octobertune's review
4.0
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!
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!
krissyronan's review
4.0
Poetic and thoughtful study of Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide. I hadn’t heard of her before this book and now I hope to see her work in real life someday. The author and illustrator collaboration to share Iturbide’s work and life in a graphic memoir format was incredibly well done.
krys_kilz's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This biography was so beautifully written. The way photography was described resonated so much with my own experiences. And I loved seeing the photographs alongside their artistic recreations!
I am definitely curious about Graciela Iturbide's work now and plan to check out some of her photography books.
I am definitely curious about Graciela Iturbide's work now and plan to check out some of her photography books.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
taratara44's review
4.0
I really liked this, I liked how it presented her evolving artistic identity, and it definitely inspired me to want to be more creative
obsessedmuch's review
4.0
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 learning more. I 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 because I've never seen biography being done in the format of graphic novel. And I think this one was beautifully done and I'm happy to have a chance to read it. Writing was really poetic and pictures told beautiful story on their own.
My only complain is that it felt a little too cold and objective and I wanted to know more about Graciela, not only about her art and where she traveled.
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 learning more. I 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 because I've never seen biography being done in the format of graphic novel. And I think this one was beautifully done and I'm happy to have a chance to read it. Writing was really poetic and pictures told beautiful story on their own.
My only complain is that it felt a little too cold and objective and I wanted to know more about Graciela, not only about her art and where she traveled.
nairam1173's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
The lyricism of the text was nice and I was so glad to see actual photographs (not just artistic depictions), but I feel weird about the choice of the author to narrate as the person whose life they're describing.
stenaros's review
3.0
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Mexican photographer Iturbide's life is on display in this nicely written and drawn book. The text gave us a good sense of her life, and the illustrations fleshed things out. I appreciated the inclusion of Iturbide's photographs into the narrative.
Mexican photographer Iturbide's life is on display in this nicely written and drawn book. The text gave us a good sense of her life, and the illustrations fleshed things out. I appreciated the inclusion of Iturbide's photographs into the narrative.