The Young Afghan Girl by Steve McCurry
This famous Steve McCurry photograph of a young Afghan girl that adorned the cover of National Geographic magazine and went on to become one of the most famous faces in the world in now for sale at NYT store. Steve captured this memorable photo of green-eyed Afghan girl at some refugee camp in Pakistan.
Steve McCurry revisited the worn-torn Afghanistan and could successfully relocate the girl even after two decades - what helped him recognize the face are the green eyes of this Afghan girl.
This video from National Geographic shows how Steve McCurry managed to relocate the girl again. Her name is Sharbat Gula, and she belongs to an Afghan Tribe called the Pashtun.
You can have a 16″x20″ photo frame signed by photographer Steve McCurry for $4500 here. Check out some more photographs of Steve McCurry here.
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I just wanted to say that this is the most beautiful picture i have ever seen. The young girls eyes captures the person attention in a way i can’t explain. It would a great picture to uses for World Proverty. This picture to me explain the beauty of Afgan. and the people whom are sufering from war torn countries and it time to make a Change “World Wild” STOP WAR! Nice Job Mr.Mccurry
What can I say about those gorgeous eyes.
Simply killing they haunt my dreams
Beautiful
An absolutely breath taking image. It is a shame these beautiful women are forced to veil themselves, and are treated so horribly. I wish there was something we could do, but unfortunately, Afghanistan, or the middle east rather, has to come to the realization that what they are doing is wrong on there own. I wish I had the money to purchase this image.
Fantastic work McCurry.
this is the most amazing picture i have seen .this lady has many undiscover things in her green eyes.thank u mccurry for such thing.
It’s a beautiful picture .I Just want to say that her eyes are very beautiful ..Hope I visit afgan some day and meet her.
Oh yeah Venessa? I bet she doesn’t see anything from this ‘world famous’ picture but pennies thrown at her feet. Is that cause of Afghanistan or the white man.
As a student at Shaker Junior High School in Albany, New York, I [had] to watch a video about the search for the Afghan Girl. During the beginning of the movie, I could have cared less. But every time they showed the amazing picture of the Afghan girl, I would inch forward on my chair. The picture is stunningly magnificient, and I think the photographer is brilliant. Now, as a photographer in training, ( hopefully!!) I can only wish to be as great as Steve McCurry.