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I do not understand what makes me take a picture. Cartier-Bresson talks about the decisive moment, the necessity to function with lynx eyes and silk gloves. Perhaps what happens when you press the shutter is an intuitive act infused with all you have learned.

Graciela Iturbide

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Graciela Iturbide
Age: 82
Born: 1942
Born: May 16
Photographer
Mexico City
Mexico
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