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#10 National Geographic (June 1985)
Photographer Steve McCurry immortalized the haunted eyes of a 12-year-old refugee in a camp on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Soviet helicopters destroyed her village and family, forcing her to make a two-week trek out of the perilous mountains of Afghanistan. The photo became a National Geographic icon after it was published on the cover in June 1985. Since then, this raw, untouched image has been used on rugs and tattoos, making it one of the most widely reproduced photos in the world.

This is my favorite because of the lighting 

on the girl's face and the glow in her eyes, 

as well as the composition and framing.

Cover History

Cover types

1. Early Magazine Covers

- The early magazine usually consists of a 

drawing and piece of art with the beginning of 

the main story, title of the magazine and that's all.

2. The Poster Cover

-The poster covers consists of a full sized poster style 

portrait and the title of the magazine. 

3. Pictures Married to Type

-Pictures married to type usually consists of a main 

photo that is part of a theme which is also 

accompanied by captions of the same theme.

4. In the Forest of Words-

-In the forest of words is what you'd 

usually see on the cover of magazines now 

days, mostly female magazines and style magazines.  

The cover is usually filled with many different captions 

about losing weight, finding love, things that people find 

most interesting, even if it's not always good.

Portraits

I really like this photo because of the story it tells.

Most portraits include a face which give away the emotion and tone 

the photograph is trying to portray. The sock on the 

girl shows a sign of carefree and fun with the stripes. And not being able 

to see her face and seeing her arms in the 

arm also gives a feeling of wonder and youth, that's why i like it.