Back in the mid 1980’s I used to subscribe to National Geographic. I will never forget opening the envelope with the edition that featured Steve McCurry’s ‘Afghan Girl’. If any one photograph inspired me into the world of photography it was that photograph. That one image captured the harsh reality of Sharbat Gula’s life in an refugee camp on the Afghan-Pakistan Border. I kept the magazine for about 20 years and finally (perhaps foolishly) threw it out whilst moving homes.
Steve McCurry went on to become one of the world’s most renowned photographers and has worked for many decades photographing the human element of conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and much more.
His ‘ICONS’ exhibition of over 100 large-format photographs taken over the last 30 years is coming to Sydney from April 12, at Pier 2/3, Walsh Bay, Sydney.
Follow the link below for session times, cost etc.
