Steve McCurry, Photographer, New York

Description

Captured by photographer Steve McCurry, this horizontal landscape photograph depicts a brown horse galloping along a dusty earthen ridge in the foreground. A slight haze of kicked-up dust surrounds the horse as it moves across the sparse terrain. In the background, a tranquil blue body of water stretches between towering canyon walls and steep cliffs under a clear, bright sky. Two prominent vertical rock pillars stand near the shore, adding a striking geological feature to the composition. The natural lighting illuminates the scene with warm highlights on the crest of the ridge and the cliff faces across the water.

Style

Documentary, Horizontal, Warm, Golden Hour

Techniques

Natural light

Color

Background

Mountain

Context

Editorial