Tag: Steve McCurry

  • Steve McCurry: In the Middle of Extremes

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    Link: On September 1 Steve McCurry was awarded with the Leica Hall of Fame Award 2011. During this year’s Art Masters in Switzerland the Director of Leica Gallery Salzburg, Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, awarded Steve McCurry with a specially engraved Leica M9-P.  We also had the chance to speak with Steve McCurry about his life and experience…

  • Words of Wisdom for Photographers by Renowned Photojournalist Steve McCurry

    Words of Wisdom for Photographers by Renowned Photojournalist Steve McCurry

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    Words of Wisdom for Photographers by Renowned Photojournalist Steve McCurry Last month, we shared a popular video in which photojournalist Steve McCurry talked about the danger of focusing on your destination so much that you miss via PetaPixel: https://petapixel.com/2015/01/26/words-wisdom-photographers-renowned-photojournalist-steve-mccurry/ a series of videos in which McCurry shares wisdom he has learned over the decades of…

  • Extraordinary New Book Unveils the Untold Stories of the World’s Greatest Photojournalists – Feature Shoot

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    Extraordinary New Book Unveils the Untold Stories of the World’s Greatest Photojournalists The duty of a photojournalist, according to many, is to remain detached in a moment of crisis, to compartmentalize scenes of violence and war from the goings on of everyday life. As suggested by Italian journalist Mario Calabresi in his extraordinary book Eyes…

  • See India Through Steve McCurry’s Lens | TIME

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    See India Through Steve McCurry’s Lens Steve McCurry’s India is the subject of a new show at the Rubin Museum of Art via Time: https://time.com/4102163/see-india-through-steve-mccurrys-lens/ In a country propelled into rapid economic development, Steve McCurry’s new exhibition at the Rubin Museum of Art shows that some things in India never change.

  • Steve McCurry photographs of the American South featured in Paul Theroux’s book, Deep South: Four Seasons on Back Roads.

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    What Steve McCurry and Paul Theroux Saw When They Traveled Through the American South Throughout his storied photojournalism career, Steve McCurry has traveled extensively on most of the world’s continents, but besides the occasional… via Slate Magazine: https://slate.com/culture/2015/11/steve-mccurry-photographs-of-the-american-south-featured-in-paul-therouxs-book-deep-south-four-seasons-on-back-roads.html Throughout his storied photojournalism career, Steve McCurry has traveled extensively on most of the world’s continents, but…

  • The Disturbing True Story Behind the Iconic ‘Afghan Girl’ Photo

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    [contentcards url=”https://petapixel.com/2019/02/28/the-disturbing-true-story-behind-the-iconic-afghan-girl-photo/”] The Disturbing True Story Behind the Iconic ‘Afghan Girl’ Photo Tony Northrup recently decided to create a video celebrating photographer Steve McCurry’s most famous photo, the iconic “Afghan Girl” portrait featured on the cover of National Geographic. But upon researching the shot, Northrup learned the other, more disturbing side of the story that’s…

  • Steve McCurry: Egypt Must Drop All Charges Against Jailed Photojournalist | TIME

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    Steve McCurry: Egypt Must Drop Charges Against Photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, better known as Shawkan, has been held for three years via Time: http://time.com/4599678/steve-mccurry-shawkan/ Mahmoud Abu Zeid, better known as Shawkan, has been held for three years and could face the death penalty

  • Oh Steve, you broke our hearts by qconlineaudio | Free Listening on SoundCloud

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    Oh Steve McCurry, you broke our hearts Todd Welvaert and Paul Colletti return to the podcast to discuss the scandal surrounding famous photographer Steve McCurry his altered images. Steve McCurry is world renowned for his National Geographic cover – ‘Afghan Girl’. The three of us had admired McCurry for years so we disappointed to learn…

  • Guest Post 23: Robert Dannin on Steve McCurry « Photocritic International

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    Guest Post 23: Robert Dannin on Steve McCurry Pressing McCurry for explanations when one already knows the reasons he used Photoshop — to create a more saleable, viewable image — evades more serious issues about who controls photography, and when and how to liberate it. via “Who controls photography…..and how to liberate it” – duckrabbit

  • EDITORIAL: Eyes of the Afghan Girl- A critical take on the “Steve McCurry Scandal” | Writing Through Light

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    EDITORIAL: Eyes of the Afghan Girl- A critical take on the “Steve McCurry Scandal” “Yes, from what I can recall, Steve used to stage quite a few shots back then. He needed help whenever he came to India and people obliged. Since my house was and still is centrally located in the city he would…

  • Clicking a phony tale | The Asian Age

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    Clicking a phony tale Celebrated photographer Steve McCurry has admitted to altering images, saying he is a ‘storyteller’ and not a photojournalist. But is manipulating photographs in the name of art justified via The Asian Age: http://www.asianage.com/ideas/clicking-phony-tale-010 Celebrated photographer Steve McCurry has admitted to altering images, saying he is a ‘storyteller’ and not a photojournalist.…

  • Steve McCurry’s Rickshaw

    Steve McCurry’s Rickshaw

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    Steve McCurry’s Rickshaw If Steve McCurry’s aesthetic and the doctoring to achieve it deserves the criticism, I’m wondering what is positive and worthy for us to learn from it. via Reading The Pictures: http://www.readingthepictures.org/2016/05/steve-mccurrys-rickshaw/ If McCurry’s aesthetic and the doctoring to achieve it deserves the criticism, I’m wondering what is positive and worthy for us to…

  • Steve McCurry: I’m a Visual Storyteller Not a Photojournalist | TIME

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    Steve McCurry: I’m Not a Photojournalist The famed photographer says he will rein in his use of Photoshop via Time: http://time.com/4351725/steve-mccurry-not-photojournalist/ For McCurry, however, the uproar has continued unabated for more than three weeks, with new examples of photoshopped images unveiled almost on a daily basis, forcing the photographer to announce that “going forward, I…

  • More Photoshopped Photos Emerge in the Steve McCurry Scandal

    More Photoshopped Photos Emerge in the Steve McCurry Scandal

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    More Photoshopped Photos Emerge in the Steve McCurry Scandal Much has been written about the Steve McCurry Photoshop scandal since we originally reported on the story earlier this month. The NPPA Ethics Committee via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2016/05/26/photoshopped-photos-emerge-steve-mccurry-scandal/ It appears that McCurry’s entire blog — along with the examples we referenced — has been deleted. We have…

  • Re-examing Steve McCurry’s iconic imagery: an unphotoshopped image can still deceive | dvafoto

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    Re-examing Steve McCurry’s iconic imagery: an unphotoshopped image can still deceive McCurry’s work isn’t presented as digital illustrations, but rather to show something akin to “This is what the world looks like.” When he (or his employees) remove people from a photo, the photo is no longer connected to reality. This is clearly deception

  • Steve McCurry and Photojournalism’s Burden of Truth – Disphotic

    Steve McCurry and Photojournalism’s Burden of Truth – Disphotic

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    Steve McCurry and Photojournalism’s Burden of Truth The intellectual milieu that gives rise to a technology or a practice leaves fingerprints on that thing which last for a long time, indeed which sometimes might even be impossible to completely rem… via Disphotic: http://www.disphotic.com/steve-mccurry-and-photojournalisms-burden-of-truth/ The real problem with McCurry’s photography isn’t down to the use of…

  • Botched Steve McCurry Print Leads to Photoshop Scandal

    Botched Steve McCurry Print Leads to Photoshop Scandal

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    Botched Steve McCurry Print Leads to Photoshop Scandal Steve McCurry is, perhaps, one of the most iconic names in the National Geographic pantheon. A travel photography giant, his vibrant images have inspired via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2016/05/06/botched-steve-mccurry-print-leads-photoshop-scandal/ Steve McCurry is, perhaps, one of the most iconic names in the National Geographic pantheon. A travel photography giant, his…

  • Steve McCurry’s Assistant Charged In $654,258 Print, Book Theft | NPPA

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    Steve McCurry’s Assistant Charged In $654,258 Print, Book Theft Photographer Steve McCurry’s assistant Bree DeStephano, 32, has been arrested and charged for theft and related offenses, according to Chester (PA) County district attorney Tom Hogan. DeStephano is charged with stealing prints, books, and other items from via NPPA: https://nppa.org/news/steve-mccurrys-assistant-charged-654258-print-book-theft stolen prints included some of McCurry’s…

  • Steve McCurry Reveals Iconic ‘Afghan Girl’ Portrait Was Almost Passed Over by Editor

    Steve McCurry Reveals Iconic ‘Afghan Girl’ Portrait Was Almost Passed Over by Editor

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    Steve McCurry Reveals Iconic ‘Afghan Girl’ Portrait Was Almost Passed Over by Editor It might be hard to believe in retrospect, but it turns out that Steve McCurry’s most famous photograph, the iconic ‘Afghan Girl,’ was almost passed over via PetaPixel: http://petapixel.com/2013/10/22/steve-mccurry-reveals-afghan-girl-portrait-almost-published/ It might be hard to believe in retrospect, but it turns out that…

  • Thoughts on Afghan Girl’s Third Cover as National Geographic Looks Back, Forward

    Thoughts on Afghan Girl’s Third Cover as National Geographic Looks Back, Forward

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    Thoughts on Afghan Girl’s Third Cover Appearance as National Geographic Looks Back, Forward – Reading The Pictures Has the same portrait ever appeared on the cover of a major US magazine even twice, not to mention three times? Still, it’s not exactly clear to me why she’s on the anniversary cover. via Reading The Pictures:…