24.02.10

Steve McCurry Snapshot Profile

Name: Steve McCurry

Born: Philadelphia USA, 1950

Areas of Expertises: Photojournalism, Documentary

The Facts:
Educated at Pennsylvania College of Art and Architecture. Steve McCurry is best known for is evocative colour photography . A member of Magnum since 1986. His career took off after his work in Afghanistan before the Russian invasion. Most famous for the “Afghan Girl” many of Steve McCurry’s images have become iconic. Covering issues if international and civil warfare he has travelled extensively over Iraq-Iran, Cambodia, Yugoslavia and continuous work in Afghanistan.

Books:
The imperial way (1985)
Monsoon (1988)
Portraits (1999)
South, Southeast (2000)
Sanctuary (2002)
The path to Buddha: A Tibetan pilgrimage (2003)
Steve McCurry (2005)
Looking East (2006)
In the shadows of the mountains (2007)

www.stevemccurry.com

 

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