A still photograph is something which you can always go back to. You can put it on your wall and look at it again and again. Because it is that frozen moment. I think it tends to burn into your psyche. It becomes ingrained in your mind. A powerful picture becomes iconic of a place or a time or a situation.
Steve McCurryWhat is important to my work is the individual picture. I photograph stories on assignment, and of course they have to be put together coherently. But what matters most is that each picture stands on its own, with its own place and feeling.
Steve McCurryItโs important for you to spend your time photographing things that matter to you. You need to understand the things that have meaning to you, and not what others think is important for you.
Steve McCurryThe definition of a great picture is one that stays with you, one that you can't forget. It doesn't have to be technically good at all.
Steve McCurry