From 'Afghan Girl' to Ground Zero, the World Through Steve McCurry's Lens
His famous 1984 “Afghan Girl” cover for National Geographic was just the start. Photographer Steve McCurry has traveled the globe to capture visceral images.
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/58e7646c3e00be081c92c968/1491565989621-6O947IHK7QL2LDJSRBRQ/Nikkor-105mm-f28-Lens-Cameraplex.jpg)
Afghan Girl & the Nikon FM2 — cameraville
![](https://cf-images.ap-southeast-2.prod.boltdns.net/v1/static/4761797480001/b44c0ad7-5d5b-473f-af9a-42a5c52a03de/e40a3de5-ba9f-4a0c-85cd-89773a0bd15e/1280x720/match/image.jpg)
World-renowned photographer Steve McCurry brings his 40-year collection down under
![](https://www.kimjunggius.com/cdn/shop/products/NYC_grande.jpg?v=1676159062)
McCurry, NYC, 911 [ENGLISH VERSION] – Kim Jung Gi US
![](https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/236783/cutruzzula-mccurry.jpg)
Afghan Girl' Photojournalist Steve McCurry Looks Back on His Storied Career
![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/cxgd3urn/production/52d4fa929c2bfd0edbe7f964cc43c90dba37e598-2652x1362.png?w=1920&h=986&fit=crop&auto=format)
Afghan Girl cameraman Steve McCurry fears for a world without photojournalism
![](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:1200:675/g:fp:0.59:0.48/1*hma4_4253Y5quhfToh9W9g.png)
Would the Real Sharbat Gula Please Stand Up?: Orientalist Photojournalism and the Visual Politics of Suffering, by Eleanor de Giberne Sieveking
![](https://d.newsweek.com/en/full/236787/cutruzzula-mccurry.jpg?w=480&f=b55a9e3e95b8f85341c4f957362cd5d9)
Afghan Girl' Photojournalist Steve McCurry Looks Back on His Storied Career
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/d7c2NpC4bPc/hq720.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEhCK4FEIIDSFryq4qpAxMIARUAAAAAGAElAADIQj0AgKJD&rs=AOn4CLABL0Ty2ao_zvOZVgvqTpcnb-OQCA)
What Makes a Good Photo? - “Afghan Girl” by Steve McCurry
From 'Afghan Girl' to Ground Zero, the World Through Steve McCurry's Lens
![](https://photographybysuzette.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/september11gallery_01-1.jpeg?w=750)
mood in a photo – The Art of Living
![](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02669/red_powder_for_the_2669379c.jpg?imwidth=680)
Steve McCurry: I don't think pictures are worth dying for, but I don't want to live knowing I was timid.
![](https://d7hftxdivxxvm.cloudfront.net/?quality=80&resize_to=width&src=https%3A%2F%2Fd32dm0rphc51dk.cloudfront.net%2Fmi_SVnX8izwimd1pwPEjPw%2Fnormalized.jpg&width=450)
Afghanistan Through the Lens of Magnum Photographer Steve McCurry
![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RuFKpaV_jjo/maxresdefault.jpg)
You'll Never See the Iconic Photo of the 'Afghan Girl' the Same Way Again