Steve McCurry

Steve McCurry (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1950) is an American photojournalist best known for his evocative color photography. Capturing the essence of human struggle and joy, in the finest documentary tradition, is one of his artistic trademarks. McCurry has covered many areas of international and civil conflict, including the Iran-Iraq war, Beirut, Cambodia, the Philippines, the Gulf War, and continuing coverage of Afghanistan (From Wikipedia).

The image that made Steve famous: the Afgan girl with green eyes that was on the cover of National Geographic.
The same girl 17 years later.

Steve McCurry