"If you want to be a photographer, first…" — Steve McCurry
"If you want to be a photographer, first leave home"
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14 Quotes by Steve McCurry
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Most of my photos are grounded in people, I look for the unguarded moment, the essential soul peeking out, experience…
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What is important to my work is the individual picture. I photograph stories on assignment, and of course they have…
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A picture can express a universal humanism, or simply reveal a delicate and poignant truth by exposing a slice of…
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The photograph is an undeniably powerful medium. Free from the constraints of language, and harnessing the unique qualities of a…
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It’s important for you to spend your time photographing things that matter to you. You need to understand the things…
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If you want to be a photographer, you have to photograph
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I think life is too short not to be doing something which you really believe in. Whether you're photographing for…
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I strive for individual pictures that will burn in people's memories.
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What matters most is that each picture stands on its own, with its own place and feeling.
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If you wait, people will forget your camera, and the soul will drift up into view.
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For those who were desperate, my camera became an object of hope (...)Throughout my year-long coverage of the monsoon world,…
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A still photograph is something which you can always go back to. You can put it on your wall and…
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