A Biennial in Houston Explores the Politics of Visibility
The latest edition of FotoFest features artists and collectives from around the world who consider the weight of history on the present.
Read More8 Photobooks that Consider How Artists Engage with the Environment
From Kimowan Metchewais’s layered images on Indigenous identity to Robert Adams’s meditations on the American West, here are titles that explore the relationship between photography and the natural world.
Read MorePicturing Britain’s Working Class after the “End of History”
An exhibition in England asks how a generation of blue-collar British photographers have responded to the rising tide of neoliberalism.
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2024 Aperture Portfolio Prize Shortlist
Here are the shortlisted artists for Aperture’s annual award, which aims to spotlight new talent in contemporary photography.
Read MoreThe Musicians Who Energized a Revolution in Nepal
Prasiit Sthapit’s photographs show how musicians—as both instigators and healers—influenced an insurrection that shook the country.
Read MoreClose Encounters with Miranda July
Through her playful and provocative collaborations with strangers, July consistently asks what we want from power, technology, and love.
Read MoreMariko Mori’s Anime-Inspired Critique of Gender in Japan
In the 1990s, the photographer spoofed corporate culture through performances staged in locations around Tokyo.
Read MoreThe World Is Martin Parr’s Runway
The Magnum legend has fixed his irreverent gaze on high fashion for nearly thirty years—but don’t call him a fashion photographer.
Read MoreWhat Christopher Gregory-Rivera Discovered in Puerto Rico’s State Secrets
For decades, US officials sought to suppress independence movements in Puerto Rico, spying on activists and their families. What do their formerly secret files reveal?
Read MoreAnnie Ernaux Inspires an Exhibition about Fleeting Encounters
In Paris, the Nobel laureate’s words are set in dialogue with striking images by artists including Daido Moriyama and Mohamed Bourouissa.
Read MoreNaomieh Jovin’s Photo Collages of Haitian American Life
Merging family archives with her own photographs, the artist tells a story about immigration with the lives of women at the center.
Read MoreHow One Photographer Documented Ghana’s Transformations
Gerald Annan-Forson portrayed Ghana in the 1970s from an intimate perspective, telling a spectacular story of political and social change.
Read MoreIn Public Spaces, Tender Photographs about Love and Friendship
Clifford Prince King speaks with Lyle Ashton Harris about displaying sensual images of Black queer men on bus shelters and newsstands.
Read MoreHow Kishin Shinoyama Found Fame and Controversy
The Japanese photographer, who died in January 2024 at the age of eighty-three, developed a cult following for his images of celebrities and nudes.
Read MoreA Photographer Deconstructs Masculinity and Colonialism
Ibrahim Ahmed’s collages explore his upbringing in Kuwait, Egypt, and the United States—and the complex power of performance.
Read More12 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.
Read MoreA Mother’s Relentless Quest to Find her Missing Son
After her son disappeared from Hong Kong into China, Yu Lai Wai-ling embarked on a lifelong search to bring him home. The photographer Billy H.C. Kwok convinced Ms. Yu to tell her story, assembling images of grief and resolve.
Read MorePicturing Warmth and Belonging in Muslim Communities
Mahtab Hussain’s portraits from Baltimore to Los Angeles reflect the diversity of what it means to be an American Muslim today.
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