Life’s been wild lately, not only for us, but also for the rest of the world. “Looking at you” I dubbed this shot of The Significant Other looking at a Steve McCurry portrait of an Afghan mujahideen. The world famous documentary photographer, known for his intense portraits, took this image in Afghanistan back in 1979. We are in Zurich for the weekend and took the opportunity to visit the Steve McCurry exhibition that’s currently on display at the Maaghalle. Over the years, McCurry has been multiple times to Afghanistan, and some of his most iconic images are from there. On display at the exhibition, they now emit a strange sense of actuality, given the current sad events.
You know I like to shoot street photography in exhibitions and museums, and this beautiful curated and presented display of McCurry’s work provided an awesome background. For tonight I leave you with this initial image and get now busy with more editing from this afternoon’s photographic outing.
Image taken with my iPhone 12 Pro Max, post processed with iOS photo app.
Have a great weekend!
Marcus
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Good One.
Thanks, much appreciated!
Marcus
Great photographer, we visited the exhibition when it was here in Antwerp.
Awesome you got to see it! Thanks for commenting! Marcus
Hi Marcus, lucky you , to see Steve’s exhibition. What a striking image, with your significant wearing the mask.
Thanks, Cornelia, appreciate your kind words! Marcus
Hey your back, Marcus! Good to see you. We have the same phone, I picked up my iPhone 12 and love the camera. It takes photos nearly as good as my Nikon Z6. That’s a very piercing photo of this fella, those eyes!
Thanks, John, appreciate your kind words. Been busy with other things, as life goes sometimes. The iPhone cam is awesome indeed. Lowlight capability is fantastic indeed! Marcus
Yes, the best phone cam I’ve had to date.
Powerful image. Have shared to Facebook if that’s ok.
Thanks, Nikita, much appreciated. Sharing is ok! Marcus