The Unguarded Moment

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This striking new publication, a companion to Phaidon’s 2000 bestseller South Southeast, is a new selection of the very best of Steve McCurry’s beautiful and powerful photographs from around the world, taken over the last thirty years.Steve McCurry (b.1950) launched his career as a photojournalist when, disguised in native garb, he crossed the Pakistan border into Afghanistan over twenty years ago. His remarkable coverage won him the Robert Capa Gold Medal, which is awarded to photographers who exhibit exceptional courage and enterprise. Famous also for his work in Southeast Asia, McCurry’s photographs are beautiful, uplifting and affecting. McCurry is a regular contributor to many international journals including National Geographic magazine. He is a member of Magnum Photos.

“A sublime collection of photographs… The colours – superbly rendered in this high-quality book – are some of the most exquisite that you are likely to see in a photograph.”—Sunday Telegraph

“This collection paints a vivd picture of the region and confirms McCurry as one of the greatest exponents of colour photography in the world today.”—Amateur Photography

“A celebration of the poetry of photography, of colour, form, chaos and human drama.”—Traveller

“Stunning… The images, taken during the last 30 years, make it easy to identify with the people from these less familiar parts.”—ROOF

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