Award-winning National Geographic and Magnum Photos photographer Steve McCurry recently sat down with fashion blogger Scott Schuman, or as he’s more famously known, The Sartorialist, to share his method and process. While Scott’s own photography mainly focuses exclusively on fashion, the artistry of McCurry’s travel photography is undeniably powerful in its universal appeal to human emotion. Put simply, no matter what you’re photographing, it’s worth taking a look. Scott’s five-part web video series covers how McCurry handles imperfect lighting conditions, his photographic influences, being in tune with the cultural codes of his shoot locations, and the importance of taking your time to get into a rhythm. Below is the Steve McCurry Sartorialist Interview series in its entirety. Coincidentally enough, this is the perfect precursor to Resource Magazine’s own in-depth profile of Steve McCurry, appearing in our upcoming spring 2013 issue. Look forward to that!
© Steve McCurry, Japan, from Beneath the Surface series
© Steve McCurry, Peru, from his Contrasts and Clarity series
© Steve McCurry, USA, from his Contrasts and Clarity series
The Sartorialist’s fashion portraits have always reminded me of Steve McCurry’s photographs, except of course, for McCurry’s subject matter and his use of color, composition and light…