I absolutely love this book!!! Steve McCurry is definately one of my favorite photographers, and this book is full of his favorite hand-selected shots. He worked for National Geographic, and I'm sure everyone recognizes the photograph of the beautiful young girl on the cover. There are so many more photographs just as amazing inside. All portraits, some closeup, some full-body, all amazing. I'm a photographer/artist, and I love to use this book for inspiration and motivation. So many of the photographs will also make you think about how lucky you are to have all that you do, b/c so many people around the world do not. Anyone who appreciates photography will love this book!