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
Mujahideen Stand Atop a Mountain in the Hindu Kush, 1984 - Steve McCurry
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Mujahideen Stand Atop a Mountain in the Hindu Kush, 1984 - Steve McCurry
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1980s Steve McCurry Photography
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Ship Breaking Yard, Karachi, Pakistan, 1985 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Ship Breaking Yard, Karachi, Pakistan, 1985 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
Digital C-Type print
20 x 24 inches
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A Villager Participating in the Festival of Holi, Rajasthan, India, 1996
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
A Villager Participating in the Festival of Holi, Rajasthan, India, 1996
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1990s Steve McCurry Photography
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Girl With Green Shawl, Peshawar, Pakistan, 2002 - Steve McCurry(Colour Portrait)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Girl With Green Shawl, Peshawar, Pakistan, 2002 - Steve McCurry(Colour Portrait)
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21st Century and Contemporary Steve McCurry Photography
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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...
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Pigeon Feeding Near Blue Mosque, 1991 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Pigeon Feeding Near Blue Mosque, 1991 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
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Portrait Photographer, Afghanistan - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Portrait Photographer, Afghanistan - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
Digital c-type print, printed 2014
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1990s Steve McCurry Photography
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Blue Mosque, Mazar I Sharif, Afghanistan, 1991 - Steve McCurry
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Blue Mosque, Mazar I Sharif, Afghanistan, 1991 - Steve McCurry
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
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20 x 24 inches
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Mahout and His Elephant, Chiang Mai, Thailand
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 30
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Steve McCurry Biography
American, b. 1950
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Hazrat Ali Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Girl with Green Shawl, Peshawar, Pakistan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 60
Steve McCurry Biography
American, b. 1950
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Child with Thanaka on Face
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Himba Shepherds Take Their Goats to Graze
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Afghan Refugee
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Clover Gatherers
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Afghan Women at Shoe Store, Kabul, Afghanistan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Boys in the Boot of a Taxi
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Candy Factory Worker
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Young Practitioners of the Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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A Grandmother Takes Her Granddaughter Home
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 15
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Boy Rollerskates, Cuba, 2019 "Life's a Joke"
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Boy Rollerskates, Cuba, 2019, Graffiti wall "Life's a Joke"
Digital C-Print Printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper
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Golden Bridge, Da Nang, Vietnam
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Golden Bridge, Da Nang, Vietnam, 2019
Digital C-Print Printed on FujiFlex Crystal Archive Supergloss Paper
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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
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Fine Art Photograph of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Steve McCurry
Reflection of the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India, 1999
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Photograph of Camels Silhouetted Against a Bright Orange Oil Fire in Kuwait
By Steve McCurry
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Steve McCurry
Struggling camels silhouetted against the oil-fire, al-Ahmadi oil field, Kuwait, 1991
Ultrachrome print
30 x 40 inches
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Fine Art Photograph of a Figure Running on the Beach at Sunrise in Brazil
By Steve McCurry
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Steve McCurry
Man Running at Dawn, Brazil, 2012
Fujiflex Crystal Archive Supergloss Digital c-print
30 x 40 inches
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Fine Art Photograph of Jodhpur, India's Blue City
By Steve McCurry
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Steve McCurry
Jodpur Cityscape, India, 1996
Ultrachrome print
20 x 24 inches
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Portrait of a Boy from the Suri Tribe
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 15
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American, b. 1950
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Man Reads on Sidewalk
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 30
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Eagle Hunter
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 12
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American, b. 1950
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Pilgrim, Colored Blocks
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Steve McCurry Biography
American, b. 1950
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Gondolier on Canal
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Steve McCurry Biography
American, b. 1950
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Rowing on Dal Lake
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Steve McCurry Biography
American, b. 1950
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Hilltop View of Chefchaouen
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Steve McCurry Biography
American, b. 1950
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Monks Play Football, Burma
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Fuji Crystal Archival Print.
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Two Nurses in Lourdes
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Kids Play on the Beach
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Kids playing on the beach in Madagascar
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Boys Play with Hoops
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Boys playing with hoops in Madagascar.
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Woman Enters Medieval Rock-Hewn Church, Ethiopia
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Easter Penitents Procession, Sicily, Italy
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
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Child Looking Out of Train Carriage
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Burma, 1994
Edition of 15
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Times Square in Winter, New York, NY
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 10
Universally recognized as one of today's finest image makers, Steve McCurry has won many of photography's top awards. Best known for his evocative color photography, Mc...
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Two Men in Washington Square Park, New York, NY
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 15. Signed, dated, and numbered on verso.
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Woman At A Horse Festival, Tagong, Tibet
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Woman At A Horse Festival, Tagong, Tibet, 1999
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Woman in Canary Burqa
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Woman in Canary Burqa, 2002
C-print
20x24 inches
Edition of 30
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Man Covered in Powder, Rajasthan, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
A man covered in powder during Holi. Signed, numbered, and dated on verso.
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Man Beneath Stairs
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Man sitting beneath stairs, India
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Red Umbrella
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 15
A figure with a red umbrella gazing at the Taj Mahal in India.
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Tibetan Flags
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Tibetan Prayer Flags blowing in the wind.
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Togo
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
People playing instruments
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Easter Island
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph of the famous Moai by the Rapa Nui people.
Edition of 15.
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Penguins in the Arctic
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Penguins clustered on rocks in the Arctic.
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Papua New Guinea
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
A young boy with a bird slung over his back.
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Young Wodaabe Man, Niger
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Portrait of a young man in Niger
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Child Adorned with Flowers
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph of a child wearing a garland of flowers.
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Boats on the Sulu Sea
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph of colorful sailboats in the Philippines.
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Sicily, Italy
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph of Sicily, Italy.
Edition of 15
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The Himakauve Tribe, Papua New Guinea
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph of members of the Himakauve Tribe in Papua New Guinea
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Tribesmen with Clay Masks and Bamboo Garb, Papua New Guinea
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Tribesmen with Clay Masks and Bamboo Garb, Papua New Guinea
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Snow Monkey in Jigokudani, Yaen-koen Park, Japan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
A snow monkey in a natural hot spring in Japan.
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- What is Steve McCurry's style?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Art photographer Steve McCurry is known for his close-up images of peoples faces, often termed a headshot. McCurry has traveled the globe, capturing conflicts, traditional cultures and scenes from contemporary society. His work often features bright colors in the center of the image, drawing the eye directly to his subject. Shop a selection of Steve McCurry pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024Opinions vary as to what is Steve McCurry's best work. Undoubtedly, his most easily recognizable piece is Afghan Girl, a photograph that he took in 1984 that became a symbol of the suffering of refugees during the Soviet-Afghan War. Other works that could be thought of as among his best include Camels Under a Blackened Sky (1991), Man at the Holi Festival in Rajasthan (1996), Sri Lankan Fisherman (1995) and Shaolin Monastery (2004). On 1stDibs, find a range of Steve McCurry art.