It was the first-ever curated exhibit of Steve McCurry's work.
McCurry is best known for his portrait of the Afghan girl with the piercing green eyes, depicted on a NG 1980's cover. The exhibit incliuded some NG-type work, but mainly consisted of portraits, and I was considerably moved by those, especially of children, as he seems to communicate something of the essence of his subjects in his shots. The exhibit opened with a quote from one of his colleagues that basically outlined why and how it is difficult to label McCurry, because he's not just a photographer, but turns out painterly work, often quite spiritual; he concludes by saying, "At the risk of embarrassing him, let's just call him an artist and leave it at that."
OK. We will.
His new Sharbat Gula...
