Looking East: Portraits by Steve McCurry

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This portfolio contains a selection of the best and most poignant portraits by Steve McCurry, known and loved the world over for his beautiful and enduring images of the landscapes and people of South and Southeast Asia. The collection includes some iconic as well as previously unknown portraits of children, monks, pilgrims and travellers that McCurry has encountered on his journeys throughout Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan and Tibet.

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An almost anthropological subsection of humanity, an extraordinarily beautiful historical document for future times - Sunday Herald

The monks, travellers, children, pilgrims and parents pictured engage both the eye and emotion, and leave a lingering sense of the universality of feelings beneath the varied traditional garb displayed so sumptuously here - Traveller

Further evidence of McCurry's standing as one of the finest photojournalists of his generation - Metro

Nothing short of outstanding ... Wonderful images. ... Look into the eyes of every portrait - we guarantee you'll be moved - Photography Monthly

Steve McCurry's lushly poignant shots of the people and places of Asia have yielded some of the best known photographic icons of our time ... His images often dance on a knife-edge between sensuality and tragedy, sentiment and anguish - The Independent

Author Bio

Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for almost 40 years, with scores of magazine covers to his name, over a dozen books, and hundreds of exhibitions around the world. A member of Magnum Photos, he has created stunning images on six continents and countless countries. McCurry has been recognized by numerous awards, including the Robert Capa Gold Medal and National Press Photographers Award.