The Iconic Afghan Girl

In June 1985, National Geographic dropped a legendary cover featuring an Afghan girl with piercing green eyes, snapped by Steve McCurry in a refugee camp. This skibidi moment happened when he stumbled upon her in a makeshift school, her intense gaze calling out. With just a couple of shots, he unknowingly captured a powerful image that would resonate globally. Lowkey, it became the Mona Lisa of photography, symbolizing refugee struggles. Fast forward 17 years, and the search for her identity led McCurry back to a remote village where he found Sharbat Gula, who had no idea she was a world icon. Talk about a goon twist!