Steve McCurry: The Unguarded Moment

Description

The 'unguarded moment' is the term Steve McCurry uses to describe what lies at the centre of his creative process: the moments where his subjects suddenly reveal themselves at their most natural and unselfconscious. The Unguarded Moment gathers flashes of insight which highlight the range and diversity of McCurry's work: young women walking through a dust storm in India; fishermen casting their nets in the Niger river in Mali's Sahel Desert; a boy working in a candy factory in Kabul, Afghanistan; five monks happily playing computer games in an Indian monastery. The result is an extraordinary series of psychologically rich portraits from one of the most popular and creative image-makers in the contemporary world.

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.

"A sublime collection of photographs... The colours - superbly rendered in this high-quality book - are some of the most exquisite that you are likely to see in a photograph."-Sunday Telegraph "This collection paints a vivd picture of the region and confirms McCurry as one of the greatest exponents of colour photography in the world today."-Amateur Photography "A celebration of the poetry of photography, of colour, form, chaos and human drama."-Traveller "Stunning... The images, taken during the last 30 years, make it easy to identify with the people from these less familiar parts."-ROOF