Aperture

The home for words & pictures since 1952. http://www.aperture.org Aperture is a nonprofit publisher that leads conversations around photography worldwide.

From its base in New York, Aperture connects global audiences and supports artists through its acclaimed quarterly magazine, books, exhibitions, digital platforms, public programs, limited-edition prints, and awards. Established in 1952 to advance “creative thinking, significantly expressed in words and photographs,” Aperture champions photography’s vital role in nurturing curiosity and encouraging a more just, tolerant society.

06/11/2026

Throughout his prolific career, the wildly inventive photographer Duane Michals showed a fascination with dreaming, desire, and fate—and embraced photography’s failures.

The wildly inventive photographer on his prescient career, his fascination with dreaming, and how he embraced photography’s failures.

06/09/2026

Executive Director Sarah Meister looks ahead to the opening of Aperture’s permanent space at 380 Columbus Avenue, a place to gather, share ideas, and engage with photography.

Our executive director Sarah Meister looks ahead to the opening of Aperture’s permanent space at 380 Columbus Avenue.

05/12/2026

In a conversation from her new book “Currents,” Dionne Lee speaks about the interwoven histories of land, power, survival, and Black identity.

In "Dionne Lee: Currents," the photographer speaks about the interwoven histories of land, power, survival, and Black identity.

04/23/2026

Winner of the 2026 Aperture Portfolio Prize, the photographer Aaryan Sinha twists familiar clichés into an exploration of what it means to feel estranged from one’s homeland.

Winner of the 2026 Aperture Portfolio Prize, Sinha twists familiar clichés into an exploration of what it means to feel estranged.

04/12/2026

Daniel Arnold, Sara Cwynar, Stephen Shore and others consider how Friedlander’s disorienting visions of the United States continue to endure.

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