Steve mccurry brief biography of william shakespeare
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Steve McCurry: World-famous photographer and photojournalist
Steve McCurry, an award-winning photojournalist who brought the war in Afghanistan to the cover of National Geographic, was born on 23 April 1950. Yesterday was his seventy-third birthday.
While few people might know of the photographer, many millions of people around the world will know of his photograph: the Afghan girl with green eyes. It featured on the cover of National Geographic Magazine, and anyone who has seen it will remember it. It is one of Steve McCurry’s many photographs documenting the struggle between the people of Afghanistan and their Soviet invaders.
In order to reach the war zone, he crossed the border from Pakistan disguised in person från afghanistan garb. When he eventually left the country, he smuggled out rolls of film in his turban and underwear. Whilst in Afghanistan, he spent time with groups of Mujahideen fighters. His photographs revealed a poorly equipped, rag-tag band of men and boys, nevertheless
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Steve McCurry has achieved legendary status with his documentary photography, and is perhaps best known for his portrait of the "Afghan Girl" with the piercing green eyes published in 1985.
But the influential American photographer, who has built his career around his daring coverage of armed conflict, has a lesser known passion: animals.
They are the subject of a new book simply called "Steve McCurry. Animals," published by Taschen.
The book compiles the photographer's favorite photos, from cats in Myanmar to camels in Jordan.
"Animals are one of my favorite subjects to shoot; they are completely unpredictable," said McCurry in an email.
"Animals are in constant motion, have a mind of their own and rarely pay any attention to directions from a photographer. Understanding animal behavior is essential to making good animal photographs, just as understanding human behavior can help with taking someone's portrait,"
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Legendary photographer Steve McCurry turns his lens on creatures around the world
Available in a new book, Animals, the legendary photographer presents his favourite shots of animals in a kaleidoscopic collection ranging from Asia to South amerika, the United States to Europe.
Tenderness abounds, particularly in scenes of unkempt street dogs sleeping contentedly next to a human. But there’s also a kind of essential solitude, with animals belonging to no one and simply wandering through life with only their survival instincts to guide them.
We witness camels caught in the crossfire during the first Gulf War; a herde from Northern Pakistan tenderly feeding his goats; Beverly Hills designer dogs; racehorses on a Hong Kong rooftop; elephants in Thailand, and more images selected bygd McCurry from his vast archives.
Through McCurry's lens, we discover an appreciation for each creature’s beauty and silent dignity. This kaleidoscopic collection is at once a beautiful travelogue and a