Steve McCurry Photography
American, b. 1950
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.
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Artist: Steve McCurry
Tram, Calcutta by Steve McCurry, 1997, Digital C- Print, Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Tram, Calcutta by Steve McCurry depicts a bustling intersection. The streets are lined with markets selling fruit, clothes and other varying products. People fill the streets, some w...
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Shaolin Monks Training by Steve McCurry, 2004 Digital C-Print, Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Shaolin Monks Training by Steve McCurry is listed as a 20 x 24-inch digital c-print, available in an edition of 30. This photograph is printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Kashmir Flower Seller by Steve McCurry, 1996, Digital C-Print, Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Kashmir Flower Seller by Steve McCurry is listed as a 24 x 20 inch digital c-print, available in an edition of 90. This photograph is printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss P...
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Moonrise in Mumbai by Steve McCurry, 1994, Digital C-Print, Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Moonrise in Mumbai by Steve McCurry is listed as a 20 x 24-inch digital c-print, available in an edition of 30. This photograph is printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Pape...
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Boy in Mid-Flight by Steve McCurry, 2007, Digital C-Print, Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Boy in Mid-Flight by Steve McCurry is listed as a 20 x 24-inch digital c-print, available in an edition of 90. This photograph is printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry, 1984, Digital C-Print, Portrait Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry is a 24 x 20 inch digital C-print on Fujiflex Crystal Archive Supergloss paper. One of Steve McCurry's most iconic images, this photograph features a you...
Category
1980s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Dust Storm (Vertical) by Steve McCurry, 1983, Digital C-Print, Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Dust Storm (Vertical) by Steve McCurry is a 30 x 24 inch Digital C-Print on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper, available in an edition of 75. This photograph features a group...
Category
1980s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Widow Exits Restaurant by Steve McCurry, 1992, Digital C-Print, Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Widow Exits Restaurant by Steve McCurry is listed as a 20 x 24 inch digital c-print, available in an edition of 30. This photograph is printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Procession of Nuns by Steve McCurry, 1994, Digital C-Print, Color Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Procession of Nuns by Steve McCurry is a 20 x 24 inch digital c-print on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper, available in an edition of 90. This photograph features four nuns,...
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Steve McCurry 'Moonrise in Mumbai'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Moonrise in Mumbai, 1994
C-print
20x24 inches
Edition of 30
Also available in
30x40 edition of 15
40x60 edition of 10
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Taj and Train (Horizontal) by Steve McCurry, 1983, Digital C-Print, Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Taj and Train by Steve McCurry is a 20 x 24 inch digital c-print on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss paper, available in an edition of 90. This photograph features two men holding...
Category
1980s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Woman in Canary Burqa by Steve McCurry, 2002, Digital C-Print, Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Woman in Canary Burqa by Steve McCurry is a 24 x 20 inch digital c-print on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss paper, available in an edition of 30. This photograph features a portr...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Mother and Child at Car Window, Bombay by Steve McCurry, 1993, Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Mother and Child at Car Window, Bombay by Steve McCurry is a 20 x 24 inch digital C-print, available in an edition of 90. This photograph features a woman in red holding a child, loo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Iceberg by Steve McCurry, 2019, Digital C-Print, Landscape Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Iceberg by Steve McCurry is a 20 x 24 inch digital C-print, printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper. This photograph features a giant iceberg floating in the middle of t...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Harvest Market by Steve McCurry, 1992, Digital C-Print, Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Harvest Market by Steve McCurry is a 20 x 24 inch digital C-print, printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper. This photograph features a man standing in a market, surround...
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Afghan Women at Shoe Store, Kabul by Steve McCurry, 1992, Digital C-Print
By Steve McCurry
Located in Dallas, TX
Afghan Women at Shoe Store, Kabul by Steve McCurry is a 20 x 24 inch digital C-Print, printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper. This photograph features 5 Afghan women at...
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Steve McCurry 'Afghan Nomad Girl'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Afghan Nomad Girl
1990
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
60 x 40 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate of authenticity
Steve McCurry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Shaolin Monks Training. Zhengzhou. China
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Shaolin Monks Training. Zhengzhou. China, 2004
c print
20 x 24 inches
edition of 30
Shaolin monks training Kung Fu from Shaolin Monastery takes martial arts to a brand new level. ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Boy Between Two Daggers, 1997
By Steve McCurry
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
Category
20th Century Modern Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Woman in Black, Yemen
By Steve McCurry
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Dust Storm, 1983
By Steve McCurry
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
Category
20th Century Modern Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Tuareg Woman, 1986
By Steve McCurry
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
Category
20th Century Modern Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Mixed Media
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival, 1994
By Steve McCurry
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
Category
20th Century Modern Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Monsoon Flora, 1985
By Steve McCurry
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
Category
20th Century Modern Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Candy Factory Worker, 2006
By Steve McCurry
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Man Running by Beach, 2012
By Steve McCurry
Located in ATLANTA, GA
Steve McCurry is an American photographer, freelancer, and photojournalist. His photo Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Kathmandu Valley Harvest'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
20 x 24 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate of authenticity
Steve McCurry (American, b.1950) is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Girl with Green Shawl'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Girl with Green Shawl
2002
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
24 x 20 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 44 of 60
with cert...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Hilltop View of Chefchaouen'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
40 x 60 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate of authenticity
Steve McCurry (American, b.1950) is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Afghan Nomad Girl'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Afghan Nomad Girl
1990
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
60 x 40 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate of authenticity
Steve McCurry...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Woman enters Medieval Rock-Hewn Church'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
30 x 40 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate of authenticity
Steve McCurry (American, b.1950) is ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Steve McCurry 'Boys Play with Hoops'
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Boys Play with Hoops
2019
C-Prints printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Super Gloss Paper
60 x 40 inches
Signed and numbered edition of 10
with certificate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Moonrise in Mumbai
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Moonrise in Mumbai, 1994
Printed Later
C-print
20x24 inches
Edition of 30
Also available in
30x40 edition of 15
40x60 edition of 10
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Taj and Train, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
McCurry is recognized universally as one of today's finest image-makers, has won many of photography's top awards. Best known for his evocative color photography, McCurry captures th...
Category
1980s Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Digital
Opera Singers, Hong Kong
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Opera singers in Hong Kong, China.
Edition of 30
Category
1980s Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Venice Reflections
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Man walking along the canals of Venice
Edition of 15
Category
2010s Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Moonrise in Mumbai
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Moonrise in Mumbai, 1994
C-print
20x24 inches
Edition of 30
Also available in
30x40 edition of 15
40x60 edition of 10
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Shaolin Monks Training. Zhengzhou. China
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Shaolin Monks Training. Zhengzhou. China, 2004
c print
20 x 24 inches
edition of 30
Shaolin monks training Kung Fu from Shaolin Monastery takes martial arts to a brand new level. ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Man and Taj Reflection
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Man and Taj Reflection, 1999
20x24 inch
edition of 30
Also available in
30x40 inch edition of 15
40x60 inch edition of 10
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Jodhpur, India [Fruit Vendors]
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist in ink on verso
Category
Steve McCurry Photography
![Jodhpur, India [Fruit Vendors]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/art/upload/14/1551/McCurry_FruitVendor72_s.jpg)
Dust Storm Horizontal
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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Running at Sunset, Ethiopia
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Category
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Red Boy, Bombay, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Category
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Man and Taj Reflection, Agra, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist in ink on verso
Category
Steve McCurry Photography
Procession of Nuns, Yangon, Burma
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Category
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Steam Train, Uttar Pradesh, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Category
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Children Playing Football, Sitwe, Burma
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Category
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Holi Festival, Rajasthan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
Category
Steve McCurry Photography
Boy in Mid-Flight, Jodhpur, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed and numbered by artist
Category
Late 20th Century Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Mother and Child at Car Window, Bombay, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Category
Steve McCurry Photography
Floating Offerings, Varanasi, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Category
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Monk praying at Bodh Gaya
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Category
Steve McCurry Photography
Kyaikto, Burma [Monks praying by the Golden Rock]
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist in ink on verso
Category
Steve McCurry Photography
![Kyaikto, Burma [Monks praying by the Golden Rock]](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/archivesE/art/upload/14/1551/McCurry_GoldenRock72_1_s.jpg)
Mingun Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist in ink on verso
Category
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Boy in Red and White Scarf, The Sahel, Bamako, Mali, Africa
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Category
Steve McCurry Photography
Clover Gatherers in Wadi Hadramawt, Yemen, 1999 - Colour Photography
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
Digital c-type print
Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper
Edition of 30
Also available in a larger size, please contact t...
Category
1990s Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Afghan Women at Shoe Store, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1992
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Afghan Women at Shoe Store, Kabul, Afghanistan, 1992
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
Prin...
Category
1990s Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
C Print
Brightly Colored Contemporary Fine Art Photograph of India
By Steve McCurry
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Steve McCurry
Holi Man, 1996
Ultrachrome print
40 x 60 inches
Magnum photographer Steve McCurry is best known for his evocative color images, many of which have become modern icons....
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
Materials
Inkjet
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