Tag Archives: STEVE MCCURRY

The photographic portrait that captures the soul of the subject Even in both digital and film, he admitted his preference for the latter. His photographic style was influenced by Robert Frank, Eugene Smith and Henri Cartier-Bresson; it is from the latter, one of the first photographers to use the technique of the decisive moment, that he drew inspiration to develop …

Scrupulous research, long journeys and exhausting expectations. He has covered many areas of conflict, including Beirut, Cambodia, the Philippines, the Gulf War, the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and Tibet. His career was launched when he crossed the Pakistan border into rebel-controlled Afghanistan, before Russian invasion. After working at a newspaper, he left for India to freelance. Here, he learned to watch …