Courtesy Martin Parr

Aperture, a television series created and produced by Susan Kravitz, in collaboration with Aperture Foundation, as part of VOOM’s GALLERY HD programming, has been nominated for a New York Emmy award in the category of  Interview/Discussion. The winners of the 52nd Annual New York Emmy® Awards will be announced on Sunday, March 29, 2009 and broadcasted on NYC TV Channel 25, Thursday, April 9, 2009. This acclaimed series features Aperture artists in candid conversation with celebrities who admire their work; each interview takes place in the studio space of the artist offering an intimate behind-the-scenes portrait.  Artist/celebrity pairings include Catherine Chalmers with Rosario Dawson, Vik Muniz with David Byrne, Donna Ferrato with Ally Sheedy, and Justin Guariglia with Lou Reed.

Episodes soon to be available at www.aperture.org.

Aperture Foundation is pleased to announce this nomination and would like to thank all those who made this enriching program dedicated to fine art photography possible.