Steve Macaulay's famous photographer

Steven Macaulay has become one of the most famous photographers since 1985 when Afghan Girl first appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine. The girl in Afghanistan (also known as the girl with green eyes) has become a symbol of the suffering women and children at the bottom of the world. After 19 years, the National Geographic Afghan Women's Fund was established.

Steven Macquarie is a member of magnum photos and a special photojournalist for National Geographic magazine. He lives in new york. He has published four photo albums: The Emperor's Road (1985), Monsoon (1988), Portrait (1999) and South by Southeast (2000). Every photographer dreams of becoming a photographer for National Geographic magazine. Being a photographer for National Geographic magazine is not only an honor, but also a challenge. National Geographic magazine has different requirements for photographers from other media, which gives photographers a lot of space and time to complete their photography tasks. As a world-class media, the requirements for works are of course very high. Therefore, the biggest challenge for photographers is how to hand over extraordinary and unique photos after long-term work.

One of the characteristics of National Geographic magazine is that the editor-in-chief of photography will not put forward too many unnecessary opinions and will not interfere with too many shooting details. They give photographers a lot of performance space, which is also the difference between National Geographic magazine and other media. After the photographer goes out to work, he sends the filmed film back to the editorial department by airmail every once in a while. At this time, the editor-in-chief of photography will help you sort out the photos. By the time you return to National Geographic magazine, the chief photographer has sorted out about 80 works for you (that is, no matter how many slides you take, you will still select about 80). At this time, the editor-in-chief, photography editor-in-chief and photographer will watch the slides together and discuss them together. If the work is favored by the editor-in-chief, the next step can be carried out, that is, the layout meeting. The special feature of National Geographic magazine is that it allows photographers to participate in layout, and photographers can give personal opinions on layout, which is also impossible for other media.

Steven thinks that the biggest gain of joining National Geographic magazine photographer is that he can explore the whole world and explore the beautiful side of the world. In the past, his subjects were mostly international political events, such as the Philippine President Kyle incident, the Afghan conflict and the Gulf War. After reporting these events, he saw a lot and appreciated it more.