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Steve Mccurry Steve McCurry One of Today’s Most Outstanding Photographers Topics Steve McCurry is an American War photojournalist best known for his What he offers you photograph, Afghan Girl that Featured in magazines around the Afghanistan originally appeared in the National globe, Steve McCurry is a master Geographic magazine. photographer who has produced Poverty Throughout his distinguished many of the world’s iconic images, career he has continued to cover having endured countless Religion international conflicts, including situations of grave danger. Driven the Iran-Iraq war, Beirut, by an innate curiosity and sense Happiness Cambodia, the Philippines, the of wonder about the world and Gulf War, and Afghanistan. His everyone in it, he shares vivid and Children and Women work has been featured worldwide thought-provoking insights into his in magazines and he is a frequent uncanny ability to cross USA 11/9 contributor to National boundaries of language and Geographic. He has twice been culture to capture stories of awarded the World Press Photo human experience. Award, which has come to be regarded as the most prestigious How he presents Publications international award for One of today’s finest image photojournalism in the world. makers, Steve McCurry’s high content presentations bring you 2009 Afghan Girl was named as "the closer to this man of exceptional most recognized photograph" in courage who has achieved The Unguarded Moment the history of the National memorable and moving work, 2007 Geographic magazine including a modern Mona Lisa In the Shadow of Mountains In detail (Afghan Girl). 2006 Steve McCurry began studying film Looking East history cinematography and Languages filmmaking at Penn State in 1968, He presents in English. 2005 but ended up getting a degree in Steve McCurry theater arts and graduating cum Want to know more? laude in 1974. His photojournalism Give us a call or send us an e- 2003 career began with his coverage of mail to find out exactly what he The Path to Buddha: A Tibetan the Soviet war in Afghanistan. He could bring to your event. Pilgrimage disguised himself in native dress How to book him? 2002 and hid his film by sewing it into his Sanctuary: The Temples of Angkor Simply phone, fax or e-mail us. clothes. His images were among Wat the first of the conflict and were See below for details. widely published. His coverage 2000 won the Robert Capa Gold Medal South Southeast for Best Photographic Reporting 1999 from Abroad. Portraits 1988 Monsoon CSA Celebrity Speakers Phone +359 888 308180 1985 E-mail [email protected] The Imperial Way Website www.speakersbulgaria.com.
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