James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey
James Nachtweyis an American photojournalist and war photographer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth14 March 1948
CountryUnited States of America
moving grief people
If you want to connect with people who are in distress and great grief and scared, you need to do it in a certain way. I move kind of slow. I talk kind of slow. I let them know that I respect them.
memories collective-memory people
I want my work to become part of our visual history, to enter our collective memory and our collective conscience. I hope it will serve to remind us that history's deepest tragedies concern not the great protagonists who set events in motion but the countless ordinary people who are caught up in those events and torn apart by their remorseless fury. I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated.
photography important lessons
It is very hard to say where you're going until you get there. That kind of thing is based very much on instinct. As a photographer, one of the most important lessons I have learnt is that you have to learn to listen to and trust your own instinct. It has helped to guide me - this far at least.
war order issues
I became a photographer in order to be a war photographer, and a photographer involved in what I thought were critical social issues. From the very beginning this was my goal.
jobs people records
There is a job to be doneto record the truth. I want to wake people up!
photography war lying
For me, the strength of photography lies in its ability to evoke humanity. If war is an attempt to negate humanity, then photography can be perceived as the opposite of war.
photography torn-apart events
I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated.