Steve McCurry Photo Exhibit Opening a Rousing Success
Steve McCurry Photo Exhibit Opening a Rousing Success
Deputy Chief of Mission Christopher Dell officially opened the photography exhibit of the renowned National Geographic photographer to Afghan political and cultural leaders April 4 at the historic Babur’s Gardens. Following a welcoming ceremony, guests and television crews viewed the 75 photographs depicting children, families, shepherds, laborers and landscapes, including the famous photograph of the “Afghan Girl” in a Pakistani refugee camp. The exhibit seeks to counter the hard images of Afghanistan in the media today by focusing on McCurry’s positive images of Afghans, their country, and their culture . Approximately 2,000 high school and university students will be visiting the exhibition in the weeks ahead. Additionally, members of the public are encouraged to see the images every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday throughout April at the Queen’s Palace in Babur’s Garden. The DCM and other VIPs expressed the hope that the first major American photo exhibition to be held in Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban would be merely the leading edge of a growing wave of cultural engagement with Afghanistan, building the foundations of a deeper and lasting relationship.