Holi Man
View Similar Items
Steve McCurryHoli Man
About the Item
- Creator:Steve McCurry (1950, American)
- Dimensions:Height: 20 in (50.8 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)
- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Santa Monica, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: G11050314317
Steve McCurry
Steve McCurry is an American photographer who gained international acclaim for his arresting portrait of a young refugee known simply as Afghan Girl.
Originally published on the cover of National Geographic in 1985, the photograph shows a young Pashtun orphan, later identified as Sharbat Gula, who was living in a refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan, during the Soviet Union’s occupation of Afghanistan. The image is emblematic of McCurry’s work, which has brought him to war zones across the globe. Rather than focusing on the violence of the battlefield, McCurry seeks to capture the human face of conflict, distilling what is universal and recognizable in each portrait.
McCurry was born in Philadelphia and attended Penn State University, graduating cum laude with a degree in theater arts in 1974. After several years working at a newspaper in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, he left to work as a freelancer in India, where he honed his skill for capturing unguarded moments in daily life. Just prior to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, in 1979, he crossed the border from Pakistan into Afghan rebel–controlled territory, wearing native garb to disguise himself, with rolls of film sewn into his clothing. The photographs he took there were among the first in the world to document the conflict, and his work was awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal for “photographic reporting from abroad.”
Over the course of his career, McCurry has documented daily life alongside conflicts in Cambodia, the Philippines, the former Yugoslavia, Beirut, Iraq, Afghanistan and Tibet. Though his photos depict serious and sometimes frightening situations, his ability to connect with subjects and capture something of their personalities allows his images to transcend the documentarian distance of wartime journalism. The results are real portraits that happen to be set in tough situations. Welder in a Ship Breaking Yard, Mumbai, India (1994), for instance, reveals only the subject’s eyes, but they’re so intently fixed on McCurry’s lens that they seem to express volumes. Monk Running on Wall (2004) shows a young monk defying gravity as he skitters along an exterior wall of the Shaolin Monastery in Henan, China, over the heads of his friends. Like a Baroque painting, McCurry’s picture captures a moment of dynamic action that reveals something instantly recognizable in a subject from another part of the world.
Find original Steve McCurry photography on 1stDibs.
- La Robe RougeBy Sarah MoonLocated in Santa Monica, CASigned and editioned Edition of 5Category
21st Century and Contemporary Color Photography
MaterialsDigital Pigment
Price Upon Request - Politics Makes Strange BedfellowsBy Gregori MaiofisLocated in Santa Monica, CAPolitics Makes Strange Bedfellows 2005 / Printed 2014 Bromoil Print Signed and titled in Russian. Dated and numbered in pencil on verso. Edition of 15 18 x 18 inches.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsBromoil
Price Upon Request - Westminster Bridge, LondonBy Brian DuffyLocated in Santa Monica, CADuffy is widely credited for having revolutionized the face of fashion photography, which defined the visual language of the swinging sixties in London. Duffy completed his training ...Category
1960s Figurative Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
Price Upon Request - Group on Deck #3, Town MagazineBy Brian DuffyLocated in Santa Monica, CADuffy is widely credited for having revolutionized the face of fashion photography, which defined the visual language of the swinging sixties in London. Duffy completed his training ...Category
1960s Figurative Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
Price Upon Request - Jean Shrimpton, Edgware Road, LondonBy Brian DuffyLocated in Santa Monica, CADuffy is widely credited for having revolutionized the face of fashion photography, which defined the visual language of the swinging sixties in London. Duffy completed his training ...Category
1960s Figurative Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
Price Upon Request - Philosopher's Tree, Study 3, Biei, Hokkaido, JapanBy Michael KennaLocated in Santa Monica, CAGelatin Silver print mounted to archival board.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
MaterialsSilver Gelatin
Price Upon Request
- What A Wonderful World 1968 photograph of Louis Armstrong by Arthur SteelBy Arthur SteelLocated in London, GBLouis Armstrong practices his scales exclusively for Arthur Steel’s camera whilst awaiting a flight back to his home from touring. Image unearthed January 2013. Printed Later. Arth...Category
1960s Photorealist Black and White Photography
MaterialsDigital
$3,074 Sale Price20% OffFree Shipping - `Zebra 2`, Oslo- `Residence of Impermamnence`-animal zebr fire nature wallpaperBy Christian HougeLocated in Oslo, NO`Zebra 2` Oslo, 2019- from the series `Residence of Impermanence` 120 x 170 cm Edition 7 `Residence of Impermanence` 2017-2019 My performance series, `Residence of Impermanence`, ...Category
2010s Other Art Style Color Photography
MaterialsDigital Pigment
- `Shibari 2`, Tokyo -from the series `Okurimono` Japan nude rope studioBy Christian HougeLocated in Oslo, NOOkurimono Pigment Print About the work : Shibari I is a work by contemporary photographer Christian Houge, from the Okurimono series. In this series, Houge has, through five trips...Category
2010s Nude Photography
MaterialsDigital Pigment
- `Usagi`, Okurimono series, Tokyo- rabbit-underground-mysterious-japan maskBy Christian HougeLocated in Oslo, NOOkurimono Pigment Print Images from the Okurimono series is available in 3 different formats : * 50 x 75 cm : edition of 10 + (+2ap) * 80 x 120 cm : edition of 7 + (+2ap) * 113 x...Category
2010s Color Photography
MaterialsDigital Pigment
- Classic Beauty - The Noble Thistle - Contemporary Art PhotographyBy Pia ClodiLocated in Salzburg, ATClassic Beauty - The Noble Thistle - Polaroid Photographic Print Framed by Pia Clodi The blue tones within her work should not be interpreted as coldness, as her works are full of f...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsPhotographic Film, Photographic Paper, Polaroid
- Into the Woods - 21st Century Contemporary Photographic Nature Print - B/W PolarBy Pia ClodiLocated in Salzburg, ATInto the Woods - 21st Century Contemporary Photographic Nature Print - Black & White Polaroid Into the Woods is a beautiful example of Pia Clodi's ability to inject beauty and sent...Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Photography
MaterialsPolaroid, Carbon Pigment
Recently Viewed
View AllRead More
Photographer Jerry Schatzberg Remembers a Legendary Shoot with Bob Dylan
The acclaimed lensman and the folk-rock phenomenon clicked, and a captivating portrait followed.
Photographer to Know: Jeannette Montgomery Barron
Her stunning portraits of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol and other artists chronicle a crucial chapter of New York’s cultural history.