This inaugural issue of the magazine includes an introductory text by '' Aperture '' ’s founders , Minor White ’s essay “ Exploratory Camera , ” and Nancy Newhall 's “ The Caption , ” as well as photographs by Ansel Adams , Dorothea Lange , Lisette Model , and Minor White Monographic issue conceived , designed , and written by photographer Frederick Sommer ( also released as a trade book , '' Frederick Sommer '' ) Double issue , edited by Nancy Newhall , devoted to the work of Weston ( an expanded version of this issue was published as a trade book in 1965 , '' Edward Weston : Photographer , The Flame of Recognition '' ) The first of four issues of '' Aperture '' that accompanied exhibitions organized by Minor White at the Hayden Gallery at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) A monographic double issue , guest-edited by James Baker Hall , devoted to the work of self-taught Kentucky photographer Meatyard ; published also as a trade book Edited by Charles Hagen and Nan Richardson , this issue focuses on both established and emerging artists practicing in the U.S. South This issue , the first edited by Melissa Harris , addresses the topics of censorship and images of the body Commemorating four decades of '' Aperture '' ’s publication , this issue includes a compendium of photographs and writings by friends of the magazine , with a commissioned cover image by artist Robert Rauschenberg A retrospective compilation of photographs , with a textual history of Aperture 's first half-century by author R. H. Cravens ( also published as a hardcover trade book , titled '' Photography Past/Forward : Aperture at 50 '' ) Published on the tenth anniversary of the September 11 , 2001 , attacks , this issue includes a portfolio of photographs and critical writings addressing the radically altering state of photography , titled “ The Anxiety of Images ” The first issue of '' Aperture '' ’s relaunch , this publication includes photographs and writings addressing the myriad new forms and directions the medium is taking Produced with guest-editor Susan Meiselas , this issue considers the impact of new media on socially engaged documentary work Numerous thematic issues of Aperture magazine have been produced to accompany related exhibitions , presented at Aperture 's own Burden Gallery and Aperture Gallery , and at other venues . Notable among these exhibitions : '' Aperture '' magazine has been published independently since its inception in 1952 ; since 1963 it has been a central function of Aperture Foundation . The following have held the title of Publisher on the magazine 's masthead : Gold “ Eddie , ” winner 2005 Best Use of Photography in a Magazine , first-place winner 1999
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