Steve McCurry is an award-winning photographer and photojournalist. He is recognised globally for his vivid and compelling colour photography. With experience that spans over three decades, he commands the universal respect that goes beyond photography circles. He has scores of books that are bestsellers and prints that has raised thousands of dollars.
He has won several awards throughout his career, which included most reputed ones like Magazine Photographer of the Year awarded by the National Press Photographers-Association and he was presented the Robert Capa Gold-Medal by the O.P.C (Overseas Press Club) for best published photographic reporting from abroad for encompassing courage and enterprise.
He is the man behind the “Afghan Girl”, …show more content…
He packed just a bag of clothes, a strip of film and his camera as he explored the country, and subsequently the sub-continent.
It was during this period that his interest in photography reached its peaked. He realised his love towards capturing real unguarded moments. McCurry worked in India for a year, after which he travelled to Northern Pakistan.
During his time in Pakistan, he met some Afghan refugees who were living there as because their village had been bombed. He had not planned a trip to Afghanistan, but when the refugees invited him to witness the situation there, McCurry decided to go as a means of visually documenting the situation.
Disguised in native garb, he entered the rebel-controlled Afghan areas right before the Russian invasion.
What he witnessed shocked him to the core. Villages after villages had been bombed and destroyed.
There were moments when McCurry feared about his own life as he travelled through the conflict-filled region. As he interacted with more and more people during his journey, he began to understand that they wanted someone from the world outside of their own to observe their lives and current living situation as well as share their story with the rest of the
He has won several awards throughout his career, which included most reputed ones like Magazine Photographer of the Year awarded by the National Press Photographers-Association and he was presented the Robert Capa Gold-Medal by the O.P.C (Overseas Press Club) for best published photographic reporting from abroad for encompassing courage and enterprise.
He is the man behind the “Afghan Girl”, …show more content…
He packed just a bag of clothes, a strip of film and his camera as he explored the country, and subsequently the sub-continent.
It was during this period that his interest in photography reached its peaked. He realised his love towards capturing real unguarded moments. McCurry worked in India for a year, after which he travelled to Northern Pakistan.
During his time in Pakistan, he met some Afghan refugees who were living there as because their village had been bombed. He had not planned a trip to Afghanistan, but when the refugees invited him to witness the situation there, McCurry decided to go as a means of visually documenting the situation.
Disguised in native garb, he entered the rebel-controlled Afghan areas right before the Russian invasion.
What he witnessed shocked him to the core. Villages after villages had been bombed and destroyed.
There were moments when McCurry feared about his own life as he travelled through the conflict-filled region. As he interacted with more and more people during his journey, he began to understand that they wanted someone from the world outside of their own to observe their lives and current living situation as well as share their story with the rest of the