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McCurry’s famous ‘Afghan girl’ portrait almost never published

21 Oct

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Nearly everyone has seen photographer Steve McCurry’s striking 1985 National Geographic cover portrait of Afghan refugee Sharbat Gula, but it was nearly left on the cutting room floor. He revels the story behind the picture in his new book, “Untold: The Stories Behind the Photographs.” McCurry only took a handful of frames before the young girl got up. Editors at National Geographic came close to picking a different image for their cover, but made a change at the last minute.

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Steve McCurry’s ‘Last Roll of Kodachrome’ photos are now live on his blog

09 Feb

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Award-winning photographer Steve McCurry has published the photos taken with the last roll of Kodakchrome to come off the production line on his WordPress blog. McCurry has shot more than 800,000 photos including his iconic ‘Afghan Girl’ portrait, with the film. In a National Geographic article in 2009 McCurry equated ‘losing the medium to losing a dear friend.’ Click through for the link the gallery.

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