Laura Aguilar’s photographic approach in Show and Tell centers on personal and intimate exploration of identity, body, and space. The images use natural poses and environments to capture vulnerability and strength, highlighting the human form within everyday settings.

The mood throughout the book is reflective and candid, emphasizing quiet moments of self-acceptance and challenge. Aguilar’s work visually navigates themes of cultural intersection, queerness, and the complexities of self-representation in a nuanced and direct manner.

The 2017 publication spans 240 pages, allowing an in-depth presentation of Aguilar’s work that amalgamates portraiture and landscape to create a compelling photographic narrative.