Inspired.

Steve McCurry 

              Steve McCurry inspires me because he takes his pictures with simplicity and emphasis. His pictures stand out to me because they are bold and they involve more of the up to date crises's and problems happening in the world now. Steve McCurry also inspires me because he makes his pictures stand out with lots of colour. I chose the two pictures above because the colour of the boys stand out with the blue door and the man with green paint is a different colour than everyone else. I also like his photos because he takes them around the world when people are in the moments of their daily activities and when  they least expect it . One of Steve McCurry's most famous pictures called the "Afghan Girl" (in the middle) is also one of my favorites because i love pictures of eyes and how they look and the colours of them. The girl in this picture, Sharbat Gula was a 12 year old girl living as a refugee in Pakistan during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan. This one photo was known as the "Afghan Mona Lisa" and was also featured on National Geographic and many locals painted and drew this picture on rocks where everyone could see it. This picture catches my eye because of the story behind it, which makes me like Steve McCurry's photos even more. 

            Steve McCurry's has many photos on his own blog  http://stevemccurry.com/. He also has http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McCurry a Wikipedia website talking about how he started his photo journey and how he saw the wonders of the world. Steve also talks about how he was right there when the twin towers were on fire and how he was on his roof taking pictures for 20 minutes and seeing everything happen, as if it was a small fire. I also like Steve McCurry because so much depth when explaining why he takes his pictures, i could probably read his stories all day and then follow in his footsteps of seeing the world that he did. http://art-dept.com/photography/steve-mccurry/advertising. It is also ironic that Steve McCurry also have the same birthday.“Most of my images are grounded in people.  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, a person caught in a broader landscape, that you could call the human condition.” -Steve McCurry

Steve McCurry inspires me.