Italy— Sharbat Gulla will now call the Mediterranean country her home. For those unaware of who Gulla is, that’s likely because you’ll best know her for being Afghan Girl. She’s the 12-year-old refugee who stared down the lens of world-famous photographer Steve McCurry. The portrait went what we would today call viral, and National Geographic… Continue reading Why McCurry Doesn’t Owe Anyone Royalties for Afghan Girl
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Steve McCurry’s Afghan Girl given sanctuary in Italy following Taliban takeover
The green-eyed ‘Afghan Girl’ made world-famous by Steve McCurry’s 1985 National Geographic magazine cover has arrived in Italy after the Italian Prime Minister answered her call for help in leaving Afghanistan following the takeover of the Taliban in August. Sharbat Gula was a 12-year-old refugee when McCurry photographed her in 1984 at the Peshawar refugee… Continue reading Steve McCurry’s Afghan Girl given sanctuary in Italy following Taliban takeover