James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey
James Nachtweyis an American photojournalist and war photographer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth14 March 1948
CountryUnited States of America
photography war opposites
Photography can be perceived as the opposite of war.
war honest photograph
If you make an honest picture of war, it will be an antiwar photograph.
photography war destiny
I want to record history through the destiny of individuals who often belong to the least wealthy classes. I do not want to show war in general, nor history with a capital H, but rather the tragedy of a single man, of a family.
photography war horror
Photojournalists know the horrors of war can only be exposed at close range. Kodak Film.
war photographer used
I used to call myself a war photographer. Now I consider myself as an antiwar photographer.
photography war demand
The greatest statesmen, philosophers, humanitarians ... have not been able to put an end to war. Why place that demand on photography?
powerful war military
The pictures that were coming from Vietnam were showing us what was really happening on the ground level. It was in contradiction to what our political and military leaders were telling us. They were straight forward documentary images. A powerful indictment of the war, of how cruel and unjust it was. When I finally decided what to do with my life, it was to follow in that tradition.
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.
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.
gets hopefully pictures sympathy
If I'm feeling outraged, grief, disbelief, frustration, sympathy, that gets channeled through me and into my pictures and hopefully transmitted to the viewer.
grief frustration feelings
If Im feeling outraged, grief, disbelief, frustration, sympathy, that gets channeled through me and into my pictures and hopefully transmitted to the viewer.
paris needs
Do we really need another picture of Paris Hilton or Naomi Campbell?
photography cutting political
I want my pictures to cut through political abstractions... and make a connection on a human level.
editors giving events
None of the editors I've worked with have ever asked me to pull my punches. They've never asked me to give them anything other than my own interpretation of events.