A new book of essays by a crucial figure of Japan’s Provoke movement shows how Nakahira relentlessly interrogated photography’s relationship to power.

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In Greenland, an Extraordinary View of Everyday Encounters
Interviews

In Greenland, an Extraordinary View of Everyday Encounters

Inuuteq Storch’s intimate photographs of village life near the Arctic Circle navigate the complexities of Inuit traditions and Danish colonial influence.
A Sartorial Chronicle of Moroccan Youth Culture
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A Sartorial Chronicle of Moroccan Youth Culture

Blending fashion and art, Sophia El Bahja’s photographs showcase the diversity of Morocco.
How a Xerox Became a Time Machine
Interviews

How a Xerox Became a Time Machine

By using a copier to reproduce other artists’ photographs, Aaron Stern raises questions about authorship, circulation, and the persistence of the printed image.
Mimi Plumb’s Prophetic Images of America on the Edge
Essays

Mimi Plumb’s Prophetic Images of America on the Edge

Since the mid-1970s, Plumb has documented life in the US in a way that anticipates today's social strife and environmental emergency.

“Aperture is a collaboration between people who believe that visual culture is central to understanding and developing society in a way that is mindful and generative.” —Hank Willis Thomas, artist

“Aperture is a collaboration between people who believe that visual culture is central to understanding and developing society in a way that is mindful and generative.” —Hank Willis Thomas, artist