“The Unguarded Moment,” exhibit of photos by Steve McCurry

“The Unguarded Moment,” a retrospective exhibit of 50 photos by Steve McCurry, is on view from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays Feb. 6 through April 2 at the Joseph Saxton Gallery of Photography, at 520 Cleveland Ave. NW in downtown Canton.
Admission is free.

McCurry is the photographer who took what has been called the most recognizable photograph in the world today — the green-eyed “Afghan Girl” on the cover of National Geographic in 1984.
Born in Philadelphia, McCurry graduated cum laude from Pennsylvania State University. After working at a newspaper for two years, he left for India to freelance.
His career was launched when, disguised in native garb, he crossed the Pakistan border into rebel-controlled Afghanistan just before the Russian invasion. When he emerged, he had rolls of film sewn into his clothes and images that would be published around the world as among the first to show the conflict there.
His coverage won the Robert Capa Gold Medal for Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad, an award dedicated to photographers exhibiting exceptional courage and enterprise.
He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Press Photographers Association’s Magazine Photographer of the Year and an unprecedented four first prizes in the World Press Photo contest.
McCurry has covered many areas of conflict, including Beirut, Cambodia, the Philippines, the Gulf War, the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, and Tibet. He focuses on the human consequences of war.
McCurry's work has been featured in every major magazine and frequently appears in “National Geographic,” with recent articles on Tibet, Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, and the temples of Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
McCurry has published books, including “The Imperial Way” (1985), “Monsoon” (1988), “Portraits” (1999), “South Southeast” (2000), “Sanctuary” (2002), “The Path to Buddha: A Tibetan Pilgrimage” (2003), “Steve McCurry” (2005), and “Looking East” (2006).