Anna Victoria Best’s ‘Ottilie’ is an immersive exhibition starring one model
The photographer challenges out definition of 'zine' with her latest edition of 'AVB.'
Post-Stonewall, drenched in sunlight: Alvin Baltrop chronicled the sexual frontier of ’70s New York
The Bronx-born photographer never achieved the success of Mapplethorpe or Hujar, but his images from Manhattan's West Side Piers illuminate a forgotten era.
A world without men: photos from the feminist lesbian utopias of ’80s America
Carmen Winant's ‘Notes on Fundamental Joy’ goes inside the womyn-only communities created across the Pacific Northwest.
Before Boris, there was Thatcher: youth revolt in ’70s London
Photographer Janette Beckman looks back at the mods, punks, and ska kids who stuck it to the man before callouts were cool.
2019 in photojournalism: encapsulating the stories we can’t afford to forget
Humanizing the headlines at this year's World Press Photo Exhibition.
Road-tripping with model and photographer Julia Campbell-Gillies
Emily Lipson photographs Campbell-Gillies on the Long Island Expressway, as the two discuss why fashion isn't ‘stupid girls playing dress up.’
Meet 5 emerging photographers confronting race, gender, and identity
Red Hook Labs spotlights 25 globe-spanning artists, selected by a panel including Kim Jones and Edward Enninful.
Barrio Chino: meet the Chinese-Cubans fighting to keep their culture alive
Photographer Sean Alexander Geraghty shares stories from Havana’s Chinatown—once the largest in all of Latin America.
Sarai Mari owns her existential crisis
Captivating images of paranoia and fantasy from the photographer's latest book.
5 young photographers pushing the bounds of ‘feminine beauty’
Document's favorite emerging photographers from Dior Makeup’s Photography Award for Young Talent exhibition.
Documenting the rites and rituals of India’s sacred water source
Amidst political turmoil over water rights, pollution, and scarcity, photographer Marc Hibbert captures small moments of ecstasy and serenity at the Ganges.
‘Chronicles’: a fantasy anthology starring Ajak Deng and @uglyworldwide
Fashion photography's answer to 'Game of Thrones.'
Arlene Gottfried photographed the magic and madness of Old New York
During the '70s and '80s, Gottfried captured the soul of local communities from Poet's Café to Coney Island.
Robert Giard photographed over 600 LGBTQ writers—5 of them share their stories
'Particular Voices' saw Giard capture America's queer literary giants alongside emerging talents, treating each with a profound sense of urgency.
Underground fetish legend Rick Castro opens his 30-year photography archive
The 'King of Fetish' gives his thoughts on voyeurism, motocross, and gifs ahead of his exhibition, 'GLORY HOLE.'
John Edmonds’ 5 books for the serious daydreamer
The photographer assembles books to spark a 'Walter Mitty'-esque escape.
Celebrity or Italian politician? Francesco Vezzoli’s new show leaves you guessing
The Italian artist collected decades of photos showing celebrities and politicians—from Communist Party members to 'Dynasty'-era Joan Collins.
Felicia Abban’s immortalization of the Ghanian female gaze
At 84, Ghana's first professional female photographer finally gets international recognition at the Venice Biennale.
Bright skirts, clattering hooves, and sherry—welcome to Feria del Callabo
Photographer Daniel Ciufo traveled to Jerez, Spain to document the century-old celebration of horses.
Mario Sorrenti and Sarah Richardson
Photographer Mario Sorrenti and Document's creative and fashion director Sarah Richardson collaborate on this fashion portfolio for Document S/S 2019.
Tyra Mitchell documents the eroding culture—and resilient beauty—of D.C.’s young black families
The photographer shares exclusive images from her show ‘Raising Our Youth’, opening today at IA& at Hillyer.
Amber Pinkerton captures inimitable everyday style in Jamaica
"Every time I go back to Jamaica, I develop new eyes, new ears, and continue to learn lessons about my own culture and self."
Robert Mapplethorpe and Mickalene Thomas were the muses of Aperture’s Spring Gala
The non-profit's spring gala on Monday evening championed collective empowerment and radical perspectives.
Carmen Winant is taking vintage covergirls and shining a new, abstracted spotlight on them
The artist pounds, massages, and wrinkles images of Playboy models into radical feminist art in Document S/S 2019.
Tilda Swinton’s first photography show, inspired by Virginia Woolf’s ‘Orlando’
The actor draws upon the gender-bending novel to guest edit Aperture's Summer 2019 issue, featuring photography by Collier Schorr and Carmen Winant.
Ming Smith’s otherworldly photographs of very earthly injustices
Following her artist portfolio in Document S/S 2019, Ming Smith speaks on representation, improvisation, and photography as a form of survival.
Tom Hearn shares photos from his first, life-changing Ramones concert
The photographer saw the show in 1976 with Legs McNeil, John Holmstrom, and Ged Dunn.
Quil Lemons and MaryV Benoit on posting their most vulnerable moments online
The two artists spent the day photographing each other and sharing advice, memories, and their hopes for the future.
‘Sakura Lust’ celebrates the ephemeral beauty of Japanese love hotels
Casper Kent spent a year photographing his friend in Japanese ryokans and love hotels for his new book 'Sakura Lust.'
11 photographers present their most powerful image
How much can you say with a single photograph? The Palm* Studios Photo Prize spotlights 100 images and a world of perspectives, evening the playing...
Ming Smith’s ‘Strange Fruit’ reveals the specters of American history
The photographer’s experiments in shadow and light reform gender and racial boundaries in a portfolio for Document S/S 2019.
Photographer Mitch Epstein on the incisive eye of his mentor Garry Winogrand
As ‘Garry Winogrand: Color’ opens at The Brooklyn Museum, his former student tells Document why the emotive character of Winogrand's color photography still resonates today.
Louie Banks photographs Jazzelle as a highway motel fever dream
The London photographer and Detroit-born model create surreal suburban looks for Document Online.
Garry Winogrand’s illusive color photography receives its due at The Brooklyn Museum
Ahead of the exhibition, Document S/S 2019 featured a portfolio of the late photographer's color work with an introduction by Mitch Epstein.
Edd Horder captures the elaborate uniforms of British social clubs
From choir girls to polo players, Edd Horder photographs a rarely seen side of British society for London Unstyled.
Rave Zine: new photography with eternal DIY spirit
The new zine celebrates the artists keeping the inventive, youthful spirit of the Second Summer of Love alive in its first issue.
Sophie Green photographs the singular beauty of London’s African ‘white garment’ churches
The British social documentary and portrait photographer releases 'Congregation,' her second photography book portraying the rarely-documented spiritual worship of African South Londoners.
Mumbai, Unstyled: everyday fashion in India’s City of Dreams
Photographer Martin Mae captures families, fashion models, and rickshaw drivers in the beautifully cacophonous city.
6 stories of compassion and contradiction on America’s southern border
In 'American Backyard,' photographer Elliot Ross and writer Genevieve Allison give voice to the families, ranchers, and indigenous activists negotiating life on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Su Misu’s erotic photographs reveal Taiwan’s subversive underbelly
The Taiwanese photographer's daring images are on display at Art Basel in Hong Kong through March 31.
Photographing the vibrant, disappearing community of elderly Jews in 1970s South Beach
The late Andy Sweet's legacy is the subject of a recent documentary and photography book.
Marie Tomanova captures the vulnerability of American youth
The Czech-born, New York-based photographer immortalizes her American Youth series with her new book ‘Young American.’
Mariette Pathy Allen spent 40 years documenting the transgender community’s radical resilience
'Rites of Passage,' on display at The Museum of Sex, reveals all that has changed and all that tragically remains the same in the battle...
Farah Al Qasimi photographs the playful everyday behind Dubai’s flashy veneer
The New York and Dubai-based photographer disrupts the notion that Dubai is all flashy cars and towering skyscrapers in an exhibition at Jameel Arts Centre.
Photographer Alec Soth spent a year being a stranger in people’s homes
The photographer’s latest series ‘I Know How Furiously Your Heart Is Beating’ captures a glimpse of people in their own homes.
Documenting the humanity in Tbilisi’s brutalist landmark of Soviet occupation
Photographer Alex Schoelcher examines the history within a Tbilisi apartment complex for his new project "Plato."
Kunle Martins and Jack Pierson invite you to their ‘Pee Party’
The two artists discuss love, life, and their first exhibition together at Jeffrey Stark.
Helmut Lang gets the Slava Mogutin treatment
The photographer continues ten years of creative collaboration with the brand with his "logo hack" capsule collection
Remembering the photography of ‘Renaissance man’ Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld’s art dealer, Mathias Rastorfer of Galerie Gmurzynska, recalls working with the legendary Chanel designer as a photographer.
