Do You Remember This Photo?
Do You Remember This Photo?
It's Impossible to Forget It. Those eyes look right through you.
Posted below is a part of a "Famous Photos" article, showing and describing many of the most famous photos in the world. The SEEDED CONTENT link opens the whole article.
Afghan Girl (1985) – Steve McCurry
During the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, a young Pashtun girl’s parents were killed, so she, her brother and grandmother walked many miles to a refugee camp in neighboring Pakistan. In 1984, the girl, then about 12 years old, was attending a makeshift school when American photographer Steve McCurry took her picture for a National Geographic magazine assignment. It was only after McCurry developed the film that he realized the power of the girl’s portrait, with her piercing green eyes looking right into the camera. The photo, titled Afghan Girl , graced the June 1985 cover of National Geographic, and became one of the most popular photos in the magazine’s history. In 2002, after the US invaded Afghanistan and deposed the Taliban, the magazine sent McCurry and a team to try to find the Afghan girl. After many false leads, they found her – now a 30-year old mother of three whose hard life showed on her face and who had no idea that her photograph was famous (see photo below).
According to the author she was 30 in 2002. Now she would be 53 years old.
RED BOX RULES: AN IMPORTANT REMINDER
From time-to-time, I should remind all members of NT, etc., that when posting photos, artwork, etc., it's important, when posting, that you own, and/or legally represent the licensing, copyright, etc., of what you post, and TO PROTECT YOUR WORK, TO INCLUDE YOUR COPYRIGHT SYMBOL/INFORMATION; and/or, WHEN POSTING COPYRIGHTED PROPERTY BELONGING TO PARTIES OTHER THAN YOURSELF, TO …
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• IF/WHEN SUCH PERMISSION HAS BEEN GRANTED, TO PROPERLY AND CLEARLY ATTRIBUTE THE COPYRIGHTS TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNER(S).
VERY IMPORTANT … IN THE FUTURE, I WILL REMEMBER TO POST THIS CAVEAT REGULARLY.
Thanks, A. MAC
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An unforgettable photo.
I do !
I'll assume those who voted up the article did as well. That makes 5 of us who do remember. I was wondering if she ever got paid anything.
I have no idea, but it would not surprise me if she didnt.
I remember as well, her eyes made the photo unforgetable. I don't know if she ever received payment (though I don't see any reason she should have) I do know NG looked her up a few years ago for their anniversary and she was living a normal life
Why would I expect the kindness of National Geographic when because of her one of the most incredible covers could be published? I sure as hell would have given her a gift, especially taking note of the words in the article I posted: "– now a 30-year old mother of three whose hard life showed on her face...".
I remember that photo-- it is one of those news photos that is hard to forget!
Not just "hard" to forget, for any empathetic person, "impossible" to forget.
Ok-- I stand corrected!
I sometimes hate to admit it but I am generally a fairly empathetic person. (Sometimes even with some of the total a-holes that often infest various social media sites!!!)
Unfortunately we have our share, but at least very few of them are government leaders.
Iconic.
Absolutely.
I certainly remember it I think it has then quality that one could never forget !!
It's those eyes.