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Reflected Glory, 1999


For our “50 Places of a Lifetime” special issue, the dilemma was how to show overexposed icons like India’s Taj Mahal in a fresh way. McCurry’s solution: Don’t show it at all. “It’s just a reflection in the river,” says director of photography Dan Westergren, “and it’s also upside-down.”

Discover the wonders of India with National Geographic.

Photograph by Steve McCurry

Thirty Years of Traveler Magazine in Pictures

Timeless and transporting: The best photographs from the pages of Travelermagazine

Published November 6, 2010