Books
Sun-Kissed Memories of Ipanema Beach
When I recently came across Sandra Cattaneo Adorno’s photo book Águas de Ouro, I could hear the waves and boomboxes, and even taste the salt on my lips.
Photography
Books
Photo Book Retells the History of Hysteria
Laura Larson’s City of Incurable Women draws from archival materials to speculate on the lives of women who were famously hospitalized for hysteria throughout history.
Books
These Photographs Were Made in Protest
The camera became the center of Chauncey Hare's life, and a tool for awakening his political consciousness.
Interview
Michelle Agins on Perseverance and Photographing Martin Luther King
The second Black woman ever hired as a New York Times staff photographer, Agins built her career at a time when photo editors gave very few assignments to women — much less to women of color.
Art
Jean Painlevé Revealed the Otherworldliness Beneath the Water’s Surface
His detailed images of microscopic aquatic creatures suggest a version of Surrealism’s dream realities.
News
Bird Photographer of the Year Winners Capture Feathered Wonders
This year’s awardees portray the majestic beauty of our winged friends and highlight the urgency of conservation efforts.
News
Wedding Photographers Can Discriminate Against Same-Sex Couples, Kentucky Judge Rules
The Trump-appointed federal judge ruled in favor of a Louisville wedding photographer who claimed that serving LGBTQ+ clients violated her Christian beliefs and First Amendment rights.
Books
Lynne Tillman Explores How Her Mother Was Transformed by Aging and Illness
Doubt and uncertainty mark her account of family inheritance, photographic portraiture, and eldercare.
Art
Celebrating William Klein’s Long, Multi-Hyphenated Career
William Klein: YES, a career retrospective at the International Center of Photography, is good for aficionados and neophytes alike.
Art
Luke Gilford’s Tender Photographs of Gay Rodeos
The Los Angeles-based photographer offers an updated version of the mythologized American cowboy, calling rodeos “the traditional drag of America.”
Art
The Quietly Gripping Art of Peter Hujar
Four captivating examples of the artist’s photographs, taken between 1973 and 1984, will be auctioned in August as part of Swann’s fourth annual LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture, and History sale.
News
The Rare Leica Camera That Smashed Auction Records
Earlier this summer, one of only 22 models of the Leica prototype "0-Series" quietly sold for over $15 million — five times the previous record for a camera.