"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. To learn more, please visit http://www.eastmanhouse.org. To donate, please click http://shop-eastmanhouse.org/support.html PHOTO CREDITS All photographs are © Steve McCurry, except portrait of Jeanne Verhulst, © Ross Whitaker. All music is from the PodShow Music Network unle...
"I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience etched on a person’s f...
