>>3988262When he was contacted by PetaPixel about his prints, McCurry blamed the production “mistake” on a former lab technician. The truth is that we can not demonstrate who photoshopped those images by adding and removing stuff. Of course, he is ashamed of it.
McCurry, though, used to take pride in his photographs seeming authentic documents of history and exploration.
Beyond Photoshop, McCurry was always a tourist, an amazing travel photographer. Even at war, he knew what to sell. The pictures are staged or shot to look as if they were. They are boring. You'll never see a photo of McCurry that evokes some meaning, a hard and real image with a clear intention, with impact, shaking the viewer's consciousness. Guess the writing filled that gap.
As a photographer with Magnum, you assume no McCurry print goes up on a wall without his personal go-ahead. He is the greatest tourist photographer in the world, that's why he is part still part of Magnum.
