Aputure, also known as Aputure Imaging, is a privately owned company headquartered in China. Founded in 2013, with approximately 80 employees, the company reported $166.6M in revenue as of 2023. Its main product is content acquisition, and the company provides professional cinema equipment specializing in lighting solutions.
Aputure's lighting supported the NBA Finals in 2026, specifically for the first-time live broadcasts of the iconic halftime and postgame show *Inside the NBA* directly from the event. Previously, on September 14, Aputure contributed to the technical approach of lighting and camera crews for fast-paced daylight exteriors in the second season of HBO’s *The Pitt*. Earlier in September, Aputure was involved with Pinkbox Studios in a project to upgrade a 30-foot cyclorama for small production studios. This follows Aputure's collaboration in July, when photographer Kendra Rae Storm utilized its projection lighting for a beauty editorial, aiming to create sculptural and graphic imagery using light as a compositional element rather than solely for illumination.