A picture can express a universal humanism, or simply reveal a delicate and poignant truth by exposing a slice of life that might otherwise pass unnoticed.
The definition of a great picture is one that stays with you, one that you can't forget. It doesn't have to be technically good at all. - Steve Mccurry
The definition of a great picture is one that stays with you, one that you can't forget. It doesn't have to be technically good at all.
- Steve Mccurry
If you want to be a photographer, first leave home - Steve Mccurry
If you want to be a photographer, first leave home
For those who were desperate, my camera became an object of hope (...)Throughout my year-long coverage of the monsoon world, my strongest conviction … - Steve Mccurry
For those who were desperate, my camera became an object of hope (...)Throughout my year-long coverage of the monsoon world, my strongest conviction …
If you wait, people will forget your camera, and the soul will drift up into view. - Steve Mccurry
If you wait, people will forget your camera, and the soul will drift up into view.
What is important to my work is the individual picture. I photograph stories on assignment, and of course they have to be put together coherently. Bu… - Steve Mccurry
What is important to my work is the individual picture. I photograph stories on assignment, and of course they have to be put together coherently. Bu…
I strive for individual pictures that will burn in people's memories. - Steve Mccurry
I strive for individual pictures that will burn in people's memories.
My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport. - Steve Mccurry
My life is shaped by the urgent need to wander and observe, and my camera is my passport.
Most of my photos are grounded in people, I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a persons face. - Steve Mccurry
Most of my photos are grounded in people, I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a persons face.
In India in particular, where millions have no home but the streets, virtually every life event is carried out in public: prayer, eating, sleeping, n… - Steve Mccurry
In India in particular, where millions have no home but the streets, virtually every life event is carried out in public: prayer, eating, sleeping, n…
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