Published on the occasion of Aperture's sixtieth anniversary, this first-ever anthology of critical writings (with amazing photos) from the magazine provides a selection of contributions from the first twenty-five years of its life - years under the editorship of visionary Aperture cofounder Minor White. Edited by Peter C. Bunnell, White's protégé, eminent photography historian, and curator emeritus at the Princeton University Art Museum, this volume illuminates the key concerns od a remarkable group of figures central to the formation of midcentury American photography.