THE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP IS BACK IN BUSINESS
THE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP IS BACK IN BUSINESS...
HERE THE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP PERSONAL MESSAGE ON TWITTER
(Monday October 5th 2020 8 PM)
STEVE MCCURRY AND THE GIRL
By Bernard Bujold - Montreal Art Gallery GOT is presenting a unique exhibition of pictures by STEVE MCMURRY (born in 1950), the widely known US Photographer. McCurry career was launched in 1984 when, disguised in native garb, he crossed the Pakistan border into rebel-controlled areas of Afghanistan just before the Soviet invasion. When he emerged, he had rolls of film sewn into his clothes. Those images, which were published around the world, were among the first to show the conflict. The picture of the "Afghan girl" is considered a classic in modern photography. McCurry took the portrait of "Afghan Girl" in a refugee camp near Peshawar, Pakistan. The shooting lasted for only about 2 minutes and he took about 10 to 15 pictures. One of the image was however published in the National Geographic magazine and the girl face became famous as the cover photograph on the June 1985 issue. The identity of the girl remained unknown for over 17 years until 2002 when Mc
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