Literature

“Pictures don’t just walk past you. You have to run along to find them.”~ Steve McCurry “I strive for individual pictures that will burn into people’s memories.”~ Steve McCurry At the annual festival celebrating Ganesha, held in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), the participants powder their face with “air”, a natural dye that is colored using flower extracts. In the midst of the raucous activities, McCurry asked this boy if he could take his picture. He agreed. The red powder accentuates the boy’s eyes, which scrutinize and question the viewer.Steve uses color with a brilliance and variety like no one else. He creates the real and the surreal the same time.This image along with many of Steve's iconic and some unseen images are on view in The World of Steve McCurry exhibition in the gallery now through the end of May, 2022. Open for viewing Tuesday - Saturday 11-5. This is one of those unforgettable images Steve is referring to. At the annual festival celebrating Ganesha, held in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) the participants powder their faces with a natural dye that is colored using flower extracts. In the midst of the raucous activities, McCurry asked this boy if he could take his picture. He agreed. The red powder accentuates the boy’s eyes, which scrutiinize and question the viewer.