Author Laurence Cornet

Henri Cartier-Bresson was one of the first photographers selected for Aperture’s Masters of Photography collection, a series that included works by Berenice Abbott, Eugene Atget, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Walker Evans,…

I published several books with Aperture : Twins (2003), American Odyssey (1999) and Streetwise (1988). Streetwise is important because it was at the time of Michael Hoffman. It was first published…

I don’t believe a history of contemporary photography can be written without acknowledging the role Aperture played in shaping that history. It played a significant role in my life, too…

My association with Aperture books goes back to 1986, when Michael Hoffman, the director of Aperture, made it possible for the Subway images to be published, when most commercial publishers…

I worked on my book at Aperture during a period of turmoil and uncertainty. There was at least one director change if not more. My editor Andrew left half way…

The title of the book itself announces Stephen Ferry’s completeness: "Violentology" is directly derived from the name of sociologists specializing in Colombian political violence and "manual" is borrowed from the…

Jennifer’s family is the story of an encounter. Jennifer and Louisa are roughly the same age, but everything else sets them apart, from the way they look to their social…