“A landscape might be denuded,
a human settlement abandoned or lost,
but always, just beneath the ground
lies history of preposterous grandeur. . .
They are everywhere, these individuals
of undaunted humankind,
irrepressibly optimistic and proud.”
– The Carpet Wars, Christopher Kremmer
“Every street of Kabul is enthralling to the eye
Through the bazaars, caravans of Egypt pass
One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs
And the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.”
-Saeb-e-Tabrizik
Translation by Josephine Davis
“If my heart trembles
for Kabul,
it’s for the slow step of summer noons,
siestas in my father’s house which,
heavy with mid-day sleep,
still weighs on my ribs…
It’s for the hawker’s cry
of the vegetable seller doing his rounds,
lost in my neighbors’ troubled dreams,
that my heart’s trembling.“
– Shakila Azizzda
“Yet even at their most turbulent, the Afghans have tended to impress travelers with their dignity and hospitality as much as their fierce independence.”
-William Dalrymple, author of Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan 1839–42
“God must have loved Afghans because he made them so beautiful.”
-Unknown
“In Afghanistan, you don’t understand yourself
solely as an individual.
You understand yourself as a son, a brother, a cousin to somebody, an uncle to somebody.
You are part of something bigger than yourself.“
– Khaled Hosseini
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We invite you to check out Steve’s current and upcoming exhibitions:
Steve McCurry: Icons – Conegliano
October 6 – March 2, 2022
Conegliano, Italy
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Steve McCurry: Icons – Madrid
November 17 – February 13, 2022
Madrid, Spain
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The Eyes of Humanity
November 19 – March 27, 2022
Vienne, Austria
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Animals
November 27 – May 1, 2022
Torino, Italy
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Le Monde De Steve McCurry
December 9 – May 29, 2022
Paris, France
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