Tailor in Monsoon, Porbandar, India, 1983
National Geographic. December 1984. Monsoons: Life Breath of Half the World, Vol. 166, No. 6
“McCurry has the artistry to free photography from its anchor in the particular event, in the often mundane facts of occurrence at such and such a precise time and place. There is no question that the photograph has a distinct power in proving its pint, in revealing precise detail. It usually has a more difficult tie creating principles, moving from the discreet instance to the more general application. McCurry makes photographs that make this leap. This picture depicts more than the surrealism of a man up to his neck in water carrying a sewing machine. It is also a picture about the grace in a time of trouble, about acceptance, and about endurance. This is likely to be neither the first monsoon the smiling man has experienced, nor the last.” – Phaidon 55
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Whether it is children using a war-ravaged landscape as a playground or merchants continuing their trade in bomb-damaged buildings, McCurry has documented how individuals can adapt to the most extraordinary of circumstances. Such is the case in this image of a cheerful tailor carrying his rusted sewing machine through the deep monsoon waters.
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