"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, It's about learning to dance in the rain"

Steve McCurry was born in Philadelphia in the year 1950. His work deals with the art of photography and most of his most famous pictures are about war children and poverty. He is well known for his masterpiece “Afghan Girl”. The photo was placed in with the top 100 photos in the world and was on the cover of the national geographic magazine.

The “Afghan Girl” was definitely the most famous and eye-catching photo but it wasn’t the only good one. The photo I chose really stood out for me because when I first saw it I felt a wave of happiness. That was because after seeing all the pictures of depression, I’ve realized this is one of the few Steve McCurry where all the people are smiling.

The main setting is in a small room with one door/window. You can tell that there is only one door/window because light is coming from one direction only. The walls are covered in plastic which states that the family can’t afford to buy a house that keeps the rain out.

In the center of the photo are two people in a white hammock. The smallest one seems to be about 3~4 years old and the other one seems to be his father. Even though they live in such a small and run-down house, they are still so happy.

The older man also makes the child look small and delicate because of the way the child is curled up in a ball and how the adult seems laid back and spread out along the hammock. This makes me wonder why most of us don’t appreciate what we have.

Over all, I think when McCurry took this picture his intention might have been to show people that no matter what situation you are in (unless you have to make a choice of life and death) you should always be able to find happiness.