requires Pictures: An Exit Interview with Chris Boot

Aperture’s executive director, who steps down in May 2021, speaks about his career in photography and how images impact our lives beyond the appreciation of art.

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How Digital Platforms Celebrate Black Photographers and the African Diaspora

Campbell Addy and Jamal Nxedlana speak about building international audiences for Black art, culture, and fashion.

Aperture Launches The New Black Vanguard with Antwaun Sargent at NeueHouse

Inside The New Black Vanguard book launch, cocktail, and conversation with Antwaun Sargent, Tyler Mitchell, and Jamal Nxedlana.

Three Artists Lend Fresh Perspectives to Burberry's Latest Collection

Working with Aperture and Antwaun Sargent, New Black Vanguard photographers created images celebrating Burberry’s Monogram puffer collection.

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Aperture No. 257

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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