Looking East

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Now in paperback, a selection of the very best of McCurry’s powerful portraits from South and Southeast Asia

This portfolio contains a selection of the best and most poignant portraits by Steve McCurry, a photographer known and loved the world over for his beautiful and enduring images of the landscapes and people of South and Southeast Asia. The collection includes iconic as well as lesser-known portraits of children, monks, pilgrims, and travellers that McCurry has encountered on his journeys throughout Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Pakistan, and Tibet.

Steve McCurry has been one of the most prominent voices in contemporary photography for almost 40 years, with scores of magazine covers to his name, over a dozen books with Phaidon, 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.

“The monks, travellers, children, pilgrims and parents pictured here engage both the eye and emotion, and leave a lingering sense of the universality of feelings beneath the varied traditional garb displayed so sumptuously here.”—Traveller

“Further evidence of McCurry’s standing as one of the finest photojournalists of his generation.”—Metro

“An almost anthropological subsection of humanity, an extraordinarily beautiful historical document for future times.”—Sunday Herald

“Nothing short of outstanding… Wonderful images. Every one is worth lingering over and the generous presentation – one picture per spread – really gives each image the breathing space it deserves. Just buy a copy and look into the eyes of every portrait – we guarantee you’ll be moved.”—Photography Monthly

“Steve McCurry’s lushly poignant shots of the people and places of Asia have yielded some of the best know photographic icons of our time… His images often dance on a knife-edge between sensuality and tragedy, sentiment and anguish.”—Independent

“Evocative… documents [McCurry’s] journey to capture the essence and soul of a country through its people and landscape.”—Thomas Cook Trave

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