Iconic 'Afghan girl' image was almost cut, photographer reveals

Photographer Steve McCurry has spent more than three decades behind the camera, capturing powerful images of human triumph and tragedy.His most famous image, titled "The Afghan Girl," is that of Sharbat Gula, an Afghan refugee girl whose piercing green eyes stared out from a National Geographic cover in 1985.“I knew it was a powerful portrait," he told TODAY. "But I never dreamed in a million ye
Photographer Steve McCurry has spent more than three decades behind the camera, capturing powerful images of human triumph and tragedy.His most famous image, titled The Afghan Girl, is that of Sharbat Gula, an Afghan refugee girl whose piercing green eyes stared out from a National Geographic cover in 1985.“I knew it was a powerful portrait, he told TODAY. But I never dreamed in a million ye
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