– Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Luoyang, China
Myanmar (Burma)
– Thomas Aquinas
Loikaw, Myanmar (Burma)
There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends.
I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.
– Jane Austen
India
A true friend freely, advises justly, assists readily, adventures boldly,
takes all patiently, defends courageously, and
continues a friend unchangeably.
– William Penn
Afghanistan
Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their work.
If one falls down, his friend can help him up.
– Ecclesiastes 4
Pagan, Myanmar (Burma)
Katmandu, Nepal
Kashmir
Chiang Mai, Thailand
Kampala, Uganda
The glory of friendship is not the outstretched hand,
not the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship.
It is the spiritual inspiration
that comes to one when you discover that someone else
believes in you and is willing to trust you with a friendship.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bombay, India
Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love.
Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.
-Elie Wiesel
Morocco
Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow-ripening fruit.
-Aristotle
Yemen
A friend may well be reckoned the masterpiece of nature.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Cape Town, South Africa
Brazil
Words are easy, like the wind;
Faithful friends are hard to find.
– William Shakespeare
France
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
-Mencius, Chinese philosopher, 4th cent. BCE
California, USA
– Rabindranath Tagore
France
AMAZING… YOU ARE GREAT AT WHAT YOU DO
Great great great – appreciative and human – I love your photos- I love the statements without words – Super!
Greetings from Germany 🙂
great
Amazing captured moments. I ♥ all of them
The pictures are amazing!
Steve, your photos are legendary, congrats on years of fantastic work. Thank you.
Your photos and words in this post are very touching. You captured friendship in all its many forms. — barbara
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Some truly beautiful captures
So thoughtful, insightful, inspirational and beautiful! Thank you!
Beautiful and insightful. In the USA, many get friendship wrong. They value others on appearances, belongings, success. Lose everything & you find out who your true friends are. Bravo, very well done 👏🏻
Steve Your work is great.Very touching.Thank you.
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Thank you for this wonderful photos. I love them
Every time I see your pictures, I’m deeply suprised by their beauty. You always catch the perfect moment, light and feeling. Thanks for sharing. There is a lot to learn from your marvelous work.
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Thank you Steve.
Thank you for yet another wonderful journey .. friendship
What a great post – made my day reading it and looking at it – beautiful.
Not only are the photos beautiful, but they carry great meaning. Thank you for sharing such a powerful artistic idea.
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Friendship beautifully portrayed by Steve McCurry.
Oh my God.. Its amazing… Love this ❤
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Vos photos sont magnifiques ainsi que les pensées qui les accompagnent !!! Merci beaucoup!
The pictures bring more meaning to what friendship is really aboit. I love this. Continue the good work. Can i use any of them for my write ups? I will give the photo credit to you.
STEVE,YOU NEVER GET TIRING. WITH A KISS IN BOTH CHEEKS.
Mr. McCurry, your work has inspired me since I was a little girl and has fueled the fire of my own personal journey for photography and photojournalism. This piece is one of the reasons why my passion for photography and journalism is so strong, to see the simple good things in life and highlight it but to show people from around the world demonstrating the simple word…friendship! Beautifully done!
Steve, your work is so very beautiful. Thank you for such work that opens our hearts and souls.
You proceed with your heart; masterpieces. thank you.
Ohhh, those three French women under the similarly bent and stooping tree. It’s great to see them again. And that knobby finger in the air!! Hilarious and perfect. The two old men pausing for a break in the sweatshop in India or Pakistan or thereabouts — what felicity of vision and moment! (What ARE they making in that factory by the way?)
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What we all need right now…
Really really beautiful photos!
wonderful and moving photos as well as quotes
You have taken an all too underappreciated word and opened our minds to the deeper meaning of this all too rare human experience. Your images speak far more profoundly than words.
The best examples for “A picture is worth a thousand words “!
thanks for sharing with all sir…
What a thought provoking and captivating post. I can sit for a long time and philosophise over text and images.
Friendship, the most important and constructive topic in the world ❤
Thanks for the journey, Steve McCurry!
Simply touching the heart!
Very beautiful. Thank you once again for the world you opened up.
Great pics
Bellas imágenes y grandes verdades sobre el tesoro más preciado : La Amistad !
Gracias por éste regalo !
Beautiful, words fail to feel the emotion that talks through the photographs
I love the many different faces of friendship you’ve shown us — from old friends to caretakers to elephants. Gorgeous, inspiring work.
You are one of the only photographers I know that can capture emotion. Inspirational work as usual.
Truly beautiful!
Thank you!
Your photos are inspirational as well as beautiful
True reflections with beautiful realities. Thanks Steve.
This is the simplicity of life.
Beautiful, per usual, as a photographer myself, you are an inspiration. Your sensitivity and empathy truly touch my heart. The world truly needs voices like yours, you find the beauty that is often hidden in the darkest corners. For that, I’m am truly grateful.
thank you Steve McCurry!!! really awesome
Your pictures are poetry
Love the girls under the umbrella. All the photos are special but that one struck me as perfect.
Just beautiful. Thank you!
Amazing photos as always. I love your themed collections. 🙂
” One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood.”
Simply amazing photos around the globe. Each photo is simply beautiful, one is compelled to look at each photo again and again and each image tells a beautiful story.
Thank you Stevebhai
Sei il piu’ bravo fotografo del mondo!
Grazie per le tue visioni
DD
the colors of life,beautiful, thank you steve mccurry
Very, very poignant stuff…what hardship many face and still manage to smile.
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The strongest characteristics of Steve McCurry’s photography are his humanism, his empathy, and his compassion.
beautiful ❤
Steve, you are so much more than a gifted photographer (not that you want to hear that), but you are a wise man using exceptional images with profound quotes to create wonderful stories. Thank you, again.
Wonderful work as always Steve. Love them all.
Wonderful!
A good series of photographs of friendship.
Simply lovely
Simply lovely
Thank you for touching our Souls with your wonderful work.
This is such a wonderful post… the joy of friendship to find somebody to share your thoughts or just to know they are there is such a soothing feeling. Thanks for compiling this…
Lovely work as ever. The best portraiture is always achieved when there is a spark between photographer and subject metyhinks. Just how you manage to nail it every time makes me wonder how big the pile is on your cutting room floor and I’m guessing it’s not particularly large. Inspiring as always. Thank you Steve McCurry
Touching images of “Me and my shadow”.
Especially the one with the two little monks in Bagan, Myanmar.
Thank you Mr. McCurry !
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Beautiful addition to Steve’s blogs.
Two words: Thank you!
You put a capital “H” to Humanity.
Truly beautiful!
Beautifully elucidated
An uplifting post, Steve. Thank you for capturing these beautiful moments of friendship.
Your work is simply amazing!! It transports me to faraway lands. Thank you for sharing all of this!!
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Steve McCurry photography is simply awesome! ❤️
You and your photos are really perfect! Thank you!