Today I went to Steve McCurry Icons Exhibition.

Steve McCurry took this photo of the Afghan girl in 1984. It has to be one of the most famous portraits ever taken.

The girl Sharbat Gula was 12 when this was taken. She was married at 13! I saw a tv show updating her story last year. Not a happy story but her eyes are still the same!

[winghong_ho]

Great portrait.

[moni kozi]

How good to know you're out of the hospital!
This portrait is definitely famous: I know the portrait. But I was ignorant of the photographer. Thanks for sharing!

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Susan Wakely]

A captivating portrait.

[Mags]

It is a wonderful portrait. Nice to see such an exhibit.

[Dione Giorgio]

Amazing portrait and very beautifully captured.

[John Falconer]

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Thanks for the much appreciated comments. It is just a fabulous photo.

[Peter Dulis]

its all in the eyes :)

[Agnes]

Beautiful portrait and awesome eyes

[FBailey]

Intensity personnified

[wendy frost]

How wonderful to visit and admire the actual portrait.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Wonderful creation

[John Falconer]

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Thanks for the much appreciated comments. It was just fabulous to see this in a large floodlit print.

[Krista Marson]

Classic image

[Lin]

Nicely captured - I do remember this from one of my photography books...it invoked such an emotional response, I never forgot it.

[Diana]

Such an amazing portrait!

[Casablanca]

It is so engaging and disturbing all at the same time.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful looking.

[Chris Cook]

An iconic photo. The eyes!

[Margaret Brown]

Wonderful portrait.

[Fisher Family]

A remarkable portrait! I'm so pleased that you are able to get out and about again.

Ian

[carol white]

Lovely.I remember seeing this portrait in the past

[Bill Davidson]

Truly a classic portrait, such piercing eyes.

[Carole Sandford]

I too remember seeing this portrait in the past. Such amazing eyes!

[Beverley]

Fabulous, I recognise it

[Bucktree]

A very famous image. A few years ago, a present photo of her was posted along side of this photo. I can't remember where I saw it.

[Jeremy Cross]

Great photo, I remember it well

[Phil Howcroft]

a classic shot , hope you enjoyed the show

[Pat]

I remember seeing this in the National Geographic when it was first taken and was arrested by the beauty of it.
Nice to see it again on here John.

[John Falconer]

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Thanks for your comments. The girl was 12 when this was taken. She was married at 13! I saw a tv show updating her story last year. Not a happy story but her eyes are still the same!

[Yao RL]

I am sure they don't have photoshop in those days, but that pair of eyes!

[*lynn]

wonderful clear shot

[Rick]

Great shot of that portrait. Those eye's are something else.

[eDorre]

Beautiful shot. Curry is a fav of mine!

[Kathy A]

Such an iconic photo. I have his book with this on the front and I hope to get to the exhibition soon

[Wylie]

a number of friends have gone to see this - a shame we're a bit far away.

[Kathy]

This is such a fabulous portrait of this young woman.. The eyes are riveting.

[Pyrrhula]

The pic. and her story is very familiar to me. Seen t often on t.v.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

This was one of those pivotal photos. I remember reading about it once and if memory serves me correctly, he was captured by the shot but didn't think it would amount to much. He had no idea the impact it would make. Young women like Sharbat do not have the same life or opportunity that many others have around the world. So sad... but how beautiful are those eyes?!

[John Falconer]

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Thanks. It was on the front of National Geographic (I think) and of course many many other publications. If you google her name, Sharbat Gula, you can see what she. Looks like today. Same eyes.