No. 43 overallNo. 18 in News, Science & Ideas
Aperture
The photography magazine with the finest print production in the ranking, published by a non-profit foundation.
84.1out of 1002026 score
Visit aperture.org2026 scorecard
Each criterion is scored from 0 to 10. The weighted total gives the score out of 100. How we score
- Editorial quality25%
- 8.8
- Influence20%
- 8.3
- Trust & transparency15%
- 8.6
- Design & craft15%
- 9.5
- Digital experience15%
- 7.6
- Reach10%
- 6.9
8.8 × 25% + 8.3 × 20% + 8.6 × 15% + 9.5 × 15% + 7.6 × 15% + 6.9 × 10% = 84.1
At a glance
- Founded
- 1952
- Publisher
- Aperture Foundation
- Based in
- New York, United States
- Published
- Quarterly
- Format
- Print and digital
- Language
- English
- Website
- aperture.org
Ranking history
How Aperture has placed in each annual edition.
| Edition | Overall | In category | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | No. 43 | No. 18 in News, Science & Ideas | 84.1 | First edition |
About the magazine
A quarterly magazine of photography published by the nonprofit Aperture, which also publishes photobooks and runs exhibitions. It was founded in 1952 by photographers including Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange and Minor White.
Sources for these facts
- foundedaperture.org
- publisher (nonprofit publisher)aperture.org
- frequency (quarterly magazine)aperture.org
- city (based in New York, 380 Columbus Avenue)aperture.org
- foundersen.wikipedia.org
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