Steve McCurry Color 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
Rabari Shepherd, Rajasthan, India, 2009 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Rabari Shepherd, Rajasthan, India, 2009 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 inches, edition of 30
30 x 40 inches, edition of 15
40 x 60 inches, edition of 10
Steve McCurry (born 1950) is best known for his evocative colour photographs that document both human struggles and joy. Having travelled the globe for over thirty years, McCurry has photographed warzones, burning oil fields, refugee camps, ship breaking yards and monsoons all over the world. A member of Magnum Photos...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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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...
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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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
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Chand Baori Stepwell, Rajasthan, India, 2016 - Steve McCurry(Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Chand Baori Stepwell, Rajasthan, India, 2016 - 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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21st Century and Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Salat at Blue Mosque in Mazar-E-Sharif, 1992 - Steve McCurry(Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Salat at Blue Mosque in Mazar-E-Sharif, 1992 - Steve McCurry(Colour Photography)
Signed, affixed with artist's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 inc...
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1990s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Woman at a Horse Festival, Tagong, Tibet, 1999 - Steve McCurry
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Woman at a Horse Festival, Tagong, Tibet, 1999 - Steve McCurry
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 inch pap...
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1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Opera Singers, Hong Kong
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Opera singers in Hong Kong, China.
Edition of 30
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1980s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Archival Pigment
Venice Reflections
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Man walking along the canals of Venice
Edition of 15
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2010s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Archival Pigment
Afghan Girl, Peshawar, Pakistan, 1984 - Steve McCurry (Colour Portrait)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Afghan Girl, Peshawar, Pakistan, 1984 - Steve McCurry (Colour Portrait)
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
Printed o...
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1980s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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C Print
Boy In Mid-Flight, Jodhpur, India, 2007 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Boy In Mid-Flight, Jodhpur, India, 2007 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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C Print
Moonrise in Mumbai
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Moonrise in Mumbai, 1994
C-print
20x24 inches
Edition of 30
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40x60 edition of 10
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1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Man and Taj Reflection
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Steve McCurry
Man and Taj Reflection, 1999
20x24 inch
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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. ...
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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...
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1980s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Mingun Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1994 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Mingun Pagoda, Mandalay, Burma, 1994 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed, affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
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1990s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Mother and Child at Car Window, Bombay, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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Steve McCurry Color Photography
Procession of Nuns, Rangoon, Burma, 1994 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Procession of Nuns, Rangoon, Burma, 1994 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
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1990s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Monk praying at Bodh Gaya
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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Steve McCurry Color Photography
Children Playing Football, Sitwe, Burma
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
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Steve McCurry Color Photography
Boy in Mid-Flight, Jodhpur, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Signed and numbered by artist
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Late 20th Century Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Archival Pigment
Holi Festival, Rajasthan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist
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Steve McCurry Color Photography
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
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for m...
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2010s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Hazrat Ali Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 10
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Steve McCurry Biography
American, b. 1950
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for mo...
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1990s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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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
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for more than five decades. Born in Philad...
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Early 2000s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Child with Thanaka on Face
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 30
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American, b. 1950
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for more than five decades...
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Himba Shepherds Take Their Goats to Graze
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 30
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Steve McCurry (American, b. 1950) has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for more than five decades. Born in Ph...
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2010s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Afghan Refugee
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 30
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Steve McCurry (American, b. 1950) has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for more than five decades. Born in Ph...
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1980s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Clover Gatherers
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 15
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Steve McCurry (American, b. 1950) has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for more than five decades. Born in Ph...
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Afghan Women at Shoe Store, Kabul, Afghanistan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 10
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Steve McCurry (American, b. 1950) has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for more than five decades. Born in Ph...
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1990s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Boys in the Boot of a Taxi
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 15
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Steve McCurry (American, b. 1950) has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for more than five decades. Born in Ph...
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1990s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Candy Factory Worker
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 30
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Steve McCurry (American, b. 1950) has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for more than five decades. Born in Ph...
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2010s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Young Practitioners of the Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 15
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Steve McCurry (American, b. 1950) has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for more than five decades. Born in Ph...
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2010s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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A Grandmother Takes Her Granddaughter Home
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 15
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American, b. 1950
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for more than five decades. Born in Phil...
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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
Edition of 15, Signed and numbered verso, accompanied...
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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C Print, Photographic Paper
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
Edition of 15, signed and numbered verso, accompanied by a Certificate of A...
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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C Print, Photographic Paper
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....
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1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Inkjet
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
Ultrachrome print
20 x 24 inches
Magnum photographer Steve McCurry is best known for his evocative color ...
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1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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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
Magnum photographer Steve McCurry is best known ...
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1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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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
Magnum photographer Steve McCurry is best known for his evocative ...
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Inkjet
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
Magnum photographer Steve McCurry is best known for his evocative color images, many of which have becom...
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1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Inkjet
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
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 30 years, with sc...
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Man Reads on Sidewalk
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 30
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American, b. 1950
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 30 years, with sc...
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Eagle Hunter
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 12
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American, b. 1950
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 30 years, with sc...
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Pilgrim, Colored Blocks
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Steve McCurry Biography
American, b. 1950
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 30 years, with scores of magazine and book c...
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1990s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Two Nurses in Lourdes
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 10
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Archival Pigment
Kids Play on the Beach
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 15
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Kids playing on the beach in Madagascar
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Boys Play with Hoops
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 30
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Boys playing with hoops in Madagascar.
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Clover Gatherers in Wadi Hadramawt, Yemen, 1999 - Steve McCurry
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Clover Gatherers in Wadi Hadramawt, Yemen, 1999 - Steve McCurry
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
Digital c-type print
Printed on 20 x 24 inch paper
Edi...
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1990s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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C Print
Woman Enters Medieval Rock-Hewn Church, Ethiopia
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 15
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Signed, numbered, and dated on verso.
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Children Play on Tank, Lebanon, 1982 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Children Play on Tank, Lebanon, 1982 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 inches
From an...
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Easter Penitents Procession, Sicily, Italy
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 30. Signed, dated, and numbered on verso.
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2010s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Archival Pigment
Child Looking Out of Train Carriage
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Burma, 1994
Edition of 15
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1990s Steve McCurry Color Photography
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Girl in New Coat, Xigaze, Tibet, 2001 - Steve McCurry (Colour Portrait)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Girl in New Coat, Xigaze, Tibet, 2001 - Steve McCurry (Colour Portrait)
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
Digital C-type print
20 x 24 inches
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Young Man Walks Behind Elephant, Sri Lanka, 1995 - Steve McCurry
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Young Man Walks Behind Elephant, Sri Lanka, 1995 - Steve McCurry
Signed and numbered on photographer’s edition label on reverse
Digital c-type print
24 x 20 inches
Edition of 30
Al...
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Russian Car in Old Havana, Cuba, 2010 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Russian Car in Old Havana, Cuba, 2010 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
Digital c-type p...
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Kabul, Afghanistan, 2003 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Kabul, Afghanistan, 2003 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Steve McCurry (born 1950) is best known for his evocative colour photographs that document both human struggles and joy...
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Silver Gelatin
Bicycles on Side of Train, India, 1983 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Bicycles on Side of Train, India, 1983 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and numbered on photographer’s edition label on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 inches
Editio...
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An Afghan Refugee in Balochistan, Pakistan, 1981 - Steve McCurry
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
An Afghan Refugee in Balochistan, Pakistan, 1981 - Steve McCurry
Signed and numbered on photographer’s edition label on reverse
Digital c-type print
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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.