Steve is now well-known as the photographer who made the famous portrait of the green-eyed Afghan refugee girl in the red shawl, an image any photographer would be proud to call their own, but he never rested on his laurel
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In a situation like that, as a documentary photographer, you had to keep a cool head. Do your job. Document this tragedy in the best way you possibly can. You tell yourself to not overthink things.
"Life is short," he repeats like a mantra, and there is no time to devote to characterless people or situations. This may be why Steve McCurry, contrary to his photography, never stays still.
The thing that stuck with me the most from the war in Kuwait was devastation to the environment in the aftermath of the conflict itself. It was a truly surreal experience.
I have been very influenced by Buddhism. One of the major tenets of Buddhism is compassion for your fellow human beings and animals. There is also the idea of impermanence where everything is in constant flux.&
I was feeling a mixture of fear and excitement at leaving Pakistan in disguise and going secretly into another country, with no real means of communication.
I had first visited the temples of Angkor in 1989. I was immediately overwhelmed by what I saw, it was difficult to comprehend the majesty of the place.
