The greatest statesmen, philosophers, humanitarians ... have not been able to put an end to war. Why place that demand on photography? — James Nachtwey Copy Share Image
If you want to connect with people who are in distress and great grief and scared, you need to do it in… — James Nachtwey 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
Is it possible to put an end to a form of human behavior which has existed throughout history by means of photography? — James Nachtwey Balance 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 Copy Share Image
Starvation and disease are the original weapons of mass destruction. When you burn fields and kill animals, people are left vulnerable. — James Nachtwey Animal 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
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
And I realized that many of the people I was photographing might have been the very ones who had committed the massacres… — James Nachtwey Massacres Copy Share Image
Many people in this world do jobs that are dangerous and where their life is at risk and they feel that there… — James Nachtwey Copy Share Image
I want to record history through the destiny of individuals who often belong to the least wealthy classes. I do not want… — James Nachtwey Class Copy Share Image
The main purpose of my work is to appear in the mass media. It's not so much that I want my pictures… — James Nachtwey Art 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 Copy Share Image
