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This edition of Aperture features a collection of striking photography that explores the theme of identity through diverse perspectives. It includes thought-provoking essays and interviews with prominent photographers, delving into how personal and cultural narratives shape visual storytelling. The issue highlights innovative techniques and styles, showcasing both emerging talents and established artists. Richly illustrated, it invites readers to reflect on the complex interplay between image and meaning in contemporary photography.

"As guest editor of this issue, Red Star, who is Apsaalooke (Crow), aimed to create the publication she wished she'd had to read when setting out to become an artist."--Editors' note, page 21

Aperture 153Rio de LuzFall 1998The Mexican book series Río de Luz was a courageous and energetic presentation of Latin American photography. To honor the accomplishments of the series and the artists, an issue of Aperture is devoted to the Río de Luz collection.Separate chapters address the outstanding themes concerning the editors of the Río de Luz series-revolution, the American way of life and Cuba, the 1950s, and "poetry of the onlooker." Artists include Lázaro Blanco, Raul Corrales, Hector García, Graciela Iturbide, Nacho López, Pedro Meyer, Miguel Rio Branco, and Mariana Yampolsky. Authors include Carlos Monsiváis, Álvaro Mutis, Victor Flores Olea, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Roberto Tejada, Raquel Tibol, and Verónica Volkow.Constantino Arias, Lázaro Blanco, Agustín Víctor Casasola, Augustín Martínez Castro, Hugo Cifuenetes, Laura Cohen, Raúl Corrales, Rafael Doniz, Victor Flores Olea, Eduardo Frías, Héctor García, Graciela Iturbide, Elias Jaber, Eduardo Longoni, Nacho López, Pedro Meyer, Tina Modotti, Daniel Muzio, José Luis Neyra, Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, Rubén Ortiz Torres, Rodolfo del Percio, Josep Renau, Jorge Manuel Rilo, Miguel Rio Branco, Mariana Yampolsky

Aperture 154 Nine PortfoliosWinter 1999Aperture's second Explorations issue presents heretofore undiscovered images by photographers whose work is bound to become widely known. They probe the metaphysical through ritual, invoke dark metaphors in circus performance, find religion in nocturnal deserts, and study the ties that bind. The convergence of these uniquely powerful images and the artists' personal stories provokes an examination of the ever expanding boundaries of contemporary photography.Artists included are Stephen Barker, Neil Folberg, Jill Graham, Kimberly Gremillion, Jan van Leeuwen, Anne Arden McDonald, Andreas Rentsch, Maruch Santiz Gomez, and Dayanita Singh.