The Unguarded Moment

This striking new publication, a companion to Phaidons 2000 bestseller South Southeast, is a new selection of the very best of Steve McCurrys beautiful and powerful photographs from around the world, taken over the last thirty years.

Steve McCurry (b.1950) launched his career as a photojournalist when, disguised in native garb, he crossed the Pakistan border into Afghanistan over twenty years ago. His remarkable coverage won him the Robert Capa Gold Medal, which is awarded to photographers who exhibit exceptional courage and enterprise. Famous also for his work in Southeast Asia, McCurrys photographs are beautiful, uplifting and affecting. McCurry is a regular contributor to many international journals including National Geographic magazine. He is a member of Magnum Photos.