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Sunday, March 6, 2011

The Famous Afghan Girl


  1. Sharbat Gula, an Afghan lady was photographed by the famous journalist Steve McCurry.
  2. Gula was living as a refugee in Pakistan, during the time of the war when she was photographed.
  3. This image was featured on the cover of the June 1985 issue of National Geographic Magazine. Gula was then around 12 years old.
  4. The team relocated Gula, then around the age of 30, in a remote region of Afghanistan in the year 2002.
  5. She had married and returned to Afghanistan from the refugee camp in 1992. She had never seen her famous portrait before it was shown to her in January 2003.
  6. She is now living with her husband and three daughters. 
Medium: Pencil color
Info Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan_Girl