A Life Etched in Light: The Poetic Vision of Graciela Iturbide Graciela Iturbide, born in Mexico City in 1942, is more than a photographer; she’s a visual poet whose black-and-white images resonate with the soul of her nation and the universal human experience. Growing up as the eldest of thirteen children within a deeply traditional Catholic family instilled in her an acute observational skill – a quiet attentiveness to the nuances of life that would later define her artistic practice. Her father’s amateur photography, documenting everyday family moments, sparked an early fascination with t…