Favored

This photo was taken by Steven McCurry and later published to the cover of National Geographic (issue June of 1985). He took this photo while traveling through the Nasir Bagh refugee camp. It later became a symbol of the Afgan conflict. They were unaware of her name for 17 years (12 years old when the photo was taken). They later discovered her name was Sharbat Gula.

I really admire McCurry's photojournalistic abilities. His photos always tell a story. He has an amazing ability to capture the struggle and joy going on throughout a country. McCurry is one of my favorite photographers due to his excellent use of color. I myself am a huge fan of incorporating color creatively throughout my photos so he caught my eye right away.