Gold Masters of Photography - Steve McCurry

Learn to see the world through Steve's eyes and tell visual stories. Discover how to capture the human element which Steve is famous for, in your photos, and incorporate emotion and authenticity when photographing people. Understand how to use light throughout the day, both inside and outside when you're photographing cities, nature and your travels. Additionally, Steve will set you projects for you to try yourself, upload your work to our photostream so we can see how you're progressing. Watch and learn with Steve as you accompany him through the fishing villages of Portugal and the vibrant streets of Havana. See for yourself how he creates images, as he shares ideas and experiences and explains how to make great photographs.

ABOUT STEVE

Steve McCurry has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 30 years, with scores of magazine and book covers, over a dozen books, and countless exhibitions around the world to his name.

Steve's career took off when he crossed the border in to rebel controlled Afghanistan on the eve of the Soviet invasion, the images taken were published by TIME magazine and The New York Times and he was awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal for Best Photographic Reporting from abroad. McCurry has shot numerous armed conflicts throughout his career such as the Lebanon Civil War, the Cambodian Civil War and the Afghan Civil War, often putting his life in danger in order to get the most memorable and thought provoking shots. McCurry's work is often featured by National Geographic, most namely his portrait "Afghan Girl" which appeared on the cover in June 1985 and has been likened to Da Vinci's Mona Lisa in terms of it's poignancy.

IN THIS COURSE YOU WILL LEARN

• To develop your photographic eye and tell great visual stories
• To find your compositional style and use juxtapositions
• To capture emotion, humour and authenticity
• To use light throughout the day - inside and outside

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