Reference: http://www.magnumad.com/adm/photo/1040_web_MCS_afghan_girl_NYC5958.jpg
When I was very small a painting was given to us by my grandmother; her father had painted it. It was a brilliant reproduction of a photo (NOT this one) of an Indian girl, probably from a magazine, according to her. Looking at it I had always hoped to make something half as brilliant. Here is a copy of the famous "Afghan girl" photo from National Geographic. It's probably my favorite photograph ever, and I'm sure many people feel the same way.
I hope someday, also, to make a better version, or to reproduce another photo with greater skill than is shown here.