Graciela Iturbide

Biography

Graciela Iturbide is a Mexican photographer born in 1942 in Mexico City. At 27, she enrolled in film school to become a director, but soon turned to still photography, assisting renowned master Manuel Alvarez Bravo. In 1978, she was commissioned to photograph Mexico's indigenous population, and between 1980 and 2000, she worked internationally, producing notable bodies of work. Her photography has been exhibited internationally and is included in major museum collections.