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Steve McCurry

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       Steve McCurry's works consist highly of portrait photos, and people as his main subjects. He does however have varying styles. His website has 57 different categories, some being different places such as Japan or New York, and others being different themes such as "recent" or after dark, some of which overlap too. Some of my favorites are his portraits. The amount of detail is mind boggling, some look impossibly crystal clear.      This image was taken in Tibet. His photos are extremely vivid, full of detail, and almost cinematic looking. This one in particular has a very basic background, which helps keep the viewer interested and focused on the main subject. One thing I noticed in most of his portraits is something about the eyes. They pierce your soul as they stare back at you in some images. The clarity is almost more than the human eye could process. Settings wise, I have a feeling McCurry used a very small aperture. There is also a visible vignette which coul