Photographic - the Life of Graciela Iturbide

by Isabel Quintero and Zeke Pena

Graciela Iturbide was born in Mexico City in 1942, the oldest of thirteen children. When tragedy strikes Iturbide as a young mother, she turns to photography for solace and understanding.

From then on Iturbide embarks on a photographic journey that takes her throughout her native Mexico, from the Sonora Desert to Juchitan to Frida Kahlo's bathroom, then to the United States, India, and beyond.

Photographic is a symbolic, poetic, and deeply personal graphic biography of this iconic photographer. Graciela's journey will excite young adults and budding photographers, who will be inspired by her resolve, talent, and curiosity.

• ISBN10: 1947440004
• ISBN13: 9781947440005
• Publish Date: 6 March 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Getty Trust Publications
• Imprint: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 96
• Language: English

Reviews

[Nessa Luna]

Photography has always been one of my favourite things to do - I used to run around with the 'family' camera when I was a kid until I got my very own. I wanted to become a professional photographer, but then other things got in the way and stopped photographing (I didn't stop taking pictures though, but I used my phone instead of my camera). When I saw this graphic novel on NetGalley, I decided I wanted to try it out, even though I had never heard of this particular photographer before.

I loved the artwork very much, and what I loved most of all was that they added some of Graciela's pictures in the book as well. I was very intrigued by her life story, and this book certainly made me want to look up more of her photography - which I will do in the future.

What it mostly did was make me want to pick up my camera again!