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About Steve McCurry. Afghanistan
Product Description Afghanistan has long been a country overwhelmed by tribal rivalries, colonial wars, and geo-political conflict. The Afghans have called their mountains “the land of rebellion,” a land that has not been successfully occupied since the times of Alexander the Great. These invaders ― Persians, Arabs, Moguls, Sikhs, British, Russians ― may have been thwarted, but wandering through the bazaars of Kabul will attest to their legacy. In the people of Afghanistan, the genes of countless races meet and intermingle. Deep are the fissures in Afghan society; the schism between Sunni and Shia, the endemic violence across clans and tribes, and the blood feuds and rivalries within lineages. Yet born of such chaos and entrenched conflict are these most breathtaking of images. In this definitive retrospective of his work in Afghanistan, Steve McCurry has curated over 140 gripping images to present a torn, proud people, from the desert of Kandahar to the streets of Kabul and remote rivers of Nuristan. For almost four decades, McCurry traveled to the country regularly, documenting its people with a rare and disarming humanity. His most striking portrait Afghan Girl (1984) has graced the covers of magazines around the world, in equal parts haunting and evoking remarkable grace and dignity. In common with so much of McCurry’s work, it has a timeless, painterly quality―entirely at odds with the troubled region in which it was taken. McCurry has always been subjected to dangers that are an inevitable part of life “on the road” for photographers. He often ventured behind the lines, usually at great risk. His first trip to Afghanistan in 1979 involved him dressing in Afghan garb in order to be smuggled across the border from Pakistan. That journey into the treacherous, unpredictable landscape ― territory controlled at various times by the Mujahideen, the Russians, and the Taliban ― was one that McCurry would make numerous times. Many other photographers would follow in his footsteps, but none would return with such a flawless body of work. Review «Des images époustouflantes et intemporelles, dont 57 inédites assemblées avec soin. Prévoir une place dans votre bibliothèque.» «McCurry en majesté. Un ébouriffant ensemble d'images prenantes et puissamment évocatrices. TASCHEN a réalisé ici un beau travail éditorial.» «Ses photos sont empreints de fierté, de dignité et parfois d'humour. Livre remarquablement imprimé.» «Une magnifique monographie. Plus de 140 images sont compilées dans cet imposant ouvrage. Ce livre offre un panorama complet de l'Afghanistan et dresse un tableau cohérent du pays et de son peuple.» «Le photographe américain Steve McCurry, connu pour son portrait Jeune Afghane, a toujours su braver le danger pour rapporter de ses reportages des oeuvres exemplaires. Ce livre, riche de 140 clichés à couper le souffle, en apporte une nouvelle preuve.» About the Author Steve McCurry was born in Philadelphia, PA, and has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than forty years, with scores of magazine and book covers, over a dozen books, and countless exhibitions around the world to his name. After numerous travels throughout India, the Middle East and Afghanistan, he founded ImagineAsia in 2004, with the mission to help provide educational resources and opportunities to children and young adults in Afghanistan. This is his third book for TASCHEN, following Afghanistan (2017) and Animals (2019).
