Steve McCurry

Steve McCurry (born 23 April 1950) is an American photographer and photojournalist, born in Philadelphia, who studied at Penn State University and graduated in theater arts in 1974. His photograph Afghan Girl, of a girl with piercing green eyes, has appeared on the cover of National Geographic several times, and he has photographed many assignments for the magazine. He has been a member of Magnum Photos since 1986. After working in India he crossed into Afghanistan before the Soviet invasion, and the images he smuggled out won him the Robert Capa Gold Medal. He covered conflicts including the Iran-Iraq War, the Lebanon Civil War and the Gulf War, photographed the September 11 attacks, and shot the last roll of Kodachrome ever produced. His awards include two first prizes in World Press Photo.