Steve McCurry Ana Sofía Piña
Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 3 centuries.
Best known for his photograph, "Afghan Girl" that originally appeared in the National Geographic magazine.
The image depicts then-17-year-old Sharbat Gula, who McCurry encountered in a refugee camp in Afghanistan in 1984 during the Soviet Union's invasion of the country. Hers is easily the most recognizable image to have ever run on the cover of National Geographic. And McCurry's photo is arguably the most famous ever taken by a news photographer.
McCurry is an American photojournalist from Darby, Pensylvania. He's among the most-awarded photojournalists of all time, and a member of the elite Magnum Photos collective.
A travel photography giant, his vibrant images have inspired millions, but about a year ago came under fire over Photoshop use after a botched print at a show in Italy was found to have a serious issue.
The resulting scandal has sparked hot debate on the corners of the internet where people care deeply about photo ethics.
But the implications are wider.
But the implications are wider.
"I try to be as involved as much as I can in reviewing and supervising the printing of my work, but many times the prints are printed and shipped when I am away. That is what happened in this case. It goes without saying that what happened with this image was a mistake for which I have to take responsibility.
I have taken steps to change procedures at my studio which will prevent something like this from happening again."
He basically argued that his recent work is of a more personal nature, and shouldn't be understood in the context of photojournalism — but also that he was not aware of the alteration, and that it would not happen again.
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