Aperture Foundation is a nonprofit arts institution, founded in 1952 by Ansel Adams , Minor White , Barbara Morgan , Dorothea Lange , Nancy Newhall , Beaumont Newhall , Ernest Louie, Melton Ferris, and Dody Warren. Their vision was to create a forum for fine art photography, a new concept at the time. The first issue of the magazine Aperture was published in spring 1952 in San Francisco.
15-604: In January 2011, Chris Boot joined the organization as its director. Boot has previously been an independent photobook publisher and worked with Magnum Photos and Phaidon Press . Sarah Meister , curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art from 2009 to 2020, was named as Boot's replacement in the Executive Director position in January 2021, starting in May 2021. Aperture Foundation
30-586: A London-based photographic publishing house and exhibition producer, launched in 2001 and operated until 2011. It published Lodz Ghetto Album by Henryk Ross (2004) and Things as They Are: Photojournalism in Context Since 1955 by Mary Panzer and fr:Christian Caujolle (2005), both of which won the ICP Infinity Award. When Boot left in 2011 his assistant Maxwell Anderson took over management and no new projects were initiated. Chris Boot Ltd. published
45-460: A variety of other roles related to photography. He was director of London’s Photo Co-op, director of the London and New York offices of Magnum Photos , editorial director at Phaidon Press , founder of Chris Boot Ltd. a photography book publisher, and is now executive director of Aperture Foundation . In these roles he has commissioned, edited or published a number of noteworthy photography books. Boot
60-434: Is a publisher of photography books, with more than 600 titles in print. Its book publication program began in 1965, with Edward Weston: The Flame of Recognition , which became one of its best-selling titles. Some, like Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph , have been in print for 40 years. Aperture supports the efforts of other non-profit organizations by partnering on books, exhibitions, and educational programming. In 2003,
75-432: Is a publisher of photography books, with more than 600 titles in print. Its book publication program began in 1965, with Edward Weston: The Flame of Recognition , which became one of its best-selling titles. Some, like Diane Arbus: An Aperture Monograph , have been in print for 40 years. Aperture supports the efforts of other non-profit organizations by partnering on books, exhibitions, and educational programming. In 2003,
90-555: The Arab World ; Joan Fontcuberta: Landscapes Without Memory ; William Christenberry, Photographs: 1961–2005 ; A Couple of Ways of Doing Something, images by Chuck Close , poems by Bob Holman ; Lisette Model and Her Successors ; and the Lucie-nominated Invasion 68: Prague , photographs by Josef Koudelka. Chris Boot Chris Boot (born 27 May 1960) is a British photography curator, book publisher, and has worked in
105-514: The Foundation instituted the first Aperture/Michael E. Hoffman Award, in memory of Michael E. Hoffman (died 2001), who was Aperture's publisher for 37 years. The Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards is a yearly photography book award that is given jointly by Paris Photo and Aperture. It is announced at the Paris Photo fair and was established in 2012. The categories are Photography Catalogue of
120-405: The Foundation instituted the first Aperture/Michael E. Hoffman Award, in memory of Michael E. Hoffman (died 2001), who was Aperture's publisher for 37 years. The Paris Photo–Aperture PhotoBook Awards is a yearly photography book award that is given jointly by Paris Photo and Aperture. It is announced at the Paris Photo fair and was established in 2012. The categories are Photography Catalogue of
135-636: The Year, PhotoBook of the Year and First PhotoBook (with a $ 10,000 prize). The Aperture Portfolio Prize is an annual international competition to discover, exhibit, and publish new talents in photography. Winners: In 2005, Aperture’s three-thousand-square-foot gallery opened in New York’s Chelsea art district. Many of the shows travel to venues in the U.S. and abroad. Aperture's Chelsea gallery showcases exhibitions organized by sister institutions. Aperture has exhibited shows including Nazar: Photographs from
150-526: The Year, PhotoBook of the Year and First PhotoBook (with a $ 10,000 prize). The Aperture Portfolio Prize is an annual international competition to discover, exhibit, and publish new talents in photography. Winners: In 2005, Aperture’s three-thousand-square-foot gallery opened in New York’s Chelsea art district. Many of the shows travel to venues in the U.S. and abroad. Aperture's Chelsea gallery showcases exhibitions organized by sister institutions. Aperture has exhibited shows including Nazar: Photographs from
165-620: The collection of Martin Parr, Outland by Roger Ballen , Snaps by Elliott Erwitt , and Heaven and Earth by David Malin and Katherine Roucoux . In 2001 he founded Chris Boot Ltd. in London, producing and publishing some forty photography books independently until 2011. From January 2011 until May 2021, Boot was executive director of Aperture Foundation in New York. In 2024 Boot received an RPS ( The Royal Photographic Society ) Award for Photography Publishing. His company Chris Boot Ltd.,
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#1732854622265180-422: The following books of photography: Aperture Foundation Aperture Foundation is a nonprofit arts institution, founded in 1952 by Ansel Adams , Minor White , Barbara Morgan , Dorothea Lange , Nancy Newhall , Beaumont Newhall , Ernest Louie, Melton Ferris, and Dody Warren. Their vision was to create a forum for fine art photography, a new concept at the time. The first issue of the magazine Aperture
195-734: Was born on 27 May 1960 in Kynnersley , Shropshire, England. He has a BA in photography from the Polytechnic of Central London , and a BA in English literature from the Royal Holloway College , University of London. Between 1984 and 1990 Boot was director of London’s Photo Co-op (since renamed Photofusion), an independent photography resource center and gallery. In 1990 he moved to Magnum Photos where he became director of its London and then, in 1995, of its New York office, until 1998. He
210-599: Was editorial director at Phaidon Press from 1998 to 2000. While at Phaidon, he wrote and edited Magnum Stories ; edited Robert Capa, the Definitive Collection by Richard Whelan and the Phaidon 55 series of books from 2001 onwards, which included volumes on Nan Goldin , Mary Ellen Mark , Shomei Tomatsu , Dorothea Lange and W. Eugene Smith and Walker Evans ; and commissioned The Photobook: A History by Martin Parr and Gerry Badger , Boring Postcards from
225-506: Was published in spring 1952 in San Francisco. In January 2011, Chris Boot joined the organization as its director. Boot has previously been an independent photobook publisher and worked with Magnum Photos and Phaidon Press . Sarah Meister , curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art from 2009 to 2020, was named as Boot's replacement in the Executive Director position in January 2021, starting in May 2021. Aperture Foundation
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