London, England (CNN) -- His image of a nameless green-eyed Afghan girl is one of the most famous in the world and put a human face on a brutal conflict.
American documentary photographer Steve McCurry was catapulted to fame when his image graced the cover of National Geographic magazine in 1985.
A year later he was signed to prestigious photographic agency Magnum and went on to win a slew of awards for his work. 
Currently on display as part of a retrospective of his work at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, "Afghan Girl" has come to define his long and varied career.
McCurry was crossing the border from Pakistan into Afghanistan in 1984 shortly before a Soviet offensive when he came to a refugee camp near Peshawar.
He approached the girl, who was in a make shift school at the time, and took her picture.
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