There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life
-Sr. Mary Rose McGeady
Joy can be real only if people look upon their life as a service,
and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.
-Leo Tolstoy
Shared joy is a double joy
-Swedish Proverb
Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationships, home…it’s your responsibility to love it, or change it.
-Chuck Palahniuk
To get the full value of a joy you must have
somebody to divide it with.
-Mark Twain
Joy is looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift.
-Albert Einstein
Let a joy keep you.
Reach your hands and take it when it runs by.
-Carl Sandburg
Find ecstasy in life;
the mere sense of living is joy enough.
-Emily Dickinson
Joy is not in things;
it is in us.
-Richard Wagner
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NEW BOOK
D E V O T I O N
This powerful collection of images is collected from the entirety of McCurry’s forty-year career traveling to every corner of the globe. From a mosque in Afghanistan to Burma’s Golden Rock; an Easter offering in Paraguay to an elderly couple at Lourdes; a Tibetan monk in India to evangelicals in America’s heartland.
McCurry captures penetrating moments of devotion, loyalty, faithfulness, and dedication.
Reproduced in stunning color, these photographs honor the universal desire to create meaning in the midst of everyday life and offer viewers an opportunity to connect with their own spirituality—whatever form that takes.
Publication Dates –
Italy – October 10, 2023
France – October 20, 2023
Germany – October 25, 2023
United Kingdom – November 1, 2023
United States – February, 20, 2024
More about Devotion here –
https://www.stevemccurry.com/news/steve-mccurry-presents-devotion
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EXHIBITIONS
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THE POWER OF PHOTOGRAPHY
(Group Show)
The Bowers Museum
Santa Ana, California, USA
Sat, Oct 7, 2023 Sun, Jan 14, 2024
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STEVE McCURRY
T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı
Sur/Diyarbakır, Turkey
Sat, Oct 14, 2023 Sun, Dec 31, 2023
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ICONS
Loyola University Museum of Art
Chicago, IL, USA
Fri, Oct 20, 2023 Thu, Feb 1, 2024
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ON THE ROAD TO THE ORIENT
Polka Galerie
Paris, France
Fri, Nov 10, 2023 Sat, Jan 20, 2024
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Children
Palazzo Ducale
Paris, France
Fri, Nov 24, 2023 Sun, Mar 10, 2024
8 replies on “No Greater Joy”
There is no greater joy than admiring your photos. Thank you
Great stories, great photos, simple as that.
Exceptional as usual. Love the captions too, thank you ❤️
Loved the picture you included that was shot in Puerto Rico.
Steve, I add you to this No Greater Joy list! Your photography is not only awe-inspiring, but simply joy making in our small world, whenever and however they arrive! Thank you sharing your traveling life with us!
Awesome images and awesome message. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
Joy is a wonderful sight to behold!
Thank you, Steve. Once again you remind us, in your special way, of what is important in life.