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#10 National Geographic (June 1985)Photographer Steve McCurry immortalized the haunted eyes of a 12-year-old refugee in a camp on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Soviet helicopters destroyed her village and family, forcing her to make a two-week trek out of the perilous mountains of Afghanistan. The photo became a National Geographic icon after it was published on the cover in June 1985. Since then, this raw, untouched image has been used on rugs and tattoos, making it one of the most widely reproduced photos in the world.

I belive this is a very powerful photograph. The first time I saw this cover I was completely stopped by it. Everything about this photograph captures the story of this young girl from her raggedy clothes to her filthy appearance. The soft lighting adds to the bold tone colors and accent the girl terrified eyes. The photograph sends a powerful message that gives you an insight to the story of it.

Cover History

Cover types
1. Early Magazine Covers
Early magazine covers did not look the way many covers look today. They looked more like books becasue they illustrated the title and publication data. These magazine covers did not suggest what was inside. Many early magazines did not even have covers and were much like newspapers.

2. The Poster Cover
Poster covers were almost self explanatory. They were covers that looked as they could be framed and hung as posters on a wall. Many did not include cover lines and used the photoraph to set a mood or theme for the magazine.

3. Pictures Married to Type
This kind of cover used cover lines as well as cover art. The two were cleverly put together to creat a stronger sence of depth. This kind of cover gave power to cover lines and started a revolution. Cover lines could be used to attract readers in a more impacting way than single photographs.

4. In the Forest of Words
In this type of cover words are almost more important that the photograph under it. Some cover lines are actually larger than the name of tha magazine. Photographs are rarely enough to capture the attention of the reader. Photographs in this type of cover are merely a colorfull background to enhance the words and cover lines.

Portrait

This is a good photo because the soft lighting and the dramatic shadows really bring out the girl and give her a glowing essence.

I would like to emulate true emotion in my portraits. I want them to be a small glimpse into the every day life of the people i photograph.