Jul 05 2010
Steve McCurry
One of Today’s Most Outstanding Photographers
Steve McCurry is an American photojournalist best known for his photograph, Afghan Girl that originally appeared in the National Geographic magazine. Throughout his distinguished career he has continued to cover international conflicts, including the Iran-Iraq war, Beirut, Cambodia, the Philippines, the Gulf War, and Afghanistan. His work has been featured worldwide in magazines and he is a frequent contributor to National Geographic. He has twice been awarded the World Press Photo Award, which has come to be regarded as the most prestigious international award for photojournalism in the world.
Afghan Girl was named as “the most recognized photograph” in the history of the National Geographic magazine
Steve McCurry began studying film history cinematography and filmmaking at Penn State in 1968, but ended up getting a degree in theater arts and graduating cum laude in 1974. His photojournalism career began with his coverage of the Soviet war in Afghanistan. He disguised himself in native dress and hid his film by sewing it into his clothes. His images were among the first of the conflict and were widely published. His coverage won the Robert Capa Gold Medal for Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad.[/expand]
Featured in magazines around the globe, Steve McCurry is a master photographer who has produced many of the world’s iconic images, having endured countless situations of grave danger. Driven by an innate curiosity and sense of wonder about the world and everyone in it, he shares vivid and thought-provoking insights into his uncanny ability to cross boundaries of language and culture to capture stories of human experience.[/expand]
One of today’s finest image makers, Steve McCurry’s high content presentations bring you closer to this man of exceptional courage who has achieved memorable and moving work, including a modern Mona Lisa (Afghan Girl).[/expand]
Topics
War
Afghanistan
Poverty
Religion
Happiness
Children and Women
USA 11/9
Publications
2009
The Unguarded Moment
2007
In the Shadow of Mountains
2006
Looking East
2005
Steve McCurry
2003
The Path to Buddha: A Tibetan Pilgrimage
2002
Sanctuary: The Temples of Angkor Wat
2000
South Southeast
1999
Portraits
1988
Monsoon
1985
The Imperial Way
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