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Before entering, PLEASE read the brief and check out Steve McCurry’s work here and here .
Steve McCurry is known for his intense, arresting portraits. 'Afghan girl', his photo of refugee Sharbat Gula, appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic and is one of the most famous images of our time. For this challenge, we want to see submissions inspired by McCurry’s iconic style. Your entry should be reminiscent of McCurry’s portraits, whether you choose to replicate one exactly or to put your own spin on it. This is a great opportunity to get out, shoot new work, and test your portraiture skills!
Both the expert's winner and crowd winner will receive a copy of Steve McCurry; The Iconic Photographs (Phaidon Press 2012).
Prize details
Both the expert's winner and crowd winner will receive a copy of Steve McCurry; The Iconic Photographs (Phaidon Press 2012). The highest-placed entries will feature on Photocrowd's 'Best images' page and social media channels.
How it works
Every photo submitted will be available for the crowd to rate once the submissions period has ended. You can see all the images uploaded to a contest, but will need to rate them to see how they’re ranked once the rating period begins.
Some contests on Photocrowd also have a judge. After the submission period closes the judge chooses their favourite images and writes some image reviews. The crowd and judge results will be announced on the same day.
- Entries closed
- 23 March 2016
- Rating
- 23 March 2016 to 31 March 2016
- Winners announced
- 31 March 2016
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