From the Japanese artists who transformed photography to Tina Barney’s large-scale portraits of the haute bourgeoisie, here are must-read titles this Women’s History Month. aperture.org/editorial/15-i…

Drawing on methods of field work and landscape photography, Regina Agu examines waterways and natural environments as defining sites of Black life and belonging. “Regina Agu: Shore|Lines” is on view at MoCP through May 17, 2025. mocp.org/exhibition/sho…

A profusion of paintings derived from movie stills and online screenshots reveals a shared impulse to understand—and transform—images’ strange power over us. aperture.org/editorial/why-…

In the Emirates, the Sharjah Biennial convenes artists who speak about survival and solidarity at a time of dispossession. aperture.org/editorial/a-bi…

For more than half a century, Vija Celmins has produced absorbing paintings and drawings that are often inspired by—and mistaken for—photographs. Here, she speaks with Richard Learoyd about images, surfaces, and illusion. aperture.org/editorial/vija…

Nona Faustine’s photography was a love letter to New York—and a fierce assertion of Black presence in public spaces and collective history. aperture.org/editorial/reme…

An exhibition at ICP contends with the role of images, policy, and activism in forming our relationship to labor and the American Dream. aperture.org/editorial/how-…

A new monograph and accompanying exhibition at Gallerie d'Italia brings critical insights into the mind and eye of Carrie Mae Weems, a touchstone artist renowned for her work investigating history, identity, and power. bit.ly/424MUI6

Ming Smith’s poetic and experimental images are icons of twentieth-century Black life. In an interview, she speaks about her life and career—and the transcendent power of photography. aperture.org/editorial/a-po…

For two decades, Zanele Muholi has used photography, film, and sculpture to explore issues of gender identity, representation, and race. See more in the exhibition “Zanele Muholi,” on view at @scadmoa through July 6. ow.ly/927U50VHbXY

The exhibition “Typologien” is an extensive study dedicated to 20th-century German photography. On view at Fondazione Prada in Milan through July 14, 2025. More details at: ow.ly/mSqp50VQuik

In the Florida island town of Longboat Key, Alana Perino—winner of the 2025 Aperture Portfolio Prize—portrays a home upended by loss. aperture.org/editorial/alan…

Sebastião Salgado, the Brazilian photographer best known for his dramatic black-and-white photographs that highlighted injustice and introduced the Amazon rainforest the world, has died at the age of 81. theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

The late photographer Sebastião Salgado documented labor, migration, and the Earth’s fragile ecosystems with empathy and visual power. aperture.org/editorial/inte…

Guest edited by Tanisha C. Ford, Aperture’s summer issue, “Liberated Threads,” explores style and fashion as a language of Black resistance, refusal, and joy. Available now: bit.ly/4mMUpM4

For Aperture’s summer issue, “Liberated Threads,” guest editor Tanisha C. Ford explores fashion’s ability to create possibilities for solidarity and selfhood across the African diaspora. aperture.org/editorial/blac…

For half a century, Rosalind Fox Solomon photographed New Yorkers and their habitats, unraveling the city’s public and private histories. aperture.org/editorial/rosa…

In her performative self-portraits, Silvia Rosi speaks to experiences of the African diaspora across Europe. aperture.org/editorial/silv…

Working across fashion photography and portraiture, Campbell Addy offers a powerful exploration of Blackness, identity, and representation. See more in the exhibition “The Stillness of Elegance,” on view at #SCADFASH, through September 5, 2025. ow.ly/h26650WoT8V

“Collaboration: A Potential History of Photography in Dialogue with the MoCP Collection” considers the role of collaboration in the history of photography—exploring ideas of authorship, visibility, and power. On view at MoCP through August 16. ow.ly/EG6750Wwj27