I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must… — James Nachtwey Events Copy Share Image
If I'm feeling outraged, grief, disbelief, frustration, sympathy, that gets channeled through me and into my pictures and hopefully transmitted to the… — James Nachtwey Disbelief Copy Share Image
If there is something occurring that is so bad that it could be considered a crime against humanity, it has to be… — James Nachtwey Anguish Copy Share Image
The most incomprehensible situation I've ever witnessed was Rwanda where we don't really know how many people died; the estimate of half… — James Nachtwey Face to face Copy Share Image
In a way, if and individual assumes the risk of placing himself in the middle of a war to communicate to the… — James Nachtwey Peace Copy Share Image
Do we really need another picture of Paris Hilton or Naomi Campbell? — James Nachtwey Needs Copy Share Image
None of the editors I've worked with have ever asked me to pull my punches. They've never asked me to give them… — James Nachtwey Editors Copy Share Image
I dont use the formal elements of photography for their own sake. I dont use whats happening in the world to make… — James Nachtwey Photography Copy Share Image
We must look at it. We're required to look at it. We're required to do what we can about it. If we… — James Nachtwey Copy Share Image
The greatest statesmen, philosophers, humanitarians ... have not been able to put an end to war. Why place that demand on photography? — James Nachtwey Able Copy Share Image
I attempt to become as totally responsible to the subject as I possibly can. The act of being an outsider aiming a… — James Nachtwey Photography Copy Share Image
I'm half deaf. I have nerve damage and a constant ringing in both of my ears, and there are certain times and… — James Nachtwey Certain Copy Share Image
I began after college, about 1972. I began to teach myself photography. I went to work for a local newspaper for four… — James Nachtwey Basic training Copy Share Image
[Photography] puts a human face on issues which, from afar, can appear abstract or ideological or monumental in their global impact. — James Nachtwey Abstract Copy Share Image
When the truth is spoken, it doesn't need to be adorned. It just needs to be simply stated, and often it only… — James Nachtwey Needs Copy Share Image
I became a photographer in order to be a war photographer, and a photographer involved in what I thought were critical social… — James Nachtwey Critical Copy Share Image
If I can upset people, if I can ruin their day, then I have done my job. — James Nachtwey Done Copy Share Image
Every situation is different than the next. A lot of it was instinct, a lot of it is knowledge and absorbing information… — James Nachtwey Knowledge Copy Share Image
Fear is not what's important; it's how you deal with it. It would be like asking a marathon runner if they feel… — James Nachtwey Fear Copy Share Image
I dont think tragic situations are necessarily devoid of beauty. — James Nachtwey Beauty Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, the world continues, history continues to produce tragedies. And it is very important that they be documented in a humane way,… — James Nachtwey Compelling Copy Share Image
You are never freer than in that moment when you decide to expose yourself to sniper fire. — James Nachtwey Fire Copy Share Image
I'm a messenger. I don't want people to be concerned about me. I want them to be concerned about the people in… — James Nachtwey Photography Copy Share Image
It is very hard to say where you're going until you get there. That kind of thing is based very much on… — James Nachtwey Guide me Copy Share Image
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