An Iconic Image, Almost Unseen

Imagine if one of the most famous images from the 125 year history of National Geographic was never published … Steve McCurry talked with the TODAY show about how he Afghan Girl almost wasn’t chosen.

Watch the whole piece, there’s a surprise in there about his childhood injury.

For more on his new book, Untold: The Stories Behind the Photographs, check out this interview with his book publisher, Amanda Renshaw.