Iteratively examining the play of light on his own painted surface. Gerhard Richter in the 1/27 Fine Photographs sale at Skinner.

Slicing a face into transparent physical layers. Rebecca Gilbert in the Mortal Sequence group show at Brennan & Griffin.

The tonal subtlety of stockinged feet and bent knees. Ira Martin at Rick Wester Fine Art.

Disembodied sculptural feet in eerie red light holograms. Louise Bourgeois at Cheim & Read.

Shining Italian poplars in perfect alignment. Michael Kenna at Robert Mann.

Simmering flash lit seduction in 1960s Shinjuku. Katsumi Watanabe in the second floor hallway at the Met.

The enveloping black textures of a coal mine surface. Miles Coolidge at Peter Blum Gallery.

The 1990s-era president-elect hoarding bundles of cash. Harry Benson at Staley-Wise.

Microscopic crabs with the effusiveness of skyscrapers. Eli Lotar in the Hommage à Christian Bouqueret group show at Gitterman Gallery.

Mixing wall textures, shadows, and photogram overlays. Roger Catherineau in the Hommage à Christian Bouqueret group show at Gitterman Gallery.

Bad teeth and a tender touch. Mario Giacomelli at Keith De Lellis Gallery.

Overpainted abstractions upending African masks. Barry Le Va in Changed: The Altered Photograph at Ricco/Maresca.

The blurred uncertainty of color blocks in the woods. Victor Schrager at Edwynn Houk.

An angled array of soaring divers. Gustav Klutsis in the Soviet Photomontage 1920s-1930s group show at Nailya Alexander.

The shifting realities of the digital New York Times. Wade Guyton at Petzel Gallery.

Sensitive transgender portraits taken on Christopher Street. Mark Seliger at 231 Projects.

Dense photographic wallpaper above racks of refugee clothes. Ai Weiwei at Deitch Projects.

A tender embrace in a tondo shape. Nadar in the 12/20 auction at Millon.

Coupling bodies on a cluttered mantle. Mark Morrisroe at Alexander and Bonin.

Brash colors and staged eroticism in test Polaroids. Miles Aldridge at Steven Kasher.