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The 28th installment Of Inspirational Photographers
StEVE McCURRY has been one of the most iconic figures in contemporary photography for more than five decades. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McCurry studied cinematography at Pennsylvania State University, before going on to work for a newspaper. After two years, McCurry made his first of what would become many trips to India. Traveling with little more than a bag of clothes and film, he made his way across the subcontinent, exploring the country with his camera.
It was after several months of travel that he crossed the border into Pakistan. In a small village, he met a group of refugees from Afghanistan, who smuggled him across the border into their country, just as the Russian invasion was closing the country to Western journalists. Emerging in traditional dress, with a full beard and weather-worn features after months embedded with the Mujahideen, McCurry made his way over the Pakistan border with his film sewn into his clothes.
McCurry's images were among the first to show the world the brutality of the Russian invasion. Since then, McCurry has gone on to create unforgettable images over all seven continents and numerous countries. His body of work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions, and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the Afghan Girl such a powerful image.
Before I go further I want to say Steve is a good photography but I think he realizes now he should have been a little more transparent about his work.
Steve has had a few ethical lapses. Around about 2016 it was discovered that Steve had heavily edited through photoshop many of his photos. Now every photographer does this to some extent but Steve being a photojournalist many considered that he crossed what many consider the ethical red line of photojournalism. It is also obvious that he also staged many of his photos. Then there was Shabat the Afghan girl and the controversy around how he got that photo. I will say no more. See link below for more about this topic of ethics of journalism.
'Ethical lapse': McCurry's Photoshop Scandal
The world-renowned Magnum photographer has renounced the responsibilities of a photojournalist after heavily editing several of his images.
But his use of Photoshop has breached photojournalism's ethics, say colleagues.
https://www.dw.com/en/ethical-lapse-...rry/a-19296237
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