Irina Rozovsky, from the series In Plain Air , Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 2011–20Courtesy the artist
Photographers including Roe Ethridge, Ryan McGinley, Jamel Shabazz and Rosalind Fox Solomon share their personal visions of the city for Aperture’s Spring issue
March 16, 2021
New York is always evolving, and the last 12 months saw it take on a new form. The once-bustling city was forced into silence as Covid tore through its streets, with businesses shuttered, landmarks closed and residents forced into their homes. However, despite all the challenges, New Yorkers are adapting – and
Aperture is celebrating their resilience.
The Spring issue of the photography magazine is celebrating the city’s captivating legacy, tracing its ambitious architectural beginnings, right up to the social shakeups of 2020. There are contributions from Ryan McGinley, who shares a new project about Stonewall activists; Roe Ethridge, who celebrates the grit and glamour of Rockaway Beach; and Jamel Shabazz, who shares his joy-infused portraits of 1980s street culture, to name just a few. There are also never-before-seen photographs from Rosalind Fox Solomon and Saul Leiter, and writing from Lynne Tillman,