Unpublished, Unseen
Over the past thirty years, I have taken hundreds of thousands of pictures. Many of them have been published in my books, in magazines, and seen in my exhibitions, but a majority have never been seen. Here are a few of those unseen pictures.
Note: November 9 – I have added some pictures at the bottom of the Berlin Wall which came down twenty years ago today.
Kashmir, 1999
Kashmir, 1998
Java, 1983
Burma, 1994
Australia, 1983
Kandahar, Afghanistan, 1992
Bamiyan, Afghanistan, 2006
Morocco, 1988
Manhattan neighborhood, 1996
Central Park, New York, NY, 1994
Fall of the Berlin Wall, November, 1989
July 22, 2012 at 11:00
Steve ,
Un emmerveillement vos photos !!!
Merci merci merci merci <3
Lalia
December 31, 2010 at 17:52
Amazing work Steve. Your an inspiration to me.
April 3, 2010 at 15:34
Dear Steve
Last januari I was in Milan and had the chance to see your’e work. I was moved by it!
Thanks so much, it was the highlight of my visit in Milan…
Greetz
Anya from the Netherlands
March 26, 2010 at 15:57
I am a fan of your photography since I click my camera. It is 3-4 years I become very much passionate regarding my hobby.
I have already enjoyed your website a no of times and your photographs is like grammar to me.
I must say the unseen and unpublished shots are as interesting as your most famous ones.
regards.
Partha
March 26, 2010 at 17:33
Many thanks, Partha. I appreciate your comments. Thanks for reading the blog.
Best,
Steve
February 10, 2010 at 08:49
steve !! you are the best… and you have seen it all.
Please let me know how do you take such shots at such low lights !!
how do u ready the light …
thanks
Amit
February 6, 2010 at 14:34
Steve, your picture Java 1983 – was that taken in small town Tasikmalaya from Mount Galunggung eruption ?
January 22, 2010 at 18:55
I have loved your work since I was a child, when I came across the “Afghan Girl”. Your work has inspired me in many ways and was one of the reason I took up photography in the first place. I especially admire your work on Kashmir, maybe because I am originally from there and haven’t come across many photographers who take an interest on Kashmir. I do hope that you will one day return to Kashmir, to photograph the difference from what it was 10 years ago.
I look forward to seeing more of your work and hope it will inspire the future generation too, as it did me.
Kind Regards,
Noor Mubarak
January 8, 2010 at 04:31
Your photography has inspired me to want to be photographer since my freshman year in high school, I am now working on finding a good photography school. I just hope that someday I can be as good of a photographer as you are. I have one question: What inspired you to travel all around the world?
December 12, 2009 at 19:12
Estoy impresionada!!! Soy estudiante de fotografia y nadie me ha tocado más en mis sentimientos, creo que para hacer ciertas fotografías hay que tener una sensibilidad tan especial como estar tocado por una varita mágica no sería posible de otra manera. Enhorabuena, ójala sepa encontrar esa “varita” como tu. gracias por enseñarme a sentir.
November 11, 2009 at 11:46
Hola!
I’m sure you know and it’s nothing new, but you’re a great photographer.
Love the way you portray society, life…. thank you for your talent!
November 11, 2009 at 07:57
HI Steve,
Thanks again for sharing unseen images. I love to see the ones from NYC, in your eyes especially, since I am a New Yorker at heart, after living in the E Village and Brooklyn. Sincerely, there is no place like it on earth …that I have found. Another thanks for the Berlin Wall! Was that luck that you were there when it came down? I feel fortunate to have gone into East Berlin in 1986. I was an exchange student (15). This trip is what gave me my first inspiration for photography! This is a part of the world I will never see again, but so grateful that have experienced it. The energy in Berlin 20 years ago must have been amazing!!!
My best from Normandy,
Amy
November 11, 2009 at 03:10
I was quite surprised by the image of Australia taken in 1983. That was sooooooo different from what I ‘thought’ Australia was! Great insight!
November 10, 2009 at 17:37
Thankyou Steve for bringing us these photos! Thankyou… Where are you heading next? In terms of location?
Ps. Hope you’re doing well!
Musa
November 10, 2009 at 18:20
Hello,
Right now I am in Milan for the opening of my exhibition.
Thanks for reading my blog.
Best,
Steve
November 10, 2009 at 02:42
It was very inspiring and refreshing to see some of your unpublished works. I hope you’ll show us more in the future. I really like the snow scene in central park,ny. The black figure with umbrella set in the white background of snow with the buildings on the horizon is perfect.
November 9, 2009 at 23:07
Thanks for sharing these. Viewing them literally caused me to hold my breath – - they are so beautifully done. You remain an inspiration to me.
November 9, 2009 at 14:51
I like the champagne drops and the joy of the women on the last one, but the one I prefer is the first : These colors ! The stare of this very old man !
November 9, 2009 at 12:09
Love the Berlin wall picture — the woman’s smile and the shape of the champagne as it flew from the bottle. A spontaneous picture of celebration!
Esp. poignant given it’s the 20th anniversary today! Perhaps you could send it to your fav. newspaper / magazine, give the picture a public airing after 20 years?
November 9, 2009 at 08:16
The Kashmir, 1998, image is my favourite of this wonderful series (after savouring “The Unguarded Moment” it goes without saying that I enjoy this kind of images)
I have one question/plea: Would it be possible to increase the size of the images posted? Especially the landscape format suffers from that small horizontal size. I know that there are aspects of intellectual property protection as well as adaptation to the viewers’ screen sizes, but I think a compromise better suiting the impressive quality of the images should be possible.
Thanks – Markus
November 9, 2009 at 07:23
I love traveling and whenever I visit your blog I feel like I’ve had a mini adventure! Thank you for sharing these beautiful images of our amazing and diverse world.
In gratitude
November 9, 2009 at 05:04
breathtaking photographs…
Bamiyan landscape is very nice… I don’t know why you didn’t added more sky in that, may be someday I will learn why…
- Pawan
November 9, 2009 at 03:42
wow simply amazing photographs. I love the top one.
November 9, 2009 at 00:56
I am glad you have decided to share some of your unpublished work. Like a fine violin should be played, your photos deserve to be shown.
Absolutely awesome.
November 8, 2009 at 20:00
beautifuly indonesia…the equatorial emerald
November 8, 2009 at 14:25
Very well done… Do you have photos of philippines?
November 8, 2009 at 18:07
Yes, I have many pictures of the Philippines. I will put some up in the coming weeks.
Thanks for reading my blog.
Best,
Steve
November 8, 2009 at 07:35
like your stuff very much
November 8, 2009 at 00:39
Thanks for these. Just wonderful.
November 7, 2009 at 23:38
Great images. As always…
November 7, 2009 at 19:22
Hi Steve….love these pictures….so simple yet so much character…they somewhere depict the true nature of the circumstance….truly love them:-)
November 7, 2009 at 09:54
Superb photos. I very like the portraits of men from Kashmir and Burma. I admire your work.
November 7, 2009 at 07:14
Am glad we are getting to see some of your previously not seen works. Please show us more.
November 7, 2009 at 06:42
million thanx for sharing them …..would like to see more ….
November 7, 2009 at 02:56
Beautiful pics..I have a couple of your books, I cannot tell you how much peace they bring me!!
November 7, 2009 at 00:42
Thank you for sharing these gems….open you vault, we want more …
November 6, 2009 at 23:22
Thanks for showing us some that (until now) didn’t make the cut. Any plans to shoot/visit etc in Taiwan anytime soon?
November 7, 2009 at 15:48
Craig,
Thanks for your comments and for reading my blog. I don’t currently have any plans to visit Taiwan.
Best,
Steve
November 6, 2009 at 18:55
Fantastic photos…..as always. Starting out the post with the red bearded man was brilliant. I could feel the texture as I scrolled down from the turban to the beard.
November 6, 2009 at 19:04
Many thanks for your kind words.
Steve
November 6, 2009 at 18:42
Thank you for showing us these beautiful pictures. I was wondering where in India did you took photo nr.4? And do you still use film sometime?
Thank you,
Arjan
November 6, 2009 at 19:05
Hello,
That picture was taken in Burma. Yes, I still use film sometimes.
Thanks for reading my blog.
Best,
Steve
November 6, 2009 at 18:21
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November 6, 2009 at 17:42
absolutely beautiful. your photographs are always such an inspiration! thanks for sharing.
November 6, 2009 at 19:06
Thanks much, Jill.
November 6, 2009 at 17:30
Thank you so much for your capture of the soul of the Afghan people. I was so sick of people dying in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Pakistan, that I started a blog to try to do something to stop the war(s). Your photos are heartwarming. Thank you again. You can see what I’m trying to do by visting my site: http://outofcentralasianow.wordpress.com/ Today’s feature is Daniel Ellsberg interview “The Afghan war is not winnable”.
November 6, 2009 at 16:51
Brilliant! Thanks for sharing these images.
November 6, 2009 at 19:07
You’re welcome. Thanks for reading my blog.
Best,
Steve
November 8, 2009 at 07:59
I love your pictures! I am studying photography and your pictures are inspiring!