Monday, February 28, 2011

ARTIST 3: JAMES NACHTWEY

Women of the An-Nadzir Commune, 2009
Rwanda, 1994. Survivor of Hutu Death Camp

Sudan, 1993. Famine victim at feeding center

 
James Nachtwey Canon EOS the Shot

James Nachtwey is an American photojournalist and war photographer. First and foremost he is an artist possessing an "eye" that millions of photographers only can dream of. Nachtwey's photos resonate with the viewer leaving an everlasting impression in the viewers' psyche. James Nachtwey documents life while often simultaneously documenting death an artistic feat that truly makes him a great.

Quote by James Nachtwey... 

“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.”

http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/
http://www.viiphoto.com/feature.html
http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2010/01/james-nachtwey-struggle-to-live/


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