Photographer Steve McCurry Captures Homes Worldwide
Ariel Weber — February 18, 2013 — World
References: stevemccurry & mymodernmet
Photographer Steve McCurry gives you a glimpse into how others live in his series entitled 'Where we Live.'
The portraits are not only beautiful in their composition and style, but they also share an intriguing journey into how different everyone's perception of home truly is. Rather then having a holistic portrayal of all sorts of homes from a variety of income levels, the focus of the series is slanted towards the most impoverished and grief stricken areas. Though the images reveal crumbling and dilapidated conditions, Steve Mccurry is still able to capture the beautiful aspects of these environments and how these individuals have been able to make the best of their living quarters. These moving images allow viewers to get a better understanding of humanity and makes one understand how regardless of the circumstance, humans are always capable of seeing the good in everything.
The portraits are not only beautiful in their composition and style, but they also share an intriguing journey into how different everyone's perception of home truly is. Rather then having a holistic portrayal of all sorts of homes from a variety of income levels, the focus of the series is slanted towards the most impoverished and grief stricken areas. Though the images reveal crumbling and dilapidated conditions, Steve Mccurry is still able to capture the beautiful aspects of these environments and how these individuals have been able to make the best of their living quarters. These moving images allow viewers to get a better understanding of humanity and makes one understand how regardless of the circumstance, humans are always capable of seeing the good in everything.
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