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I don't pretend to make my photographs speak the truth of what Mexico is all about. But in its villages I can feel the way culture is changing, and it's fascinating to live through it and try to capture it on camera.

Graciela Iturbide

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