James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey is a highly respected war photographer who has been present as history has unfolded in over 30 countries. Like most other photographers, he didn't even get started until after college where he studied Art History and Political Science. He is a self taught photographer who gathered inspiration from images he had seen on the Vietnam War and the American Civil Rights movement. Today he has earned over 20 photography awards, many more than once! His photos show more pain and struggle that his subjects have experienced than most of us do in a lifetime. It is his wish that the importance of his photos remain in the best interest of the victims he documents rather than focus on any technique or composition that he believes is insignificant in regards to the foreign issues he covers. His first story that began his journey in the industry of photojournalism was capturing the effects of the IRA hunger strike occurring in the jail system of Northern Ireland. This was the assignment that started his rise to fame as one of the most achieved war photographers in history.
El Salvador, 1984- Army evacuated wounded soldiers from village football field
Nachtwey, James. "Deeds of War." Witness Photography, www.jamesnachtwey.com
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