The Portrait Of The Afghan Girl By Steve Mccurry
Born on 24th February, 1950, in Pennsylvania, United States, Steve McCurry is one the most iconic contemporary photographer and photojournalist of the present world. With an experience of over 30 years, McCurry has shot for a number of magazines, news publications and books. He has published dozens of books and has held countless exhibitions all over the world.
McCurry initially wanted to study filmmaking, but he graduated in 1974, with a degree in theater arts instead. After a short time after graduating McCurry started to work for the Pennsylvanian State Newspaper and that is when his interest in photography developed.
After working in Pennsylvania for about two year McCurry left for India and started working as a freelance photographer. …show more content…
This portrait of the Afghan Girl is perhaps one of the most iconic images of this age and is without a doubt, McCurry's most celebrated photograph. This image was published on the cover of the National Geographic Magazine, June 1985 issue and within a very short period of time had become a sensation in the field of arts and photography. The image of the Afghan Girl has been given several other names by many admirers and critics alike. The photograph is linked with the legendary Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci and is aslo called, The First World's Third World Mona Lisa and the Modern Mona …show more content…
A very huge number of Afghanis were displaced and had to move out of their villages, this caused a large number of refugees to arrive in Pakistan. The Afghan Girl, whose identity was unknown until 2002 when a search to find her again started and was completed , was identified as Sharbat Gula. She had lost both her parents in a bombing and had crossed the border into Pakistan to seek refuge.
Her portrait sparked a huge interest all over the world towards the situation of the refuges, the story being told through her eyes was so clear and so griping, that people started to take interest in the conditions of the people who were being subjected to the war. People from all over the world got to know the story behind the war, instead of the forged propaganda against the Afghani people that was being fed to
McCurry initially wanted to study filmmaking, but he graduated in 1974, with a degree in theater arts instead. After a short time after graduating McCurry started to work for the Pennsylvanian State Newspaper and that is when his interest in photography developed.
After working in Pennsylvania for about two year McCurry left for India and started working as a freelance photographer. …show more content…
This portrait of the Afghan Girl is perhaps one of the most iconic images of this age and is without a doubt, McCurry's most celebrated photograph. This image was published on the cover of the National Geographic Magazine, June 1985 issue and within a very short period of time had become a sensation in the field of arts and photography. The image of the Afghan Girl has been given several other names by many admirers and critics alike. The photograph is linked with the legendary Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci and is aslo called, The First World's Third World Mona Lisa and the Modern Mona …show more content…
A very huge number of Afghanis were displaced and had to move out of their villages, this caused a large number of refugees to arrive in Pakistan. The Afghan Girl, whose identity was unknown until 2002 when a search to find her again started and was completed , was identified as Sharbat Gula. She had lost both her parents in a bombing and had crossed the border into Pakistan to seek refuge.
Her portrait sparked a huge interest all over the world towards the situation of the refuges, the story being told through her eyes was so clear and so griping, that people started to take interest in the conditions of the people who were being subjected to the war. People from all over the world got to know the story behind the war, instead of the forged propaganda against the Afghani people that was being fed to