STEVE McCURRY
(*1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Der US-amerikanische Photojournalist und Photograph Steve McCurry ist seit mehr als 30 Jahren einer der wichtigsten Reportage-Photographen unserer Zeit.
Nach dem Studium von Film und Geschichte an der Pennsylvania State University arbeitete er zunächst zwei Jahre lang für eine lokale Zeitung, bevor er als freiberuflicher Photograph nach Indien ging, um das Land mit seiner Kamera zu erkunden.
Der National Geographic Photograph kam 1979 nach Afghanistan und lieferte die ersten Photos aus dem damaligen Krisengebiet. Er wurde von afghanischen Flüchtlingen über die Grenze von Pakistan geschmuggelt, während das Land aufgrund der russischen Invasion, für westliche Journalisten geschlossen wurde. Er arbeitete Unerkannt in einheimischer Kleidung der Bevölkerung und mit Vollbart. Als Mudschahed konnte er so den Alltag der Bevölkerung dokumentieren.
Für die weltweit beste veröffentlichte Afghanistan-Photo-Reportage wurde er 1980 mit der Robert Capa Gold Medal ausgezeichnet.
Portraitfoto: Steve McCurry / credit © Bruno Barbey
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Steve McCurry
Shabat Gula, Afghan Girl – Aufnahme aus dem Jahr 1984
In dem Flüchtlingslager Nasir Bagh gelang ihm 1984 das Portrait von Shabat Gula, eines jungen afghanischen Mädchens mit intensiv grünen Augen. Mit dieser Aufnahme schuf er eine Ikone. Die plakative Wirkung dieses Fotos ist so enorm, dass es im Juni 1985 auf den Titel des National Geographic kam und seitdem unzählige Male gedruckt wurde.
McCurry photographiert an den Krisenherden und Konfliktreichen Regionen der Erde. Er schaut durch das Objektiv ganz genau hin. Er war als Reportage-Photograph im Golf-Krieg, in Beirut, in Kambodscha, auf den Philippinen und beim Zerfall des ehemaligen Jugoslawien. Er war in Indien, Peru und immer wieder in Afghanistan.
Steve McCurry errang zahlreiche Auszeichnungen und wurde mehrmals zum Photographer of the Year gewählt. Seit 2005 ist er Ehrenmitglied der Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain.
BIO – ENGLISH:
Steve McCurry
„Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 30
years, with scores of magazine and book covers, over a dozen books, and countless exhibitions
around the world to his name.
Born in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; McCurry studied film at Pennsylvania State University,
before going on to work for a local newspaper. After several years of freelance work, McCurry made his
first of what would become many trips to India. Traveling with little more than a bag of clothes and
another of film, he made his way across the subcontinent, exploring the country with his camera.
It was after several months of travel that he found himself crossing the border into Pakistan. There, he
met a group of refugees from Afghanistan, who smuggled him across the border into their country, just
as the Russian Invasion was closing the country to all western journalists. Emerging in traditional dress,
with full beard and weather-worn features after weeks embedded with the Mujahedeen, McCurry
brought the world the first images of the conflict in Afghanistan, putting a human face to the issue on
every masthead.
Since then, McCurry has gone on to create stunning images over six continents and countless
countries. His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture
alike – yet always retains the human element that made his celebrated image of the Afghan Girl such a
powerful image.
McCurry has been recognized with some of the most prestigious awards in the industry, including the
Robert Capa Gold Medal, National Press Photographers Award, and an unprecedented four first prize
awards from the World Press Photo contest. The Minister of French Culture has also appointed
McCurry a Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters and most recently, the Royal Photographic Society in
London awarded McCurry the Centenary Medal for Lifetime Achievement.“ Bio – Steve McCurry
Permanent Collections
- The Elton John Collection, GA
- George Eastman House, NY
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA
- Fondazione Palazzo Bricherasio, Torino, Italy
- Ackland Museum, University of North Carolina
- Houston Museum of Modern Art, TX
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
- Tokyo Museum of Modern Art
- Palmer Museum of Art, State College, PA
- International Center of Photography, NY
- Musee National d’art Moderne, Paris, France
- Numerous private collections
Liste der Bücher von Steve McCurry
- Indien, Prestel, München 2015, ISBN 978-3-7913-8195-4.
- Anthony Bannon (Hrsg.): Steve McCurry, Phaidon Verlag, Berlin 2005, ISBN 0-7148-9464-8 (deutsche Ausgabe)
- Magnum, London : Phaidon, 2015, 1. Aufl.
- Porträts, 2. Ed., McCurry, Steve. – Berlin : Phaidon, 2015
- Source, McCurry, Steve. – Berlin : Phaidon, 2015, 1. Aufl.
- Süd-Südost, McCurry, Steve. – Berlin : Phaidon, 2013, Dt. Erstausg., 2. Aufl.
- Untold, McCurry, Steve. – Hamburg : Edel Germany, 2013, 1. Aufl.
- Süd-Südost, Phaidon, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-7145-9109-5.
- Steve McCurry, McCurry, Steve. – Hamburg : Gruner + Jahr, 2012
- Steve McCurry: Portraits Postcards, London : Phaidon, 2012, 1., Auflage
- Steve McCurry: The Iconic Photographs, McCurry, Steve. – Berlin : Phaidon, 2012, 1., Aufl.
- Steve McCurry, Bannon, Anthony. – Berlin : Phaidon, 2011, 1., Auflage
- The Path to Buddha, McCurry, Steve. – Berlin : Phaidon, 2011, 1., Aufl.
- Augenblicke, McCurry, Steve. – Berlin : Phaidon, 2009, Dt. Erstausg.
- Steve McCurry: The Unguarded Moment, McCurry, Steve. – Berlin : Phaidon Verlag GmbH, 2009, 1. Aufl.
- Steve McCurry: In the Shadow of Mountains, Berlin : Phaidon, 2007, 1. Aufl.
- Steve McCurry, McCurry, Steve. – Berlin : Phaidon-Verl., 2005, Dt. Erstausg.
- Looking East, Phaidon Verlag, 2006, ISBN 0-7148-4637-6.
- The Path to Buddha, Phaidon Verlag, 2003, ISBN 0-7148-4346-6.
- Sanctuary, Phaidon Verlag, 2002, ISBN 0-7148-4559-0.
- New York, 11. September, Stuttgart : Dt. Verl.-Anst., 2002
- New York, 11. September, [Rheda-Wiedenbrück : RM-Buch-und-Medien-Vertrieb [u.a.], 2002, Ungekürzte Lizenzausg.
- South Southeast, Phaidon Verlag, 2000, ISBN 0-7148-3938-8.
- Porträts, Phaidon Verlag, Berlin 2000, ISBN 0-7148-9083-9.
- A night to remember, Frankfurt (Main) : Sony Music Entertainment, [1992]
- Saints and sinners, Hamburg : BMG Ariola Hamburg, [1991]
- Monsun, McCurry, Steve. – Freiburg im Breisgau : Herder, 1989
- Monsoon, 1988.
- Cher, Hamburg : WEA-Musik, [1988]
- The Imperial Way, 1985.
Selected Awards
2016 Honorary Doctorate and Honorary Professorship, Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India
2014 Centenary Medal for Lifetime Achievement, Royal Photographic Society, London, England
2014 Hamdan International Photography Award, Dubai, UAE
2013 Appointed Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, France
2012 Recipient of Humanity in the Arts Peace Award; International Committee of Artists for Peace
2012 Pictures of the Year International Book Award for The Iconic Photographs
2011 Leica Hall of Fame Award, St. Moritz, Switzerland
2011 Prix LiberPress, Girona, Spain
2009 Abrogino D’Oro, Milan, Italy
2006 Lowell Thomas GOLD
2006 National Press Photographers Association 1st Place, Buddha Rising, National Geographic, Dec.
2006 Honorary Fellowship, New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography (NZIPP)-May 4th
2005 Honorary Fellowship, The Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain, London2
2005 Photographic Society of America Photojournalism Division-International Understanding through Photography Award
2003 International Photography Awards, CA, the Lucie Award for Photojournalism
2003 Distinguished Alumni Award, Pennsylvania State University, PA
2003 Co-recipient of the NY Film Festival Gold for documentary, “Afghan Girl: Found”
2002 Distinguished Visiting Fellow, College of Creative Studies, University of California
2002 Doctor of Humane Letters, honoris causa, Fairleigh Dickinson University, NJ
2002 Photographer of the Year, PMDA Professional Photographer Award
2002 Photographer of the Year, American Photo Magazine
2002 United Nations International Photographic Council: Special Recognition Award In recognition of his ceaseless devotion and outstanding achievement in photography.
2002 French Art Directors Association, Award of Excellence for “Women of Afghanistan”
2001 Photography Annual, Communication Arts
Award of Excellence, Book Series, South SouthEast
2000 Picture of the Year Competition
Book of the Year, South SouthEast
Magazine Feature Picture Award of Excellence: ‘Women in Field, Yemen’
1999 Pennsylvania State University, PA, Lifetime Fellow Award
1998 Life Magazine: ‚The Eisenstaedt Awards‘ – Our World Photo Winner, ‚Red Boy‘
Life Magazine: ‚The Eisenstaedt Awards‘ – Our World Essay Finalist, ‚India‘
1998 Picture of the Year Competition, Award of Excellence, Portraits: ‘Red Boy’
1998 SAJA, Southern Asian Journalistic Award, Outstanding Special Project
National Geographic Story, India: 50 Years of Independence
SAJA, Southern Asian Journalistic Award, Outstanding Photograph: ‚Red Boy‘
1997 Picture of the Year Competition
Magazine Feature Picture Award of Excellence: ‚Fishermen‘
1996 Picture of the Year Competition
Magazine Feature Picture Story Award: ‚Beggar‘
Magazine Feature Picture Story Award: ‚Burma: The Richest of the Poor Countries‘
1994 Pennsylvania State University, Arts and Architecture Distinguished Alumni Award
1993 National Press Photographers Association, Award of Excellence for ‚Rubble of War‘
1992 Oliver Rebbot Memorial Award, Overseas Press Club
Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad on Gulf War Coverage
1992 Picture of the Year Competition
Magazine Feature Picture Award of Excellence: ‚Fiery Aliens‘
First Place, Magazine Science Award: ‚Camels under a Blackened Sky‘
First Place, Gulf War News Story: ‚Kuwait: After the Storm‘
1992 World Press Photo Competition
First Place, Nature and Environment: ‚Oil-Stricken Bird‘, Kuwait
First Place, General News Stories: ‚Kuwait after the Storm‘
Children’s Award: ‚Camels under a Blackened Sky‘
1990 Award of Excellence, White House News Photographers Association, ‘Spanish Gypsy‘
1987 Medal of Honor, Philippines, for coverage of the 1986 Philippine Revolution
1986 Oliver Rebbot Memorial Award, Overseas Press Club
Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad for work done in the Philippines
1985 Oliver Rebbot Award Citation: ‚Monsoons‘ and ‚The New Faces of Baghdad‘
1984 World Press Competition, Four First Prize First place, Nature and Nature Series; First place,
Daily Life and Daily Life Series
1984 National Press Photographers Association: Magazine Photographer of the Year
1980 Robert Capa Gold Medal Award, for coverage of the war in Afghanistan for Time Magazine
Exhibitions in Munich
2016 Galerie Stephen Hoffman – Fine Art Photography: Steve McCurry „Iconic Images“
Selected Individual Exhibitions
2015 Det Nationalhistoriske Museum, Hillerød
2015 Muzeum Středního Pootaví Strakonice, Strakonice
2015 Salle d’Exposition du Quai Antoine 1er, Monaco
2015 Musei San Domenico, Forli
2015 Arsenale di Venezia, Venice
2015 Rubin Museum of Art, New York
2015 The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
2015 Museo Nazionale Scienza E Tecnologia Leonardo Da Vinci, Milan, Italy
2015 220 Cultura Contemporánea, Córdoba, Argentina
2015 Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory, Houghton, South Africa
2015 Old Town Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
2015 CerModern, Ankara, Turkey
2015 Hickory Museum of Art, Hickory, North Carolina
2015 Patricia Conde Galeria, Mexico City, Mexico
2015 Museum für Gestaltung, Zurich, Switzerland
2015 Leica Gallery, Warsaw, Poland
2015 Cinecittà Studios, Rome, Italy
2014 Bait Al Zubair, Muscat, Oman
2014 CT Gallery, Megeve, France
2014 Loukia & Michael Zampelas Art Museum, Nicosia, Cyprus
2014 Central European House of Photography, Bratislava, Slovakia
2014 Villa d’Reale di Monza, Monza, Italy
2014 Leica Gallery, Salzburg, Austria
2014 Anna Lamar Switzer Center at Pensacola State College, Pensacola, Florida
2014 Brucie Collections, Kiev, Ukraine
2014 Theatre de la Photography et de l’Image, Nice, France
2014 Alessandro Del Piero Gallery, Torino, Italy
2014 Festival La Gacilly, France
2014 Beetles and Huxley, London, UK
2014 Kunsthalle Erfurt, Germany
2014 Regione Umbria, Perugia, Italy
2014 Juminkeko Foundation, Kuhmo, Finland
2013 Santa Maria della Scala, Siena
2013 Hamburg Museum of Art, Germany
2013 Itau Foundation, Santiago, Chile
2013 Taidehalli Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
2013 Fifty One Fine Art, Antwerp, Belgium
2013 Chris Beetles Gallery, London, UK
2013 National Museum Kragujevac, Serbia
2013 Luova Gallery, Helsinki, Finland
2013 David Bloch Gallery, Marrakech, Morocco
2013 Galerie Clairefontaine, Luxembourg
2012 Empty Quarter Gallery, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
2012 Kunstmuseum, Wolfsburg, Germany
2012 Annenberg Space for Photography, Los Angeles, United States
2012 Oeksnehallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
2012 Ron Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, United States
2012 Frederic Got Gallery, Paris, France
2012 Seoul Art Center, Seoul, South Korea
2012 Photokina, Cologne, Germany
2012 Centro Municipal de Arte Helio Oiticica, Rio de Janerio, Brazil
2012 Palazzo Ducale, Genova, Italy
2012 Zagreb Art Pavilion, Zagreb, Croatia
2011 Museum of Contemporary Art, Rome, Italy
2011 Instituto Tomie Ohtake, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2011 Casal de Solleric, Majorca, Spain
2011 Istanbul Modern, Istanbul, Turkey
2011 Amerikahaus, Munich, Germany
2011 Centro del Conocimiento, Misiones, Argentina
2011 Gallery of Photography, Dublin, Ireland
2010 Museo Rafaela, Rajaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
2010 Galleria Nazionale dell’Umbria, Perugia, Italy
2010 Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, Seoul, Korea
2010 Centro Cultural Borges, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010 Salo Art Museum, Finland
2010 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham UK
2010 Roosevelt House, New Delhi, India
2010 Masan Art Center, Seoul, Korea
2010 Joseph Saxton Gallery, Canton, OH
2010 Islamic Arts Museum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2009 Villanova University, Villanova, PA
2009 Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore
2009 Polka Magazine Exhibition, Paris, France
2009 Chahar Suq Cistern, Herat, Afghanistan
2009 Palazzo della Ragione, Milan, Italy
2009 History Center, Orlando, FL,
2009 Open Shutter Gallery, Durango, CO
2009 International Festival of Photojournalism, Perpignan, France
2009 Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA
2009 Cavalier Galleries, Greenwich, CT and Nantucket, MA,
2009 Bagh-e-Babur, Queen’s Palace, Kabul, Afghanistan,
2009 Retrospective, Stadtische Gallerie, Iserlohn, Germany
2008 Friends Center Gallery, Siem Reap, Cambodia,
2008 Retrospective, Stadtmuseum, Schleswig, Germany
2008 Magnum Print Room, London, United Kingdom
2008 Photo Festival, Amman, Jordan
2008 Palmer Museum of Art, State College, PA,
2008 Face of Asia, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2008 Magnum Photos 60 Years, Galerie Esther Woerdehoff, Paris, France
2008 Magnum Photos 60 Years, Stedelijk Museum Post CS, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2007 Camera Obscura, Denver, CO
2007 Path to Buddha, Southeast Museum, FL
2007 India at 60, New York NY
2007 Pilgrimage, Morris Museum, NJ
2007 South Southeast, Rennes, France
2007 South Southeast, Art Center Waco, TX
2007 Fahey Klein Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Tibet, International Center of Tibet, Washington DC
2007 Face of Asia, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
2006 Sojourn: Narratives of Asia, Galleria MOdena Arte, Modena Italy
2006 Lucca Photofest, Lucca, Italy
2006 Afghanistan’s Children: The Next Generation, The United Nations Lobby, New
York, New York
2006 First Photography Biennial, Alejandro Otero Museum, Caracas, Venezuela
2006 Hartlepool Art Gallery, Hartlepool, UK
2006 Face of Asia, Sir William Gray House, Hartlepool, United Kingdom
2006 Face of Asia, George Eastman House, Rochester, New York
2006 Photo Biennial, Daegu, Korea
2006 South SouthEast, Valencia, Spain
2006 Pilgrimage, Madrid, Spain
2006 Cavalier Galleries, Nantucket, MA
2006 Soho Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Gallery Old Town San Diego, CA
2005 City Arts Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland
2005 Face of Asia, Asia House, London.
2005 Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA
2004 Written with Light” Artopia Gallery, Miami Florida
2004 „Pilgrimage“ Fundación Sophia, Palma de Mallorca,Spain
2004 Boca Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
2004 Phil Woods Gallery, Ottawa, Canada
2003 “Buddhism”, New Delhi, India
2004 Forbidden City International Photography Exhibition, Beijing, China
2003 “Pilgrimage”, National Geographic Society, Washington D.C.
2003 The Augen Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, PA
2003 Tibet House, New York, NY
2003 “Face of Asia”, George Eastman House, Rochester, NY
2003 Arthur Ross Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, PA
2003 Levering Hall, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
2002 Exhibition Leeuwarden, Amsterdam, Holland
2002 The Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2002 The School of Photography (EFTI), Madrid, Spain
2002 The Victor Barsokevitsch Photographic Centre, Finland
2002 Palacio dos Aciprestes, Pro Historica Associacao, Lisbon, Portugal
2002 Stenerson Museum, Oslo, Norway
2002 Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, FL
2001 Vision Workshops, Annapolis, MD
2001 Palacio dos Aciprestes, Pro Historica Associacao, Lisbon, Portugal
2001 Radiant Light Gallery, Portland, ME