Graciela Iturbide

"For me, photography is a pretext to know the world, to know life, to know yourself, and to capture everything you bring inside." - Graciela Iturbide

https://art21.org/watch/art-in-the-twenty-first-century/s7/graciela-iturbide-in-investigation-segment/

Prompt: In this video segment, Iturbide and her family emphasize the importance of investigation. What kinds of investigations do they describe? How does Iturbide learn about the people and places she photographs? What does she learn? Iturbide says that the camera, or photography, is just a pretext for knowing the world. What does she come to understand or know, and what is the camera’s role in that process? Also, feel free to express you opinion on the work itself. Do you believe it is successful? Why or why not.

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