American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist who has been a member of Magnum Photos since 1986, and is famous for his National Geographic photo titled “Afghan Girl.”
My favorite portrait photo and one of National Geographic’s most well known photo covers was photographed by Steve Mccurry, and appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazines June 1985 issue .
To capture this image Mccurry had disguised himself in Afghani garbs, and had crossed over the Pakistan border while the area was in the midst of war. Once in rebel controlled Afghanistan, he came upon a number of buildings and houses that had recently been bombed. With his camera gear hidden under is clothing he had managed to capture an image of an Afghan girl with green eyes and a red scarf draped over her head staring intensely into the camera. The girls name was found out to be Sharbat Gula, and the portrait photo Mccurry had taken of her became one of the most recognizable photos in National Geographic history. With many likening the portrait photo to Leonardo da Vinci’s, the Mona Lisa, the photo itself has since then been widely used for various brochures, posters, calender’s, and other medias.
Mccurrys photos concentrate more on human relations, and how things like war take a toll on the populous. Bringing the issues third world individuals deal with to western eyes.
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