Rafi Letzter
Her eyes have captivated the world since she appeared on our cover in 1985. Now we can tell her story.
Steve McCurry signs a copy of his most famous photo Afghan Girl (Photo by Mustafa Kamaci/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) McCurry is one of the world’s most popular living photojournalists. A long-time member of the Magnum agency and National Geographic contributor, his varied career has included...
Photo Documentary by Indian Photographer Shiju S Basheer Life in War | Afghanistan (24) Afghanistan has been dealing with war for 50 years . Sometimes with countries attacking it and at others with civil wars. Intentionally or locally, the Afghans are people of war and bloodshed. They are ...
Three decades ago, Steve McCurry took arguably the most iconic picture of all time. Yet even after all this time, the pre-eminent photographer brims with enthusiasm when he talks about “Afghan Girl.” “I knew she had an incredible look, a penetrating gaze,” he recalls. “But there was...
As people age, changes in colour can occur, possibly best exemplified by Sharbat Gula “The Afghan Girl” photographed by Steve McCurry in 1984 and again in 2002 for National Geographic. Eye colour change with disease Several diseases are associated with loss of pigment, which is most obvious ...
Try moving the subject to the shade, or perhaps indoors.When I asked Steve McCurry, the creator of the “Afghan Girl” image, how he works in the mid day sun, he told me that he prefers to work indoors with the harsh light coming in through a window so that it turns to soft ...
There are more than 840,000 Afghan refugees living in Iran. The Iranian government assists refugees with medical services, education, literacy classes and also employment. … Nasibah hopes peace and stability will prevail in Afghanistan so she can return. “When I go back I will take many goo...
(Volume 1, p. 1). In Volume 1, Global Themes, the author considers the following topics: ‘The Future is Female’, ‘Global Desire for Equality’, ‘Global Status of Young Women’, ‘Consumerism Targets “Girl Power”’, and ‘Global Media Both Helps and Inhibits Girls’. Each of ...
Eastern Vista, a segment dedicated to films from Asian and Muslim nations, included “Solomon” by Zaza Khalvashi from Georgia and “My Sister, the Pig Lady” by Jang Moon-il from South Korea. A jury formed by Iranian actress Golab Adine, Afghan filmmaker Sahra Karimi, Indian actor and pro...