Steve McCurry’s inspirational photos of humans and animals (with photo comparison)

Steve McCurry perhaps, is well known for his documentary photography and also an icon in contemporary photography. His most famous “Afghan Woman” portrait was released in 1984, and in the late 20th century the green-eyed Afghan woman became a symbol of power in the face of adversity. Steve built his photography career on documenting cultural traditions, wars and many other interesting themes of culture & society, but rarely do we find him engaging his photography with animals. A new book called “Steve McCurry, Animals.” published by Taschen is a solid proof of his passion for animals. Animals are in constant motion, have a mind of their own and rarely pay any attention to directions from a photographer. “Understanding animal behavior is essential to making good animal photographs, just as understanding human behavior can help with taking someone’s portrait”, he said.

Below are some of Steve’s photographs