Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide

author: Isabel Quintero
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at: 2018/06/24
date added: 2023/01/19
shelves: graphic-novels, non-fiction
review:
'Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide' by Isabel Quintero with art by Zeke Peña is a biographical graphic novel about a photographer from Mexico who has been featured in the Getty Museum.

Gabriela Iturbide was born in Mexico in 1942. She had a childhood that would seem to dictate a certain course in life. After her young marriage and the birth of two children, her life took a different course. She found herself inspired by black and white images and waiting for just the right shot. Some of these shots are reproduced in this book. They show a desert landscape with hundreds of birds in flight, or lambs going off the slaughter. She has gone to places like East L.A., India, and even Frida Kahlo's bathroom to get her pictures. Her style shows a poetic soul trying to capture the world around her.

I really liked this story. Gabriela Iturbide shoots in black and white, so the art is all black and white. The book is written with the artist in mind. The graphic novel finishes with a brief biography and a list of further reading. I loved that the artist's actual photos were included in this book.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Getty Publications and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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