Graciela Iturbide is a renowned Mexican photographer whose black-and-white images explore themes of ritual, identity and daily life across Mexico and beyond. Born in Mexico City in 1942, she trained under Manuel Álvarez Bravo and developed a distinctive documentary style grounded in symbolism, cultural observation and human connection. Her long-term projects have focused on Indigenous communities, religious iconography and the visual traces of tradition and transformation.

Iturbide’s work has been widely exhibited and collected internationally, and has formed part of Side Gallery’s programme since the 1980s. Her connection with Amber and Side sits within a broader dialogue between socially engaged photographic practices in Latin America and the North of England. Iturbide’s work continues to shape international understandings of community, dignity and belonging through photography.