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Summertime in America’s Backyard
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Summertime in America’s Backyard

In 1979, Stephen A. Scheer photographed a riverside community in Connecticut, showing residents reunited with natural surroundings.
The Uncanny Worlds of Nhu Xuan Hua
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The Uncanny Worlds of Nhu Xuan Hua

Working across art and fashion, Hua explores the constructed nature of memory in indelible, dreamlike images.
Akihiko Okamura’s Outsider View of Northern Ireland
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Akihiko Okamura’s Outsider View of Northern Ireland

In the 1960s, the Japanese photographer recorded the Troubles with understated eloquence.
Danny Lyon on the Making of “The Bikeriders”
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Danny Lyon on the Making of “The Bikeriders”

Lyon’s riveting book about a Chicago motorcycle club is one of the definitive accounts of American counterculture—and the inspiration for a new film starring Austin Butler and Jodie Comer.

“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