Tag: James Nachtwey
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A Decade of War in Iraq: The Images That Moved Them MostLightBox
LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2013/03/18/a-decade-of-war-in-iraq-the-images-that-moved-them-most/#1 In the five years Baghdad was my home, I got to work (or just hang out) with some of the finest news photographers in the world: Yuri Kozyrev, Franco Pagetti, Kate Brooks, James Nachtwey, Robert Nicklesberg, Lynsey Addario, the late Chris…
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James Nachtwey’s 9/11: Eleven Years Later, Like Night and Day
James Nachtwey’s 9/11: Eleven Years Later, Like Night and Day – Reading The Pictures 9/11 in 2011 9/11 in 2001 Unfortunately, the Bush administration used the emotional power of the images of 9/11, including mine, to justify and gather support for an ill-conceived invasion of Iraq, a country that had absolutely no connection to the…
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Defense of Ridiculed Vogue Profile of Assad Leads to More Ridicule
Defense of Ridiculed Vogue Profile of Assad Leads to More Ridicule Joan Juliet Buck, in explaining the background of her profile of Syria’s first lady, Asma al-Assad, gave new ammunition to critics. They seized on this line, among others: “Syria. The name itself sounded sinister, like syringe or hiss.” via Media Decoder Blog: http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/defense-of-ridiculed-vogue-profile-of-assad-leads-to-more-ridicule/?partner=rss&emc=rss In…
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Syrian Conflict Cracks Carefully Polished Image of Assad
Syria’s Assads Turned to West for Glossy P.R. With help from high-priced advisers, President Bashar al-Assad and his wife tried to portray themselves as progressive, and even glamorous, in the Western news media. Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/world/middleeast/syrian-conflict-cracks-carefully-polished-image-of-assad.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all A few years later, positive articles began to appear. Paris Match called Mrs. Assad an “element of light in a…
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Three War Photographers: Feel Fear, Keep Going
Link: Three War Photographers: Feel Fear, Keep Going – LightBox Ralph Morse, Larry Burrows, James Nachtwey When other people run away from danger, they run toward it. They go into battle armed with nothing but courage. Like everyone else, they experience fear — but unlike everyone else, they keep going.
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Aung San Suu Kyi’s Path to Victory by James Nachtwey
LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2012/04/10/aung-san-suu-kyi-nachtwey/#1 James Nachtwey’s photographs from the campaign trail capture this rapturous moment, but hint, too, at challenges to come
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Wim Wenders: Eulogy for James Nachtwey at the occasion of the Dresden Prize
Wim Wenders – Eulogy for James Nachtwey at the occasion of the Dresden Prize If a war photographer is awarded a Peace Prize, furthermore in a city once devastated by a war, then he must be a very special person and a truly extraordinary photographer. And he must have… via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2012/02/wim-wenders/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+burnmag+%28burn+magazine%29 James Nachtwey’s images give…
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Nachtwey Has Left VII Photo; Agency Prepares for Expansion
Nachtwey Has Left VII Photo; Agency Prepares for Expansion | PDNPulse Photographer James Nachtwey confirms that he decided to leave the VII Photo Agency, the cooperative he cofounded in 2001, last fall. “I disassociated from the agency as a photographer,” Nachtwey tells PDN. He says he told the other members of the agency via PDNPulse:…
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James Nachtwey leaves VII Photo
BJP: Founding member James Nachtwey has left VII Photo, the agency’s director confirms to BJP
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Thailand’s Drug Scourge: Photographs by James Nachtwey
LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2011/05/31/thailands-drug-scourge-photographs-by-james-nachtwey/#1
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When the World Turned Its Back: James Nachtwey’s Reflections on the Rwandan Genocide
LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2011/04/06/when-the-world-turned-its-back-james-nachtweys-reflections-on-the-rwandan-genocide/#1 In 1994 TIME photographer James Nachtwey witnessed the devastating effects of the Rwandan genocide. On the 17-year anniversary, the photographer looks back on the tragedy.
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Devastation. James Nachtwey’s pictures from Japan
LightBox | Time Read the latest stories about LightBox on Time via Time: http://lightbox.time.com/2011/03/17/devastation-james-nachtweys-pictures-from-japan/#1 When the earthquake struck Japan on 2:46 p.m. JST Friday, March 11, TIME photographer James Nachtwey was at home in Thailand. In less than 48 hours, he arrived in Japan and made his way north of Sendai to Kesennuma City, where…
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James Nachtwey Fights TB, With Pictures – Lens
James Nachtwey Fights TB, With Pictures When James Nachtwey won a $100,000 prize to help change the world, Niko Koppel reports, he chose to document tuberculosis. via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/behind-37/ When Mr. Nachtwey was awarded a TED Prize in 2007, receiving $100,000 to help fulfill “one wish to change the world,” he chose to tell…
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james nachtwey – struggle to live | burn magazine
james nachtwey – struggle to live [slidepress gallery=’jamesnachtwey_struggletolive’] Hover over the image for full screen and navigation controls – Large download (107 MB) ESSAY CONTAINS EXPLICIT CONTENT James Na… via burn magazine: http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2010/01/james-nachtwey-struggle-to-live/ James Nachtwey has documented the resurgence of tuberculosis and its varying strains MDR and XDR in seven countries around the world. These…
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It’s work Jim, but not as we know it… | duckrabbit
It’s work Jim, but not as we know it… — duckrabbit Superstar snapper Mr. Jimmy Nachtwey needs some unpaid help. Maybe your unpaid help. For three months. You’ve got to be… via duckrabbit: http://duckrabbit.info/blog/2009/12/its-work-jim-but-not-as-we-know-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+duckrabbit%2FNrks+%28duckrabbit%29 Superstar snapper Mr. Jimmy Nachtwey needs some unpaid help. Maybe your unpaid help. For three months. You’ve got to be skilled…
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PDNPulse: James Nachtwey on the Impact of Images
Veteran photojournalist James Nachtwey shared the stories behind images he’s shot throughout his career at the keynote address Saturday afternoon at PDN PhotoPlus Expo. Link: PDNPulse: James Nachtwey on the Impact of Images
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Worth a Look: “Our World At War” by the photographers of VII and the International Committee of the Red Cross
dvafoto says: VII and the International Committee of the Red Cross have just unveiled their globe-spanning project documenting current humanitarian crises, “Our World At War.” The work includes: Lebanon by Franco Pagetti, Afghanistan by James Nachtwey, Haiti by Ron Haviv, Caucasus by Antonin Kratochvil, Liberia by Christopher Morris, Colombia by Franco Pagetti, Philippines by James…
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Nachtwey's Big Story to be Revealed Friday, 10/3
James Nachtwey is preparing to reveal his photographs, which highlight a shocking and underreported global crisis. Over the past 18 months, the TED community have been working with James to gain access to locations he wished to photograph, and to prepare spectacular plans for unveiling these pictures. Here’s the video from 2007 setting the scene…
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James Nachtwey Opens Up At LOOK3 Festival
“When you see so much pain and so much sadness, do you feel you still have the capacity to love?” That question drew oooohs as it was asked by Time’s MaryAnne Golon to photographer James Nachtwey. His answer drew a thunderous standing ovation. “Witnessing pain and sadness is an act of love,” he said. Check…
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TED award winner James Nachtwey
Boing Boing: Three people were awarded TED prizes today: Bill Clinton, sociobiologist E.O. Wilson, and photographer James Nachtwey, who specializes in capturing startling and disturbing, yet moving and beautiful images of people whose lives have been destroyed by the hatred and greed of other people. As Nachtwey spoke, his photographs were displayed on a large…