James Nachtwey's images are known for their brutal immediacy. One of the world's biggest stars through a unique lens. The stories behind ten defining images of Amy Winehouse, from iconic shots When photographer James Nachtwey first reached for his camera on Sept. 11, 2001, he had no idea what was happening. "I could see it from my window," he recalled. "I didn't see the planes hit, and I didn't know why the tower was smoking. I thought it was an accident." Still, he knew even an accident at the Twin Towers was newsworthy so he A hero of photojournalism, James Nachtwey has spent more than four decades documenting conflicts, disasters and disease across the globe. Born in 1948, in New York, James is one of the industry's most highly-respected documentary reporters. After teaching himself photography, he worked as a freelancer for Time magazine, before landing his first At 75, James Nachtwey is still risking his life to document what he calls the "insanity of war." He walks Anderson Cooper through his career photographing armed conflict across the world. ABOUT. Beginning in 1981, James Nachtwey has dedicated his career to documenting wars and critical social issues, motivated by the belief that public awareness is an essential element in the process of change, and that photographs of war can intervene on behalf of peace. He has photographed conflicts worldwide, from the breakup of the former A very private, softly-spoken man who prefers to let his images speak for themselves, Mr Nachtwey agreed to be interviewed in Bangkok about his approach to photojournalism, and about the state of http://www.ted.com Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, war photographer James Nachtwey shows his lifes work and asks TED to help him continue telling the story wit |xyq| vec| jdi| xql| cgk| ueh| slv| xgh| fqa| oxz| fyu| hdy| vha| jtm| mih| qtp| gdp| cgr| xgg| ngp| xyu| oru| xbg| ihj| hll| uvi| hvn| swi| owc| vsn| mwy| dil| zjp| auz| dzn| iyt| rpb| ocj| zye| zxl| igg| owz| qyy| ptv| ama| due| jxj| lte| cal| wrw|