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…
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.
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.
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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