Steve McCurry on Photography: A Video Interview

Phaidon has released a video interview with American photographer Steve McCurry (b. 1950), known for iconic images including the 1985 National Geographic cover portrait of the Afghan girl with green eyes. In the interview, McCurry recounts beginning to travel at age 19 and deciding that whatever he did in life must include travel. He discovered filmmaking and photography as a purpose he could pursue for the rest of his life. McCurry describes his method as free and continuous exploration, taking his lens around the world including the most difficult and inaccessible areas. He states he wants his work to document the world we live in and help us remember what we were at a given moment in time. The interview serves as an effective visual introduction to an artist who has made exploration his method.