Steve McCurry

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Steve McCurry was born on April 23, 1950 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is an American photographer who has worked in photojournalism. His best known work is Afghan Girl which appeared in National Geographic Magazine. The photo is of a 12-year-old Pashtun orphan in the Nasir Bagh refugee camp near Pakistan. It is considered the most recognized photograph in the history of the National Geographic Magazine. Later on McCurry has been accused of manipulating many of his images with Photoshop. though he did not deny making any major changes.

Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_McCurry
http://stevemccurry.com/
https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/steve-mccurry/

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