Iconic 'Afghan girl' image was almost cut, photographer reveals
Photographer Steve McCurry has spent more than three decades behind the camera, capturing powerful images of human triumph and tragedy.His most famous image, titled "The Afghan Girl," is that of Sharbat Gula, an Afghan refugee girl whose piercing green eyes stared out from a National Geographic cover in 1985.“I knew it was a powerful portrait," he told TODAY.
Iconic 'Afghan girl' image was almost cut, photographer reveals
Iconic image of Afghan girl and photographer Steve McCurry “She remembered my photographing her that day because it was the first time in her life she had been photographed. In fact, the second time she was photographed was when we were reunited with her in February of 2002.”