The first Leica Hall of Fame Award goes to Steve McCurry

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Steve McCurry is the recipient of the 2011 Leica Hall of Fame award.

The prize is awarded to photographers who have rendered outstanding service to the Leica brand and to the genre of photography.

For more than three decades, 61-year-old McCurry has been on the road as a documentary photographer at the world’s trouble spots and has obtained many awards for his work. Since 1986, Steve McCurry has been a member of Magnum Photos, the renowned photographic agency.

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