Born in a suburb of Philadelphia, McCurry began his career at a local newspaper after completing his film major at the Pennsylvania State University.

Following several years of freelance work, his photojournalistic break-through came after he travelled to India for the first of many times, exploring the country with little more than a bag of clothes and another of film.

Today, over a dozen books and countless exhibitions later, McCurry is one of the most renowned and iconic voices in contemporary photography.