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Graciela Iturbide was born in M xico City in 1942, the oldest of 13 children When tragedy struck Iturbide as a young mother, she turned to photography for solace and understanding From then on Iturbide embarked on a photographic journey that has taken her throughout her native M xico, from the Sonora Desert to Juchit n to Frida Kahlo s bathroom, to the United States, India, and beyond Photographic is a symbolic, poetic, and deeply personal graphic biography of this iconic photographer Iturbide s journey will excite readers of all ages as well as budding photographers, who will be inspired by her resolve, talent, and curiosity. Download Photographic – kino-fada.fr I found it interesting to see how this woman, Graciela Iturbide, saw the world as a writer, a photographer, an artist How she understood it through her lens.What I loved the most was how she travelled all around the word and tried to capture things that weren t usual, things that people didn t care to look at, didn t care to see That was beautiful.What was also beautiful was the way this depicted womanhood people who identify as women, different women, beautiful women no matter what.There was I found it interesting to see how this woman, Graciela Iturbide, saw the world as a writer, a photographer, an artist How she understood it through her lens.What I loved the most was how she travelled all around the word and tried ...I choose photography over traditionPhotographic is a graphic novel following the life of Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide, someone that I, unfortunately, didn t know about until reading this Actually, that is precisely why I picked this up A successful, female, Mexican photographer Of course I had to check it out Before saying anything else, I need to mention that I am Mexican Born and raised Reading about Graciela Iturbide and what she has been doing way before I was alive, wasI choose photography over traditionPhotographic is a graphic novel following the life of Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide, someone that I, unfortunately, didn t know about until reading this Actually, that is precisely why I picked this up A successful, female, Mexican photographer Of course I had to check it out Before saying anything else, I need to mention that I am Mexican Born and raised Reading about Graciela Iturbide and what she has been doing way before I was alive, was just mind blowing Knowing that she was able to follow her dreams in a time and place where her only job was to have children has left me speechless Following her journey has taught me so much I didn t know about my own country, my own culture So much that we don t talk about This simple, yet beautifully drawn nove...I received a digital copy to read and review from NetGalley Clearly based on the cover, this book is full of gorgeous art However, this book is in black and white, because that is what photographer Graciela Iturbide believes reality is black and white This is around 90 or so pages of a very brief history of the rise and work of Graciela Iturbide The pages are a mix of simplistic comics composed of interviews done with Graciela, as well as a few of her actual photographs There is additional I received a digital copy to read and review from NetGalley Clearly based on the cover, this book is full of gorgeous art However, this book is in black and white, because that is what photographer Graciela Iturbide believes reality is black and white This is around 90 or so pages of a very brief history of the rise and work of Graciela Iturbide The pages are a mix of simplistic comics composed of interviews done with Graciela, as well as a few of her actual...I loved it This is a book written by a poet and an artist, and because of that both language and image intertwine in the most beautiful way Isabel Quintero and Zeke Pe a, use their particular languages to tell us the story of Graciela Iturbide further, they also bring to us the importance of looking at people, objects, places with different eyes Always.This is not a common biography or a common...Absolutely gorgeous and absolutely unforgettable.I was excited to learn that Isabel Quintero wrote a new YA book because my students had enjoyed Gabi A Girl in Pieces so much I only use the past tense because I retired they are most likely still enjoying it However, it wasn t until I went to a reading event last weekend in Riverside, where Quintero was one of the authors, that I realized the new book...I was provided an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.Before requesting this book I didn t know anything about Graciela Iturbide and if it wasn t for the camera on the cover I wouldn t even know she is a photographer I know little to nothing about photography and I was never interested in learningI don t know what pulled me to request this biography because I usually don t read non fiction and if I read it, it s about someone I m really interested in I think it was becau I was provided an eARC via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.Before requesting this book I didn t know anything about Graciela Iturbide and if it wasn t for the camera on the cover I wouldn t even know she is a photographer I know little to nothing about photography and...Quintero and Pe a s artfully crafted graphic biography of Graciela Iturbide glides readers back and forth through Iturbide s life, circling and briefly roosting in the locations where Iturbide graciously engages others through her camera Quintero guides readers through direct address Her poetic prose brings into focus the life of one of Mexico s preeminent photographers with precise diction and powerful imagery As if in conversation with Quintero, Iturbide narrates her own story in prose unhi Quintero and Pe a s artfully crafted graphic biography of Graciela Iturbide glides readers back and forth through Iturbide s life, circling and briefly roosting in the locations where Iturbide graciously engages others through her camera Quintero guides reade...I adored this short graphic biography about the life of Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide The Getty Museum has done an outstanding job of pulling together an award winning writer and graphic artist to bring this story to print The book includes 25 of Iturbide s mythical photographs i...The art of this graphic novel is beautiful, but it barely compares to the photographs taken by Graciela Iturbide I was astonished that I d never heard of this amazing photographer and incredibly glad that the authors of this volume provided a list of references for exploring her work The photos are gorgeous, even when the subject matter is a bit rough I was not, for example, prepared for a beautifully composed but still disturbing shot of someone holding a slau...

Photographic
  • 14 February 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 96 pages
  • 1947440004
  • Isabel Quintero
  • Photographic