He is well-known for his work for the Magazine National Geographic. His most famous photograph was a picture of a young Afghan girl with vivid green eyes, which he took in the 1980's. He is also known for winning the Robert Capa Gold Medal for Best Photographic Reporting from Abroad. He won this award by dressing as a native, and crossing the border from Pakistan to Rebel-Controlled Afghanistan. He then snuck the film back across the border by sewing it into the clothing he was wearing. He's know for his war photography, but rather than shooting battles and destruction, he shoots pictures of real people, and the human condition.
What an interesting life, right?
-Babs
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