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thalia16's review
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Colonisation and Death
geekwayne's review
4.0
'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.
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.
jwinchell's review
3.0
I'm grateful to have read this book because now I know who Graciela Iturbide is and I've seen renditions of her famous photograph Our Lady of the Iguanas. It was weird to read drawn recreations of photographs; I much preferred looking at them online later. The narrative structure was my biggest struggle: 3rd person blurbs to start each section but then the sections in Iturbide 1st person. The last chapter was a mashup of both, ending on a very confusing note.
jesshooves's review
“What matters is this: the lens gives me bird sight. With it, I am made aware of the many angles of truth.”
rdyourbookcase's review
4.0
Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide was phenomenal. The artwork was intricate and captivating. I learned so much about the life of an artist that I had never heard of before. Overall, it was amazing.