In the 1970s, Eggleston’s pictures were called “perfectly banal.” Fifty years later, the intensity of color in his dye-transfer prints is rarified and precise.

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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.
When Harry Styles Met Myriam Boulos
Interviews

When Harry Styles Met Myriam Boulos

How did the pop star fall for the Beirut-based photographer’s sultry images?
John Chiara Illuminates the World’s Simple Mysteries
Portfolios

John Chiara Illuminates the World’s Simple Mysteries

Building large-scale camera obscuras, Chiara makes wistful photographs that recall the medium’s origins—and our own.

“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