Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is the sole UK venue for a retrospective of the work of American photo-journalist Steve McCurry, the man who is responsible for some of the world’s most famous photographs.
Compelling, unforgettable and moving, McCurry’s images are unique: un-stylized and unopposed snapshots of people that reveal the universality of human emotion.
His coverage of the Russian invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980’s, when he crossed the border disguised as a local with rolls of film sown into his clothes, won him the Robert Capa Gold Medal for Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad Showing Courage and Enterprise. He has also won numerous awards including the National Press Photographers’ Association award, Magazine Photographer of the Year and an unprecedented four first prizes in the World Press Photo contest.
26 June – 17 October 2010
Waterhall
Admission Free
To accompany the exhibition Steve McCurry will give a presentation about his twenty year career on Friday 2nd July. The talk will start at 6.30 pm in the Waterhall (Tickets £10). For ticket information please call 0121 303 1966
Image: Image: Peshawar. 1984. Afghan Girl at Nasir Bagh refugee camp. © Steve McCurry/Magnum Photos
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