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.
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!
