Aperture

Founded in 1952, Aperture is an essential guide to the world of contemporary photography that combines the finest writing with inspiring photographic portfolios. Each issue examines one theme explored in “Words,” focused on the best writing surrounding contemporary photography, and “Pictures,” featuring immersive portfolios and artist projects.

Aperture

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Agenda Exhibitions to See

Studio Visit • For decades, Louis Mendes and his press camera have been a staple of New York street life.

Backstory • Sophie Rivera brought sidelined New Yorkers into focus. A new show returns the favor.

Timeline Photography & Magic

Notebook • A legendary photographer rediscovers one of his first pictures—and finds a world of its own.

Curriculum David Benjamin Sherry

The End of Nature?

Tree of Life MITCH EPSTEIN • A photographer’s journey to document the majesty of ancient forests hidden throughout the United States—before they disappear completely.

Mʼhammed Kilito Oases

César Rodríguez Flood Zone

Hashem Shakeri Dry Spells

Beneath the Surface • Contemporary life is underpinned by a system of extraction that often goes unseen. Yet the history of American photography was forged in the mines.

Michael Schmelling Back to the Land

Gayatri Ganju The Pregnant Tree

Rinko Kawauchi Alight

The Far Side of the Earth • Since sparking environmental consciousness six decades ago, Earthrise remains shrouded in misconceptions.

Lucas Foglia Butterfly Effect

Victoria Sambunaris Terra Infirma

The PhotoBook Review

Tokyo Stories • Takashi Homma speaks with Marigold Warner about his photobook philosophy.

Tiny Tales • The untold story of children’s photobooks.

Close Encounters • A small but prolific publishing house in Brazil wants to make books that are like a movie coming to life.

Meet the Press • Sue Medlicott and Thomas Bollier discuss the world of photobook printing.

Reviews

Endnote Dana Lixenberg