| "I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul
peeking out, experience etched on a person’s face. I try to convey what
it is like to be that person…I guess what you’d call the human
condition."
For more than twenty-five years Steve McCurry has covered areas of
international and civil conflict, including the Iran–Iraq war, the
disintegration of the former Yugoslavia, Beirut, Cambodia, the
Philippines, the Gulf War, and Afghanistan. Face of Asia concentrates on
his extensive work from Asia, including images from India, Afghanistan,
as well as recent work from Cambodia and Tibet. McCurry’s vivid color
images and descriptive titles give us in the West a window into the
cultures and peoples of Asia. Included is extensive text covering the
story of the "Afghan Girl" as a young refugee and the woman found
seventeen years later.
Steve McCurry is a member of Magnum Photos, Inc. and his work appears
in National Geographic and many other magazines.
McCurry has published a number of books: The Imperial Way (1985), Monsoon
(1988), Portraits (1999), and South Southeast (2000), a first-prize winner
in the book category of the Pictures of the Year competition. His book
Sanctuary: The Temples of Angkor (2002) is an exploration of the temples of
Angkor Wat in Cambodia. Looking East and In the Shadows of Mountains are two
recent publications by Phaidon.
A companion gallery guide
is available for purchase. Steve McCurry is often available to lecture
about his life and work as a photo journalist. This exhibition provides
an opportunity for visitor education
on geography, Asian culture, and
politics. Face of Asia was organized
by George Eastman House with the
support of Eastman Kodak Company
and Nikon, Inc.
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Steve McCurry (American, b. 1950). AFGHAN GIRL, PAKISTAN, 1985. Digital ink jet print.
© 2002 Steve McCurry |
