Steve McCurry ~Charise J (240 ART)

 

( Review: Masters of Photography Featuring Steve McCurry (thephoblographer.com )


Steve McCurry

Steve McCurry was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He studied cinematography in college and later decided to travel. During his travels, he took photos in Pakistan when Russian was invading. As that went on, he continued to take photos of what was going on. 

This photo was chosen because of the way she looks like the focal point in the photo. The background is blurry to make the viewers not notice it. The color in her eyes, background, and shirt under her hoodie matches. This makes me think that they connect in way that the photography was aiming for when he took it. He was also kind of showing the struggles of where he was, Pakistan or places close to Russia, because of how she looks. For example, the girl doesn't have on clothes that look brand new and her face kind of looks dirty. She doesn't really look like a model, but was a perfect model to get some type of detail of what a person was looking like during that time.  


~Charise J

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