Aperture’s Must-Read Photography Features of 2024

The disruptive force of artificial intelligence, a fresh look at Robert Frank, and a retrospective of Tina Barney—here are this year’s highlights in photography and ideas.

How Tina Barney Became an Astute Observer of the Upper Class

The photographer’s signature large-scale portraits show the secret world of the haute bourgeoisie—and the way certain poses are handed down across generations.

Charlie Engman Transforms the Internet’s Murk into Art

Engman’s experiments with AI offer an indelible collection of “cursed images” inspired by a feeling of being nostalgic for the present.

A Photographer Captures the Experience of Dispossession in Turkey

Trevor Paglen on Artificial Intelligence, UFOs, and Mind Control

32 Photobooks for Everyone on Your Holiday Gift List

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Aperture PhotoBook Club

Tina Barney: Family Ties

Thursday, January 23, 6:00 p.m. EST
Reception

Opening Reception for the 2024 Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards Shortlist

Friday, January 24, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. EST

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The Unsung Queen of French Pictorialism
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The Unsung Queen of French Pictorialism

In Paris, an exhibition presents Céline Laguarde as one of France’s most significant pre-World War I photographers.
Xaviera Simmons, Sundown (Number Two), 2018
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How Can Photography Shape our Relationship to the Environment?

An exhibition in Pittsburgh highlights the ways images can reveal the long-forgotten and unseen histories of ecology.
Roï Saade Is Building a New Photobook World
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Roï Saade Is Building a New Photobook World

The designer and roving archivist creates networks for artists and photobook publishers across the Middle East and North Africa.
6 Photographers Reflect on Robert Frank’s “The Americans”
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6 Photographers Reflect on Robert Frank’s “The Americans”

Dawoud Bey, Kristine Potter, Alec Soth, and more consider the lasting impact of Frank’s groundbreaking photobook.
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Books

Sally Mann: At Twelve, Portraits of Young Women

$50.00
Magazine

Aperture No. 257

"Image Worlds to Come: Photography & AI"
$24.95
Books

Susan Meiselas: Nicaragua

$50.00
Prints

Untitled, 2003

By Ninagawa Mika
$500.00
Prints

Untitled, 1997

By Nomura Sakiko
$500.00
Prints

Sake + Karei + Haihīru (Salmon, flatfish, and high heel), 1987

By Kon Michiko
$500.00
Prints

Untitled, 1996

By Hara Mikiko
$500.00
Prints

Untitled, 2020

By Okabe Momo
$500.00
Prints

Cargo (January 2, 2024, 7:06 am)

By Richard Misrach
$10,000.00
Books

Carrie Mae Weems: The Heart of the Matter

$75.00

“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