Photo Booth
What Asian America Meant to Corky Lee
A new anthology by Chinatown’s omnipresent documentarian, who captured half a century of shifting identities, activism, and daily life.
The View from Palestinian America
In Kholood Eid’s photographs of Missouri, taken six months into the war in Gaza, the quiet act of documenting life is a kind of protest against erasure.
When Babies Rule the Dinner Table
In the past two decades, American parents have started to ditch the purées and give babies more choice—and more power—at mealtime.
In Justine Kurland’s Photographs, a Mother and Son Hit the Road
Some of the portraits in “This Train” have an Edenic quality to them, as if Kurland is asking: What if my kid and I were the only two people in the world?
The Unseen Sides of Francesca Woodman
A new show at the Gagosian Gallery showcases the photographer’s tragically abbreviated career, including a never-before-exhibited masterpiece.
Josef Koudelka Could Locate Beauty Anywhere
His latest show is titled “Industry,” a word that defines not just the subject matter but the artist.
A Begrudgingly Affectionate Portrait of the American Mall
“We’re all being manipulated in the mall,” the photographer Stephen DiRado says. But his photos elicit a certain nostalgia, almost in spite of themselves.
A Landmark Look at Family Dysfunction
Richard Billingham’s unvarnished depiction of his parents and brother in the book “Ray’s a Laugh” earned him accusations of sensationalism. But, he says, “I’m a realist.”
A Girl’s Coming of Age in the Countryside of Her Childhood
“Solo Apto Para Mí Misma” chronicles adolescence amid the pandemic in the eastern plains of Colombia.
Cindy Sherman’s Grotesque Digital Creations
In a new series of collages made by hand and with Photoshop, Sherman is as unrecognizable as she’s ever been, but the figures she depicts can’t be easily disentangled from herself.