Steve McCurry the photographer. McCurry has won many awards for his photography. Many people say that his photo show the unforgettable. McCurry was born in Philadelphia and graduated in Pennsylvania from arts and arctecture. His career started when he went disguised as a native grad and crossed the Pakistan border to the rebel control in Afghanistan. From there he won, many awards for his photography. Many photo show international and civil conflict. It is said that he focuses on human consequence of war showing how war impresses on the human face. His photos show a series of emotions on the human face of war. Steve Mcurry tries to capture the moment to see what it is like to be that person being photographed.
"A great photograph really needs to say something about a person or give some insight into their life or how their life is different than yours and mine." A national geographic interview.
This quote I really like because it really proofs how good photographer Mcurry is because he is trying to help the people, it also gives him reason to make a photo, to put real life in it but at the same time its also still. . I believe that all of McCurry’s photos show emotion and life in it. You can really tell what he is trying to show.
Shepherd boy at Al Ahmadi, Kuwait, 1991
This photo really stands out for me, this stands out for me because I can really tell how this little boy feels, you can see the emotion in the eyes, it really makes you think. What I think Steve McCurry is trying to show is that all the war that’s happened and now see what price the children had to pay for other peoples actions.To show what the child has been through. A less obvious thing about this photo is showing the broken car, normally you would think of a boy sittin gon there having a good time having a fun trip with nice family but instead its the the little boy with a sad emotion, not in a safe place and not having fun and possibly with no family there either. That’s how he showed me and made everyone feel sad about the boy sitting on the edge of that car.
I think that McCurry’s photos are really great because they really show life and meaning, they really make you think and make you want to help. What I learned about photography from Steve McCurry’s photos is that pictures/photo’s can tell 1000 words from one emotion. I think his photos can show change. To make people see how other peoples life are affected. As McCurry says "to see how there life is different then yours or mine"(national geographic interview). A great photo is made when there is life in it. It isn’t just taking a photo when someone is smiling. A photo makes emotion. I think emotion is what people realize when seeing a great photo; it is emotion what makes a great photo. A great photo is lasted a very long time, because when people see a great photo people will pass it on to the next generation and so people will remember the photo that was taken a long time but it so great and so meaningful that it never dies. As said I think a photo is read by emotion in a place on or on a humans face. After this photo the journey keeps going because after a great photo people will want to see more great things and that makes them want to help more. So you keep going to show the people and fill them with emotion. That’s how someone’s journey is affected, because of the people.
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Interesting parts here, Mark. Take a look at my notes on your rubric and go back in and edit for power. I like the fact that you saw his theme as the 'human cost of war' and that this pain is etched onto the faces of his subjects. I think the boy sitting on the car was very poignant - a safe playground? It made me think of family outings and fun times in the family car - and what a contrast to this image! A lost family? Lost innocence? You also noted that the photos that McCurry takes are a journey - round the world, into other people's lives, into their feelings, to gain empathy and deeper understanding that leads us to do something and find out more. Dive back into your writing and accentuate these points, as you can see them and need to communicate your understanding more clearly.
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