Nature, 1st prize
Steve McCurry
for National Geographic
for National Geographic
01 January, 1983
Women seek shelter as a dust storm sears the arid plains of Rajasthan, India. For half the world's people, monsoons remain life's critical uncertainty with their destructive effects as well as blessings.
Steve McCurry
After graduating from Pennsylvania University, Steve McCurry worked at a newspaper for two years and then left the United States to freelance on the Indian subcontinent. The mate...
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