Week 2 Forum

Photographer of the Week

Steve McCurry

Steve is an American photographer, who is also a part of Magnum Photos, an international photography business. Steve has gotten a couple photos in the National Geographic. He has won numerous awards, including the great Magazine Photographer of the Year.

Steve's photos are really raw and like to show off "real life" as much as possible. He likes to make people think more about the life they have around them, through culturally shocking photos.

He is most famous for his 1984 photo, Afghan Girl. This shot earned the June 1985 cover of the National Geographic. The girl was not actually ever found until 2002, "striking as ever".

Feature Photos

List 2 suggestions you think you can accomplish:

1. Find someone is a powerful position, like a police officer or a politician. I think these make for great photos, and are easily identifiable at first glance.

2. Photograph them in their respective backgrounds, such as an office or next to their squad car. I need to make sure the background fits the target.

I think these are doable because I think photos of people in positions of power make great cover photos and overall tell great stories.

In the coming week I plan on visiting the police department and some offices downtown, to get people in their respective job environments.