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Aperture Releases Lee Friedlander: Life Still
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (118+ words) New Monograph Featuring Many Previously Unpublished Images Captures the Irony and Complexity of American Life, Past and Present This book was made possible with generous support from David Dechman, Michel Mercure, and Jeffrey Fraenkel. Lee Friedlander: Life Still is published…...
Dean Majd’s Intimate Reckoning with Masculinity
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (567+ words) Dean Majd, bryan at astoria park for the yearly fireworks show, 2021, from the series Hard Feelings Lin: I'm curious, do you have a sense of why, or why you think this is now'why everything happened all at once in this…...
A Photographer Conjures the Secret History of a Sacred Forest
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (86+ words) This article originally appeared in Aperture No. 262, "The End of Nature?" The Remains of a Handmade Utopia Hashem Shakeri's Portrait of a Climate Hotspot in Iran John Chiara Illuminates the World's Simple Mysteries A Bittersweet Ode to the Teenagers of…...
Carrie Mae Weems Gets to the Heart of the Matter
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (488+ words) Weems: What did you think I was going to say? Critical insight into the mind and eye of an artist renowned for her work investigating history, identity, and power. Format: Hardback Number of pages: 264 Number of images: 170 Publication date: 2025-07-15 Measurements:…...
Announcing the 2026 Aperture Portfolio Prize Shortlist
1+ week, 2+ day ago (290+ words) The shortlisted artists for the 2026 Aperture Portfolio Prize are: Olivia Crumm constructs a world that oscillates between the surreal and the everyday to process grief, loss, and family history. Her series Wake grapples with the reverberations caused by mourning'and what…...
The Remains of a Handmade Utopia
1+ week, 6+ day ago (109+ words) In the wooded enclaves of Northern California, Michael Schmelling documents what's left of the 1960s back-to-the-land movement. This article originally appeared in Aperture No. 262, "The End of Nature?" Hashem Shakeri's Portrait of a Climate Hotspot in Iran John Chiara Illuminates the…...
“The End of Nature?” Launch | Aperture Events
3+ week, 1+ hour ago (88+ words) Join Aperture and Magnum Foundation for the celebration of "The End of Nature?," the spring 2026 issue of Aperture magazine." The event is cohosted by Magnum Foundation and the issue will be available for purchase. Image: Hashem Shakeri, from the series…...
The World According to Guido Guidi
3+ week, 6+ day ago (453+ words) This interview originally appeared in Aperture, Fall 2015, "The Interview Issue." Frongia: What do you mean by "betray"? So, we spoke before about perspective; for Brunelleschi, who also built mechanical clocks, measuring the world also meant measuring time. Perhaps unknowingly, I…...
Photo Assembly: Photographic Practices | Aperture Events
4+ week, 2+ day ago (180+ words) This event is free, but capacity is limited. Attendees should register in advance. Reserve your seat here. Kimowan Metchewais: A Kind of Prayer Mo Costello is an artist and educator drawn to the social life of objects. Mo's working practice…...
PhotoCarmel 2026: A Celebration of Photography on the Central Coast | Kelli Connell and Dr. Rebecca Senf in Conversation
4+ week, 2+ day ago (50+ words) Kelli Connell: Pictures for Charis The Paris-based duo talks about what inspires them, from August Sander to scooter riders in Hanoi. Lead Supporters Partners Vision & Justice New Home Staff Board of Trustees Advertising Jobs Distribution Host an Exhibition Lead Supporters…...