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25 Photobooks That Define America

From classics to contemporary standouts, these volumes illuminate the paradoxes and possibilities of life in the United States.

15 Inspiring Photobooks by Women Photographers

From the Japanese artists who transformed photography to Tina Barney’s large-scale portraits of the haute bourgeoisie, here are must-read titles this Women’s History Month.

Aperture’s Must-Read Photography Features of 2024

The disruptive force of artificial intelligence, a fresh look at Robert Frank, and a retrospective of Tina Barney—here are this year’s highlights in photography and ideas.

Wendy Red Star on the Power of Indigenous Art

In an interview from her Aperture book, the celebrated artist discusses family bonds, Native history, and how studying sculpture inspired her genre-defying photography.

12 Essential Photobooks by Women Photographers

From Wendy Red Star’s feminist, Indigenous perspectives to Kelli Connell’s reconsideration of Edward Weston, here are must-read titles that chronicle the impact of women artists.

9 Inspiring Photobooks by Contemporary Women Photographers

From Justine Kurland’s imagined runaways to Wendy Red Star’s feminist, Indigenous perspective, here are essential titles by today’s leading artists.
Joel Meyerowitz, Roseville Cottages, 1976

A Sweeping Reconsideration of Photography and Land Use in America

In an eloquent new photobook, Sandra S. Phillips looks at the intertwined histories of colonialism and the built environment across the United States.

How Can Native Artists Challenge the Story of North America Today?

Announcing Aperture magazine’s fall 2020 issue and programing around Native artists.

People of the Earth

What can artists, archivists, and communities learn from historic collections of Native photography?

Decolonizing Photography: A Conversation With Wendy Red Star

Challenging mainstream representations of Native Americans, Wendy Red Star photographs her Crow culture, on her own terms.

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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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