Mujer angel, Desierto de Sonora, México (Angel woman, Sonora Desert, Mexico) 1979

This is a gelatin silver print by Graciela Iturbide, and it's dreamy. I imagine Iturbide on location, waiting for the right moment to capture this image. The angel woman is caught between two worlds, suspended between a rocky outcrop and the vast expanse of the desert. She's holding a boombox – such a mundane object, yet here it's transformed into something otherworldly. Iturbide is so good at creating these kinds of juxtapositions. The woman’s flowing dress and the rugged landscape create a beautiful tension, suggesting both vulnerability and strength. It’s this constant play between opposites that makes her work so compelling. You look, and you start to think about all the different ways of being a woman, of being human.