The Spring 2013 issue of "Aperture "relaunches the magazine under the title "Hello, Photography," a playful nod to Daido Moriyama's seminal project "Bye, Bye Photography." Now divided into two distinct sections, "Words" and "Pictures," the issue offers a broad sweep of key issues for photography tod[...]

The Fall 2013 issue of "Aperture" focuses on "Playtime." Taking its name from the 1967 film by Jacques Tati, the articles and portfolios explore how photography illuminates, facilitates, and participates in the many definitions of play-from role-play and sex-play to theater and jokes to leisure and [...]

The ground for documentary storytellers has radically shifted over the last decade. How can socially minded storytellers adapt to this new terrain? Created in conjunction with Magnum Foundation and guest editor Susan Meiselas, "Aperture"'s spring 2014 issue, "Documentary, Expanded," explores a cross[...]

"Aperture" magazine is a sophisticated guide to the world of contemporary photography that combines the finest writingwith inspiring photographic portfolios. Relaunched in 2013, the new "Aperture" updates its 60-year-old mission as the world's most vital photography magazine in print. Presenting fre[...]

"Aperture" is a sophisticated guide to the world of contemporary photography that combines the finest writing with inspiring photographic portfolios. Presenting fresh perspectives accessible to the photo practitioner and the culturally curious alike, each issue examines one theme at the heart of con[...]

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JULIA PEIRONE

In this age of networked images, identity is increasingly constituted by images, both self-generated and produced by the media. We can experiment and play with our appearances, creating our own image of ourselves. The tradition of studio portrait [...]