In the Shadow of Mountains

Steve McCurry graduated universally as one of the finest image-makers. He is very famous by his evocative color photography. Also, he captures the essence of human struggle, problems and joy. This photography is one of the scene that is telling us the message of the struggle that they have to face toward to. The photo that really stands out for me is "In the Shadow of Mountains" taken in Afghanistan in 1992. It shows a father and his young daughter at about 8 years old. Sitting together on the floor against the door covered in folk art. In front of them, there is a small, low and bright blue wooden table with a rifle, 2 glasses and a metal canister on it. The photo is surprisingly colorful with the bright blue table and the pink dress and scarf that the girl is wearing. In contrast, the background and that father are different shades brown. The father and his daughter are both looking at the same direction with their right hand some where on their faces. The similarities between father and his daughter highlight the closeness and the bond between them. By looking at this photo, I feel upset as both of them look worried. This is probably due to the war that is taking place around them. It sadness, upset and distress me to think of what the young girl has seen during the war, which is probably why she is leaning against her father for protection. In my opinion, I think that they should work as a collection because when you have the another pictures all together, then you could actually see the movement of the picture or it makes the picture trying to tell us the story and I think that this is the whole point that makes the person a good photo taker like a Steve McCurry.