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> [The definition of a great picture is one that stays with you, one that you can't forget. It doesn't have to be technically good at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/the-definition-of-a-great-picture-is-one-that-stays-with-you-one-that/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

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## More by Steve McCurry

> [In our contemporary society, one so over-inundated with imagery, it is easy to overlook the power of a single frame to change the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/in-our-contemporary-society-one-so-over-inundated-with-imagery-it-is/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [The photograph is an undeniably powerful medium. Free from the constraints of language, and harnessing the unique qualities of a single moment frozen in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/the-photograph-is-an-undeniably-powerful-medium-free-from-the/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [I think life is too short not to be doing something which you really believe in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/i-think-life-is-too-short-not-to-be-doing-something-which-you-really/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [Some of the great pictures happen along the journey and not necessarily at your destination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/some-of-the-great-pictures-happen-along-the-journey-and-not/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [Unconsciously, I think I watch for a look, an expression, features or nostalgia that can summarize or more accurately reveal life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/unconsciously-i-think-i-watch-for-a-look-an-expression-features-or/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [A picture can express a universal humanism, or simply reveal a delicate and poignant truth by exposing a slice of life that might otherwise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/a-picture-can-express-a-universal-humanism-or-simply-reveal-a/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [To become a photographer leave your house first.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/to-become-a-photographer-leave-your-house-first/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [If you wait, people will forget your camera, and the soul will drift up into view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/if-you-wait-people-will-forget-your-camera-and-the-soul-will-drift-up/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [If you want to be a photographer, you have to photograph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/if-you-want-to-be-a-photographer-you-have-to-photograph/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [A still photograph is something which you can always go back to. You can put it on your wall and look at it again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/a-still-photograph-is-something-which-you-can-always-go-back-to-you/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [In India in particular, where millions have no home but the streets, virtually every life event is carried out in public: prayer, eating, sleeping,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/in-india-in-particular-where-millions-have-no-home-but-the-streets/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [If you want to be a photographer, first leave home](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/if-you-want-to-be-a-photographer-first-leave-home/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [The definition of a great picture is one that stays with you, one that you can't forget. It doesn't have to be technically good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/the-definition-of-a-great-picture-is-one-that-stays-with-you-one-that/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [I think life is too short not to be doing something which you really believe in. Whether you're photographing for yourself, for your job,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/i-think-life-is-too-short-not-to-be-doing-something-which-you-really-2/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

> [It’s important for you to spend your time photographing things that matter to you. You need to understand the things that have meaning to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-mccurry/it-s-important-for-you-to-spend-your-time-photographing-things-that/)

[Steve McCurry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-mccurry/)

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