After her son disappeared from Hong Kong into China, Yu Lai Wai-ling embarked on a lifelong search to bring him home. The photographer Billy H.C. Kwok convinced Ms. Yu to tell her story, assembling images of grief and resolve.

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A Playful Investigation of Community and Territory
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A Playful Investigation of Community and Territory

In the Bolivian Andes, River Claure reckons with colonial history.
Janna Ireland’s “Pauline” Is a Passport into a Past Life
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Janna Ireland’s “Pauline” Is a Passport into a Past Life

When she inherited her grandmother’s photographs, Ireland discovered how image making is an act of self-preservation.
In India, an Artist Revives the Legacy of a Small-Town Photo Studio
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In India, an Artist Revives the Legacy of a Small-Town Photo Studio

Abhishek Khedekar pays tribute to a photographer whose images permeated everyday life.
Laila Stevens Seeks Sisterhood in Her Portraits of Black Women
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Laila Stevens Seeks Sisterhood in Her Portraits of Black Women

A visit to North Carolina influenced the photographer’s ideas about the power of family.

“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