Eloquence of the Eye
The soul has an interpreter – often an unconscious but still a faithful interpreter – in the eye.
- Charlotte Bronte
Sanaa, Yemen
The eyes have one language everywhere.
- Proverb
India
Peshawar, Pakistan
The eye is the jewel of the body.
- Henry David Thoreau
Peshawar, Pakistan
Almost nothing need be said when you have eyes.
- Tarjei Vesaas, Norwegian Poet
Omo Valley, Ethiopia
The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me;
my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.
- Meister Eckhart, 1259 – 1327
Girl in Kandahar orphanage, Afghanistan
These eyes tell the stories of children around the world.
They speak of war, deprivation, and loss.
Rajasthan, India
Umbria, Italy
From women’s eyes this doctrine I derive:
They sparkle still the right Promethean fire;
They are the books, the arts, the academes,
That show, contain and nourish all the world.
- William Shakespeare, Love’s Labour’s Lost
Rajasthan, India
The eyes indicate the antiquity of the soul.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Rajasthan, India
There is a road from the eye to heart that does not go through the intellect.
- G. K. Chesterton
Lhasa, Tibet
Nuristan Province, Afghanistan
The eyes speak of things we dare not say.
India
Bagan, Burma
Cambodia
Pakistan
The eye sees only what the mind is prepared to comprehend.
-Henri Bergson
Niger
The eyes are the most powerful social signalers that we have and hence are
sometimes called the windows of the soul.
- Glen Wilson
India
The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106 – 43 BCE
Srinagar, Kashmir
Eyes are more accurate witnesses than ears.
- Heraclitus of Ephesus, 535 – c. 475 BCE
Yangon, Burma
United States
Lourdes, France
Could a greater miracle take place than for us to
look through each other’s eyes for an instant?
- Henry David Thoreau
Colombia
Eyes have their own universal language, and no
interpreter is needed.
Afghan refugee in Baluchistan, Pakistan
Mali
The eyes can do a thousand things that fingers can not.
- Persian Proverb
Afghanistan
Please visit our website: http://www.stevemccurry.com
Mali
May 1, 2013 at 06:55
[...] Steve McCurry – Eloquence of the Eye. Photography by Steve McCurry. [...]
April 9, 2013 at 03:15
Very, very powerful pictures. If I had a favorite button here, this would go right into it. Wow!
April 5, 2013 at 12:53
Great portrait !
April 3, 2013 at 06:21
I’ve set a link to you in my article at
http://flickrcomments.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/eloquence-of-eyes/
some further comments there to your work …
April 3, 2013 at 01:05
[...] a great gallery of eyes, titled the “ELOQUENCE of the eye” – enjoy 27 photos at http://stevemccurry.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/eloquence-of-the-eye/! Then I remembered, that several very talented and successful photographers at flickr.com also sent [...]
March 31, 2013 at 06:35
[...] EYES in these shots are [...]
March 29, 2013 at 18:12
L’ha ribloggato su Ilariae ha commentato:
Life through the eyes…
March 29, 2013 at 18:10
Touching photos!
March 27, 2013 at 13:17
beautiful photos. some of them very touching. inspirational.
March 27, 2013 at 13:06
[...] Steve McCurry gehört für mich zu meinen Lieblingsphotographen, den ich hier schon öfters erwähnt habe. Mir haben es seine beiden letzten Bildserien sehr angetan. An diesen Bildern kann man sich fest sehen. Gift of Grandparents und Eloquence of the Eye [...]
March 22, 2013 at 22:19
Very powerful pictures!
March 20, 2013 at 06:56
Into one’s soul, a door opens threw our eyes
No words need be said, our hearts are there
So easy to see the sorrow that can’t be denied
Windows that shows the hopelessness and despair
Also the joy and kindness are opened to see
The goodness of your own being laid out
Everyone’s hope or what we want to be
They show the true you or what we are about
March 28, 2013 at 15:21
“a door opens through our eyes”
March 19, 2013 at 13:26
Amazing portraits.
March 19, 2013 at 11:37
SUPERB, WE CAN LEARN MANY THINMGS FROM YOUR PICTURES
March 19, 2013 at 08:52
Absolutely gorgeous work. When I can take photos like these, that are not just pretty but actually move your very soul, I know I will have arrived.
March 18, 2013 at 18:48
Here is the photographer I love.
March 18, 2013 at 18:24
Awesome post. thanks!
March 16, 2013 at 08:49
Amazing – as always.
March 15, 2013 at 12:42
Reblogged this on no step too loose and commented:
very captivating and fabulous photography. Truly the eyes are the door way to our souls…
March 15, 2013 at 12:41
Fabulous work!
March 15, 2013 at 12:40
I loved the phrase ‘there is a road that goes from the eye to the heart that does not go through the intellect’. It is a very beautiful thought.I love all the photographs,thank you for posting them.
Ranu
March 15, 2013 at 11:37
I enjoyed it very much! Amazing work.
March 15, 2013 at 07:42
Captivating……When we see with a singe eye,
We are told biblically that we shall see God .until then… “We see but do not see.”
Your photography and quotes speak volumnes without speaking a word.
March 13, 2013 at 16:21
Absolute amazing portraits (and all the other photos). I am speechless with admiration for a photographer that gets the message across so clearly. Steve McCurry is a model and teacher for every photographer.
With respect: Thank you for what you are showing us.
March 12, 2013 at 14:23
[...] Photography by Steve McCurry. [...]
March 12, 2013 at 08:09
Reblogged this on panalyah's Blog.
March 11, 2013 at 08:26
Eyes are the mirror of the soul.
March 10, 2013 at 19:44
Reblogged this on Ned Hamson Second Line View of the News.
March 10, 2013 at 14:59
you take my breath away.
March 10, 2013 at 08:39
Reblogged this on Vishal's Photolog and commented:
Eloquence of the Eye by Steve Mccurry..!! superb portraits.
March 8, 2013 at 11:55
Reblogged this on Robert Ziemba Chicago and commented:
What do these eyes say to you ?
March 8, 2013 at 08:07
Wow!…. so many emotions that can only be seen through the eyes…. incredibly beautiful..
March 8, 2013 at 02:26
Incredible. Your photography blows me away. I go to other blogs to be inspired. Your blog, I visit to simply be amazed.
March 8, 2013 at 00:06
Masterful!
March 7, 2013 at 13:51
The eyes hide little, if not nothing at all. If only we would spend a bit more time really seeing beyond just what we look at.
March 7, 2013 at 08:34
[...] Eloquence of the Eye the latest series on the blog of photojournalist Steve McCurry his portraits and images peppered with beautiful quotes have long been a source of beauty to my eye so this series resonates……always inspiring thank-you Steve the world through your eyes is a better place! [...]
March 7, 2013 at 04:56
A very beautiful revelation of the Spirit within us.
March 6, 2013 at 18:10
Reblogged this on На дороге… and commented:
Eyes are amazing. The Afgan girl and I have similar coloured eyes.
March 6, 2013 at 13:19
What a brilliant and stunning collection of portrait photos.
A fantastic inspiration for all of us!
March 6, 2013 at 12:48
Reblogged this on MECASOENSORIA and commented:
Los he visto mejores. No más expresivos, ojo. Ni más grandes.
March 6, 2013 at 06:56
Your portraits are genius. Thank you for sharing them publicly.
March 8, 2013 at 02:26
Yes.
March 6, 2013 at 06:40
Reblogged this on Bellissima and commented:
So many beautiful images on Steve McCurry’s Eloquence of the Eye.
March 6, 2013 at 03:07
Stunning and mesmerizing
March 5, 2013 at 22:53
Reblogged this on Melody Wren.
March 5, 2013 at 21:57
Love love love x
March 5, 2013 at 19:43
The eyes is the photo subject that fascinates me all my life… They tell everything about the person. Every thing! You got an amazing set here, Steve.
March 5, 2013 at 19:10
As alway, the photos are mesmerizing. Thank you.
March 5, 2013 at 14:29
Reblogged this on sustainAble thinking and commented:
“The eyes are the window to the soul”
March 5, 2013 at 13:17
Reblogged this on Ideas_R_Bulletproof and commented:
these superb photos by Steve McCurry show how important eyes are in portraits…
March 5, 2013 at 13:06
Simply superb as usual
March 5, 2013 at 12:11
Breathtaking
March 5, 2013 at 11:55
Reblogged this on XaviGarciaTur.
March 5, 2013 at 11:14
I am blown away. Magnificent.
March 5, 2013 at 09:42
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March 5, 2013 at 09:04
ترجمه روسی به فارسی…
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March 5, 2013 at 08:55
When eyes speak…..
March 5, 2013 at 06:49
[...] Original post: Eloquence of the Eye | Steve McCurry's Blog [...]
March 5, 2013 at 06:17
Thanks for post
And Belated Happy Birthday
March 5, 2013 at 06:09
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March 5, 2013 at 03:58
salute to you…
March 5, 2013 at 03:14
Once again Steve, amazing photos! Thank you.
March 5, 2013 at 02:38
a perfect gallery for an exhibition, focused on the most important door to the human soul!
March 5, 2013 at 01:14
Eyes, different doors leading to the soul of each one of these faces.
The common point I see here is that they are staring at the photographer, or the viewer with such a steady stare,
as if in their turn they ‘register’ or they ‘imprint’ in their memory the observer. A relationship of equal exchange is
established and this is rare in photography, I think.
I do not know if it is my impression only. Anyway, it stays with you, this staring. Thank you!
March 5, 2013 at 01:07
those eyes… telling us lots!
March 5, 2013 at 00:30
Reblogged this on escarophotography and commented:
The amazing work of Steve McCurry
March 4, 2013 at 23:56
beautiful and this is really cool post. amazing pictures!!! love it
March 4, 2013 at 23:53
You could be with your eyes one of them! Kusssss
Envoyé de mon iPhone
March 4, 2013 at 23:33
Tears in these eyes after looking at THOSE eyes…Thank you.
March 4, 2013 at 22:42
astonishing! Thank you for the this eye·s ailment!
March 4, 2013 at 22:25
Reblogged this on Wonder and Beauty and commented:
The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me;
my eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.
- Meister Eckhart, 1259 – 1327
March 4, 2013 at 22:18
My face in thine eye, thine in mine appears,
And true plain hearts do in the faces rest; – John Donne
March 4, 2013 at 21:57
Absolutely amazing photographs. They say the eyes are the window to the soul and you have captured the soul of these people.
March 4, 2013 at 21:51
En réponse à l’admirable éloquence de l’œil de votre caméra !
March 4, 2013 at 21:51
The deep univers of human lifes….
March 4, 2013 at 21:09
[...] Augen faszinieren. Ziehen uns magisch an. Wir erwidern ihren Blick, oder wir weichen ihm aus. Wir fühlen uns beobachtet, oder ertappt. Erweitern sich unsere Pupillen, scheint uns etwas oder jemand zu gefallen. Es gibt Studien, die zeigen, dass ein intensiver Blick – bewußt oder unbewußt – unseren Puls höher schlagen läßt. Selbst bei einem Plakat fragt ein direkter Blick nach dem Zugang zu unserem Innersten. Tief in unseren Urinstinkten scheint ein Paar Augen reflexartig einen Schuß Adrenalin zu aktivieren. Und den Finger auf dem Auslöser der Kamera. (Gewidmet Steve McCurrys Beitrag auf seinem Blog. [...]
March 4, 2013 at 21:18
Stimmt! ‘…..ein intensiver Blick – bewußt oder unbewußt – unseren Puls höher schlagen läßt…..
March 4, 2013 at 20:49
No words needed… everything is in the eyes… Thank you
March 4, 2013 at 20:49
Very strong and powerful. Amazing work.
March 4, 2013 at 20:27
Beautiful, powerful and evocative. This work must be the best advocate for racial tolerance.
March 4, 2013 at 20:19
Os olhos são a janela da alma..
abraços do Brazil
Milton
March 4, 2013 at 19:44
BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH
March 4, 2013 at 19:32
Thank you! The eyes are the mirrors of the soul.
March 4, 2013 at 19:31
Thank you!
March 4, 2013 at 19:28
The portraits of the little girl refugees! How they squeeze your heart.
Many thanks, Steve, for opening OUR eyes.
March 4, 2013 at 19:23
I continue to be overwhelmed with the insight demonstrated in your portraits.
March 4, 2013 at 19:14
Girl in Kandahar orphanage, Afghanistan…… wow!
Your photos are sooo beautiful! They make me cry inside.. Superb photographs! Great job!
March 4, 2013 at 18:58
An artist who quotes Meister Eckart is a genious! Love your work and love you because of it….
March 4, 2013 at 18:58
EYES,world of love,misery, hope ,despair, sadness,joy.Faithfulness,treachery , meanness ,and mirror of the self.jalal
March 4, 2013 at 18:57
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March 4, 2013 at 18:51
As always…beautiful…I like your work and I like you fo it….
March 4, 2013 at 18:48
Beautiful eyes. Some are piercing ones. Excellent captures.
http://rajniranjandas.blogspot.in/2013/03/the-photographer-and-his-model.html
March 4, 2013 at 18:13
Reblogged this on Geek Detected and commented:
From women’s eyes this doctrine I derive:
They sparkle still the right Promethean fire;
They are the books, the arts, the academes,
That show, contain and nourish all the world.
- William Shakespeare, Love’s Labour’s Lost
March 4, 2013 at 17:58
Reblogged this on The shooting doctor and commented:
This might just blow your mind..
March 4, 2013 at 17:50
I love your posts! Such a wonderful collection of quotes and images
March 4, 2013 at 17:38
Reblogged this on Outside the Margin.
March 4, 2013 at 17:22
WOW
March 4, 2013 at 17:03
Stunning…his style signature!!!
March 4, 2013 at 17:02
Great portraits
March 4, 2013 at 16:59
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March 4, 2013 at 16:33
Beautiful, what more is there to say…
March 4, 2013 at 16:31
Don’t what to say, those are stunning eye contact
March 4, 2013 at 16:29
so beautiful !!!!!!
March 4, 2013 at 16:27
Power of Eyes – Power of McCurry
March 4, 2013 at 16:26
stunning collection of images.
March 4, 2013 at 16:26
Just when I think you cannot post a better set of images, a new one arrives that trumps the others. Oh yes, thank you for allowing us to peer through your lens and into the eyes of those beautiful souls.
z
March 4, 2013 at 16:25
really outstanding collection of images plus so much behind in each image.
March 4, 2013 at 16:16
Steve, Your work is amazing and I love the quotes. It is such a treat to receive your emails. Thank you, Nancy Koop, photographer Dallas, Texas
March 4, 2013 at 15:45
Love this post, the eyes really tell the story, be it the place, the life or the joys and sorrows of life.. .. This defenately is the best story on yeys one can get. The words chosen to describe are life a gem crafted to perfection.
March 4, 2013 at 15:41
Superb, lovely pictures and the words are just beautiful, loved to the fullest
March 4, 2013 at 15:41
[...] The soul has an interpreter – often an unconscious but still a faithful interpreter – in the eye. – Charlotte Bronte Sanaa, Yemen The eyes have one language everywhere. – Proverb India Peshawar, Pa… [...]
March 4, 2013 at 15:40
Steve, as always your photos are stunning and you are so inspirational. I’m sure you don’t bother with these awards, but because I’m so bowled over by ALL of your photos, I just wanted to show my appreciation by nominating you for the Shine On Award: http://catbirdinoman.wordpress.com/2013/03/04/the-shine-on-award/
I’m sure you don’t have time to bother with this, but I just wanted to show you how much I love your work!!
~ Cathy
March 4, 2013 at 15:21
L’ha ribloggato su Max510's Bloge ha commentato:
Fantastiche foto del grande Steve McCurry, accompagnati come sempre da significativi aforismi. La foto della ragazza afghana è la più famosa, ma le altre sono di pari bellezza…
March 4, 2013 at 15:18
Fantastic !
Thanks for sharing your incredible shots !
Max
March 4, 2013 at 15:08
What an amazing and inspiring collection!
March 4, 2013 at 14:51
Stunning collection!! I saw many favourites in there…
March 4, 2013 at 14:45
amazing….your images look into the souls of these people. <3
March 4, 2013 at 14:37
Belíssimo e expressivo ensaio, parabéns! Ely Mascarenhas
March 4, 2013 at 14:37
Stunning Images.
Your photos continue to inspire me to keep on practising and practising and practising.
March 4, 2013 at 14:12
I think this is the best photography post I’ve ever seen, honestly.
March 4, 2013 at 14:09
So many beautiful photographs.I love them all.Thank you so much for posting.
Ranu
March 4, 2013 at 14:07
the emotions you capture of your subjects and photography always touches me deeply..thank you for what you do
March 4, 2013 at 13:51
Reblogged this on Small Circle Big Circle and commented:
Speechless…..
March 4, 2013 at 13:50
Powerful and intriguing images and captions! . . . I always look forward to your postings!
http://arabianmusings.wordpress.com/
March 4, 2013 at 13:50
Totally and absolutely brilliant.
March 4, 2013 at 13:39
Coisa linda…
March 4, 2013 at 13:37
Beautiful.. inspiring…
March 4, 2013 at 13:26
GREAT PIECE OF WORK!
March 4, 2013 at 13:23
Gorgeous. I absolutely love your photographs, I have the Iconic Photographs book and can’t get enough of it and saw your exhibit in Dubrovnik last summer. Your photographs and adventures give me so much inspiration to travel in my own life. Thank you for sharing!
March 4, 2013 at 13:16
Beautiful people, beautifully photographed.
March 4, 2013 at 13:14
Molt bonnes fotos m agrada molt com ho fas i tambe als models que surten .
March 4, 2013 at 13:10
Beautiful…
All good wishes,
robert
March 4, 2013 at 13:08
Another great collection form you !
March 4, 2013 at 13:02
Yours is the most beautiful blog I ever see, the most important one I follow. The combination of your fine eye and your discerning ear for the words of poets makes for an astonishing, opening, redeeming art. Thank you, sir.
March 4, 2013 at 13:02
Reblogged this on GIAO TRÌ VIÊN and commented:
Kiệt tác
Đỉnh cao của nhiếp ảnh chính là đây
March 4, 2013 at 13:00
Amazing, Stunningly beautiful. Thank You.
March 4, 2013 at 12:59
Phenomenal piece of work… Every photograph is just outstanding..!!!
March 4, 2013 at 12:57
Is the girl in the orphanage in Kandahar, Afghanistan still an orphan? How long ago was the photo taken? She isn’t much older than my little girl and it breaks my heart.
March 4, 2013 at 12:54
Your photos always fill me with great compassion for the human spirit. A deep bow to your artistry.
March 4, 2013 at 12:40
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing these.
March 4, 2013 at 12:38
Reblogged this on mymotionpicture and commented:
As if time personified their vision and the rhymes of some unheard poems resonated those eyes..
Simply spectacular!
March 4, 2013 at 12:37
It is incredible how a person’s eyes reflect his life experiences and how well he or she processed them. In most eyes the pain suffered of being human is clearly visible. I only noticed one set of eyes that really radiated an exceptionally peaceful state of mind, and that was of the young Omo Valley man from Ethiopia. Wonderful photos, very interesting story, and lovely poems! Thank you for sharing!
March 4, 2013 at 12:33
Wow, these eyes all look right through me, amazing stuff!
Greetings, Ron.
March 4, 2013 at 12:31
These eyes mesmerize you and speak with you… Thanks for sharing..
March 4, 2013 at 12:29
Eyes really are the door to the soul…
Even in a warrier the eyes have compassion and love. And the master in showing them to us has almost all the credit.
Live and learn.
March 4, 2013 at 12:29
Stunning – all of them!