In this volume of The Photography Workshop Series Graciela Iturbideknown for her portraits and landscapes imbued with poetic ambiguity and documentary truthamp8212explores photographing in ways that employ a deeply personal vision while also reflecting subjects rich cultural backgrounds. amp10Aperture works with the worldamp8217s top photographers to distill their creative approaches teachings and insights on photographyamp8212offering the workshop experience in a book. Our goal is to inspire photographers of all levels who wish to improve their work as well as readers interested in deepening their understanding of the art of photography. Through images and words Iturbide shares her creative process and artistic inspirations and discusses a wide range of issues from the importance of surprise and recognizing what speaks to you to capturing symbolism and meaning in the everyday.amp160