Afghan Girl With Green Eyes
69Afghan Girl with Green Eyes
The photo of the Afghan girl with green eyes by Steve McCurry first appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985. Seventeen years later McCurry returned to Afghanistan and succeeded in locating the woman he had photographed so memorably as a girl. She remembered being angry at being photographed by McCurry for the first time in her life. But she allowed him to photograph her again. The two photos are linked below.
Afghan Girl with Green Eyes photo by Steve McCurry
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Thanks. I missed the documentary. Did they get married and live happily ever after? Just kidding. An arresting photo of a beautiful girl.
I saw the follow up photo done years later. She didn't want her photo taken again and had to be persuaded. I thing that this photo is so arresting that people remember it.
Nice photo...would make a great poster.
Yes, it would. I just ordered one.
She did get married and had 4 children however 1 died , thank you for the follow up story on her and the before and after photos, it is sad that people have to suffer and you can tell by her face that she is very hardened. Her eyes are piercing and then you come to the U.S. photos, they eyes are softened, calm and happy. Great photos Ralph and thank you for the story as well. :)
AE, thx for the comment. I took the pictures at the Beach Grill at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. The girl with blue eyes and the African American girl were hosetesses. The others were waiting in line for tables adjacent to where we were sittiing.
I remember seeing that photo when it first came out. I thought, how haunting, those are one of the most beautiful pair of eyes I've seen.
You are a wonderful photographer and are an inspiration for many to pull out those cameras and just start clicking.:) The young afghan girls eyes are haunting and mystical it is so sad that her life has been so hard. :(
on youtube there is a black baby with blue eyes. he's not mixed raced, just african american. he's got that striking look about him like the girl in your picture. you should check it out.
I saw the documentary. I was astonishing how the woman had aged. She was young by western standards, but looked to be middle-aged from years of struggles.
My reaction was the same. Life is hard in Afghanistan.
she has a name people look it but but just in case i have done the work for you's this is Her story NOw she dose not live in USA never did the girl up top is some one els and not her look at the nose it not even the same.. ead on...
Her name is Sharbat Gula. She's the married mother of three girls and living in a remote ethnic Pushtun region of Afghanistan with her family. National Geographic is keeping her exact location secret to protect her privacy. McCurry says he will be helping Gula provide an education for her children and to fulfill her dream of making a pilgrimage to Mecca next year. Even after all these years, the photographer still fawns over his most famous subject. Gula's eyes have retained all their fire and intensity, he says. She has aged, "but I think she's still quite beautiful despite all the hardship that people have to endure there."
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Sharbat Gula as seen in 1984 (L) and 2002 (R). The original photo appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic. Left photo © Steve McCurry. Right photo Steve McCurry © National Geographic Society.The story of McCurry's search for Gula will be featured in the April issue of National Geographic and is the subject of a National Geographic EXPLORER documentary on MSNBC Friday at 9 p.m. ET.PLEASE DONT BELIVE EVERYTHING YOU SEE FIND OUT THE TRUTH FOR YOUR SELF NOT THIS SHE LOOKS KINDER AND LIVES IN AMERICA THINGS... THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
GO TO WEB PAGE TO SEE WHAT SHE LOOKS NOW. REALLY WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE. AND DONT BE STOCKED SHE MIGHT BE THIRTY BUT WITH WHAT SHE PUTS UP WITH IN LIFE YOU CAN UNDERSTAND.
also you can see on the oprah show
Thank you very much for the information about Sharbat Gula. Steve McCurry's photo is one of the most admired of all time. Unforgettable. I wish her well.
When I first saw the young green eyed girl It held my attention for no less than ten min. I was was filled with emotions I can not even begin to discribe. Sadness, fear, pain, a over welming desire to reach out and take some of the pain away to being held back by some strange fear. To this day the picture does the same thing, I can not explain it any better. Michael Swinfard
Thanks for your comment. It's an arresting photo.
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I am the Nepal map birthmark man.This Nepal country is tehre exactly in another planet.Better than the green eyed Afghan noorie,I never lie.I am a Tibetan person;reincarnation of King Mahendra of Nepal.I am an alien in form of human.
jimmythejock says:
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there was a documentary about his picture on uk tv recently Ralph,the Photographer went back to look for her 10 years after taking the picture it took him nearly a year to find her.....jimmy