James Nachtwey

Today we watched a short video about James Nachtwey, a professional photographer and journalist. Very different from Jim Brandenberg, Nachtwey depicts war, humanity, and death through the art of photography. He does so to create awareness without censorship. Nachtwey has covered many wars in many different regions and countries of the world since 1981. Through his images he tries to show society the truths of war. He says that politicians say one thing and photographers say/depict another, and he chooses to believe photographers. To me his photography is very inspirational because they are images of people, places, and things that the everyday person doesn’t normally get to see. He truly presents a message along with each and every photo.

~ by Tony on September 9, 2008.