Steve McCurry By Jessmx Feb 24, 1950 Borns in Philadelphia Period: Feb 24, 1950 to Feb 3, 2012 Steve McCurry live Nov 22, 1974 Graduated Cum Laude Apr 6, 1980 Robert Capa Gold Medal For coverage of the war in Afghanistan for Time Magazine Jan 30, 1984 McCurry captures his most famous photo, “Afghan Girl” May 6, 1984 Magazine Photographer of the Year by National Press Photographers Association Aug 14, 1985 Wins four first prizes in the World Press Photo Contest Oct 20, 1985 Publishes his book "The imperial way" Feb 3, 1986 Philippines Medal of Honour for the coverage of the Revolution Sep 12, 1986 Starts to be member of Magnum Photos Mar 10, 1988 Publishes his book "Moonsoon" Feb 3, 1990 White House News Photographers Association's Award of Excellence Feb 3, 1992 Two World Press Photo Awards for his images of post-war Kuwait Dec 2, 1999 Publishes his book "Portraits" Feb 3, 2000 Publishes his book "South Southeas" Sep 6, 2001 Returned from an extended assigment in China Feb 3, 2002 Photographer of the year by American Photo Magazine Apr 2, 2002 New photo of the "Afghan Girl" 18 years later Nov 14, 2002 Publishes "Sanctuary: The Temples of Angkor is published" Aug 16, 2003 Publishes his book "Buddha: A Tibetan Pilgrimage" Apr 5, 2005 Publishes his book "Steve McCurry" Jul 10, 2006 Publishes his book "Looking East"
