Steve McCurry and Afghan Boy Reunite
April 14, 2010 at 12:06 pm Jessica Knuth Leave a comment
Photographer Steve McCurry ’74 has a great story on his blog about one of his former photography subjects, Ali Aqa.
McCurry photographed Aqa at school in 2007 while on assignment in Afghanistan for National Geographic. The article in the magazine mentioned that Aqa had hopes of becoming a lawyer. After the story was published, many readers responded and wanted to help Aqa reach his goal. The only problem was that it was going to be a challenge to find him again.
Three years later, with the help of school officials and the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan, Aqa has been located. He’ll graduate from high school next year, and McCurry and others are working with local educators to help him get ready for college.
Jessie Knuth, graphic designer
Entry filed under: Famous Penn Staters, Penn State alumni, Photography. Tags: National Geographic, Penn State alumni, Steve McCurry.
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