Aperture Foundation

A leading expert in the field shares her thoughts on the “golden age” of photobooks and offers advice to aspiring authors.

What informs how we look at the world through photography? Aperture’s editor Michael Famighetti offers his thoughts on the importance of knowing the history of the medium as a contemporary photographer, the development of the iconic magazine, and more.

The list of contenders for the Paris Photo-Aperture Foundation Photobook Awards 2016 runs the gamut from weighty odes to the medium to innovative, idiosyncratic and (at times) playful reflections on the art of photography. Read one of our editor’s thoughts on the most deserving candidates.

The photobook was front and center once again at this year’s Paris Photo—these four books came out with top honors. Left: Imaginary Club © Oliver Sieber