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Summary
- "American photographer Steve McCurry (b.1950) is universally recognised as one of today's finest image-makers and has won many of photography's top awards. This illuminating new volume tells the stories of the people living in different coffee-producing communities around the world, through McCurry's beautifully arresting, colour portraits."
- Award-winning photographer Steve McCurry's celebration of coffee-growing communities around the world, from the foothills of the Andes and the South American rain forest to the slopes of Kilimanjaro and the Jungles of Vietnam. Source: A Portrait of Coffee Growers conveys the vibrancy of community life on coffee plantations around the world from the Andes and South American rain forests to the slopes of Kilimanjaro and the jungles of Vietnam. Portraits of workers and their families are presented alongside stunning natural landscapes that bring each coffee plantation to life. A brand new portfolio, featuring previously unpublished images from the last ten years, Source: A Portrait of Coffee Growers, is an exciting new addition to one of the world's most admired and popular photojournalists body of work.
- Review: "A remarkably original set of impressions of the coffee-farming trails in far-flung lands." American Photo"
Biography
- Steve McCurry (b.1950) has been one of the most iconic voices in contemporary photography for more than 30 years, with scores of magazine covers, over a dozen books and countless exhibitions around the world. A member of Magnum Photos, he has created stunning images in six continents and numerous countries. His work spans conflicts, vanishing cultures, ancient traditions and contemporary culture alike - yet always retains the human element. McCurry has been recognized with the Robert Capa Gold Medal and National Press Photographers Award.
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