At their own request, the Seri women painted Iturbide’s face as they did their own—a sign of her acceptance into the community. Iturbide did not seek to exoticize or mimic the practice. This self-portrait marks her own self-interrogation and integration with her role as a photographer in the indigenous community.
"Her eyes reflect a challenge which, we recognise, mirrors the look on the faces of the Series. Her posture and expression might be interpreted as a declaration of the principles outlined above in connection with the Wenders' interpretation of the image: not only does she photograph what captures her attention, but, to some extent, "is" what she photographs." Graciela Iturbide, Eyes to Fly With, Portraits, Self Portraits, and other Photographs, The University of Texas Press, (127)