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The exhibition “Steve McCurry. Distant Horizons” presents, for the first time in Parma, a selection of the photographer’s most iconic images—offering a complete overview of the unique style of this great American artist.
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The culture of a country is expressed through its traditional clothing—shaped by religion, lifestyle, and climate.
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Buddhism is a central and deeply personal theme in Steve McCurry’s work.
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Steve McCurry’s best-known project on Japan dates to 2011, when he visited the country in the aftermath of the environmental catastrophe that devastated many of its regions.
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The Kayan are an ethnic subgroup of the Karenni people, a minority speaking a Tibeto-Burman language.
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In 1998, Steve McCurry visited Kashmir, determined to explore every aspect of this remote and extraordinarily beautiful region—long at the heart of the conflict between India and Pakistan, divided by Hindu and Muslim faiths.
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Some of the most memorable images from McCurry’s travels in Myanmar feature the country’s spectacular temples and pagodas.
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We are standing before one of Steve McCurry’s unforgettable portraits.
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This photograph portrays a Rabhari nomad from northern India — a community likely destined to disappear because of the increasingly harsh living conditions.
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The Gulf War was perhaps the worst ecological disaster of the twentieth century.
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From Japan, Steve McCurry brought back a dramatic visual record — his documentation of the devastating 2011 earthquake.
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The events of September 11, 2001 — the most devastating single act of war ever to strike American soil — shook New York and reverberated across the entire world, triggering lasting political and cultural change.
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This photograph was taken near Peshawar in 1984.
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In the background of this image rises the Bibi-Khanym Mosque, one of the most important monuments in Samarkand.
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This woman is absolutely unique.
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The vast temple complex of Cambodia is known as Angkor Wat, after the ancient capital of the Khmer Empire.
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Blessing and curse, destructive and life-giving—the monsoon affects nearly half the world’s population.
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We are once again in Afghanistan.
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In 1978, at the age of twenty-eight, Steve McCurry left his job as a newspaper photographer in Philadelphia to pursue one of his greatest dreams: visiting India.
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In 1978, at the age of 28, Steve McCurry left his job as a newspaper photographer in Philadelphia to fulfill one of his greatest dreams: to travel to India.
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This highly symbolic photograph was chosen years ago for the cover of Newsweek.
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This photograph of Afghanistan is striking for its serene beauty—so different from the images of conflict and devastation often associated with the country.
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This is one of Steve McCurry’s most cherished photographs.
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Throughout his career, Steve McCurry has often turned his lens toward the animal world — capturing their disorientation amid wars and natural disasters, and exploring their relationship with humans.