Steve McCurry Landscape 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
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
Digital c-type print
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1990s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
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
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
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...
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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Digital
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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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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 ...
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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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
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape 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
Also available in
30x40 edition of 15
40x60 edition of 10
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1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
Taj and Train, Agra, India, 1983 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Taj and Train, Agra, India, 1983 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 inche...
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1980s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
Man and Taj Reflection, Agra, India
By Steve McCurry
Located in Santa Monica, CA
signed by artist in ink on verso
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Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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 Landscape 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 Landscape 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 Landscape 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 Landscape Photography
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Inkjet
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 Landscape Photography
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Inkjet
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 Landscape 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...
Category
1990s Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
Materials
Inkjet
Hilltop View of Chefchaouen
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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2010s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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Archival Pigment
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 Landscape Photography
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C Print
Wadi Rum, Jordan, 2019 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Wadi Rum, Jordan, 2019 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
Digital C-type print
20 x 24 inches
Edition of 30
Al...
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2010s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
Materials
Digital
Boat Covered in Snow in Sankei-En Gardens, Japan, 2014 - Steve McCurry
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Boat Covered in Snow in Sankei-En Gardens, Japan, 2014 - Steve McCurry
Signed and affixed with artist's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
Printed on 20 x 2...
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
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
Also available in
30x40 edition of 15
40x60 edition of 10
Category
2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
Tibetan Flags
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Tibetan Prayer Flags blowing in the wind.
Edition of 10
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Early 2000s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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Archival Pigment
Easter Island
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph of the famous Moai by the Rapa Nui people.
Edition of 15.
Additional sizes available.
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2010s Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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Archival Pigment
Tibetan Prayer Flags, Tibet
By Steve McCurry
Located in New York, NY
Tibetan Prayer Flags, Tibet, 2005
c print
24 x 20 inches
edition of 30
signed and numbered on label on verso
Steve McCurry has been one of the ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
Boat Covered in Snow in Sankei-en Garden, Yokohama, Japan
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Red boat amid a snowy landscape
Edition of 10
Category
2010s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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Archival Pigment
Jodhpur Cityscape
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph of Jodhpur, India. Signed, numbered, and dated on verso.
Category
1990s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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Archival Pigment
Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph by renowned photographer Steve McCurry of the aqueduct of Padre Templeque in Mexico. Signed, numbered, and dated on verso.
Please contact us for additional sizes.
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2010s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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Archival Pigment
Gozanoishi Shrine
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph by renowned photographer Steve McCurry of the Gozanoishi Shrine in Japan. Signed by the artist on verso, numbered, and dated.
Edition of 30
Please contact us for additio...
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2010s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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Archival Pigment
Man Walks on Crawick Multiverse
By Steve McCurry
Located in Greenwich, CT
Photograph by renowned photographer, Steve McCurry, of a man walking on Crawick Multiverse in Scotland, UK. Signed, numbered, and dated on verso.
Please contact us for additional si...
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2010s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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Archival Pigment
Camel Caravan, Southern Afghanistan, 1980 - Steve McCurry (Colour Landscape)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Camel Caravan, Southern Afghanistan, 1980 - Steve McCurry (Colour Landscape)
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
Digital C-typ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
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 Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
Intha Fisherman, Burma, 2011 - Steve McCurry (Colour Landscape Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Intha Fisherman, Burma, 2011 - Steve McCurry (Colour Landscape Photography)
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 inches
From...
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21st Century and Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
Moonrise in Mumbai, India, 1994 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Moonrise in Mumbai, India, 1994 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
Digital c-type...
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1990s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
Herat After Ten Years of Bombing, Herat, Afghanistan, 1992 - Steve McCurry
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Herat After Ten Years of Bombing, Herat, Afghanistan, 1992 - Steve McCurry
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24...
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1990s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
Fishermen, Weligama, South Coast, Sri Lanka, 1995 - Steve McCurry
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Fishermen, Weligama, South Coast, Sri Lanka, 1995 - Steve McCurry
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-ty...
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1990s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
Fisherman, Dal Lake, Kashmir, 1999 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Fisherman, Dal Lake, Kashmir, 1999 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 inch...
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1990s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
Tram, Calcutta, India, 1996 - Steve McCurry (Colour Landscape Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Tram, Calcutta, India, 1996 - Steve McCurry (Colour Landscape Photography)
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
Edition o...
Category
1990s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
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
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 inches
Edition of 60
...
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1990s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 1994 - Steve McCurry
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Times Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, 1994 - Steve McCurry
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 inc...
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1990s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
Market Vendors on Dal Lake, Kashmir, 1999 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Market Vendors on Dal Lake, Kashmir, 1999 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and numbered on photographer's edition label on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 inches
Ed...
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1990s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
Colourful Prayer Flags, Tibet, 2005 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Colourful Prayer Flags, Tibet, 2005 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
Stepwell, India, 2002 - Steve McCurry (Colour Landscape Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Stepwell, India, 2002 - Steve McCurry (Colour Landscape Photography)
Signed and affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
20 x 24 inches
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
Materials
C Print
Road to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 1992 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
By Steve McCurry
Located in London, GB
Road to Jalalabad, Afghanistan, 1992 - Steve McCurry (Colour Photography)
Signed, affixed with photographer's edition label and numbered on reverse
Digital c-type print
Printed on 2...
Category
1990s Steve McCurry Landscape Photography
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C Print
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