Steve McCurry Exhibit and Lecture
Posted on June 30th, 2007 in Events, Photography, Photojournalism |
I took the short drive to Waco today for a lecture by photojournalist Steve McCurry. If you don’t know him by name, I can almost guarantee you have seen his work. His most famous photo is ‘Afghan Girl,’ and is probably the most recognizable National Geographic cover ever. McCurry has been taking photos for more than 30 years and has traveled to countries all over the world. He said that he has been to India about 80 times and returned from Afghanistan just last week.
He talked about how he got started as a photojournalist and gave us the background behind some of his work during a slide show (with actual slides, not the PowerPoint kind).
The lecture was a great way to kickoff McCurry’s exhibit at the Art Center Waco. I’m so used to only seeing photos on computer screens, I’m always blown away at the quality of large gallery prints. McCurry’s work is amazing and the gallery did a good job of showing it off. If you want to see the exhibit, it runs until March 30th, 2008.
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Wow, that sounds like it was a great experience. Sometimes I’m amazed at my own photographs when I see them in print. We as digital photographers should print more often.