Photojournalists know the horrors of war can only be exposed at close range. Kodak Film. James Nachtwey More Quotes by James Nachtwey More Quotes From James Nachtwey I don't believe there's any such thing as objective reality. It's only reality as we experience it. James Nachtwey photographybelievereality The pictures that were coming from Vietnam were showing us what was really happening on the ground level. It was in contradiction to what our political and military leaders were telling us. They were straight forward documentary images. A powerful indictment of the war, of how cruel and unjust it was. When I finally decided what to do with my life, it was to follow in that tradition. James Nachtwey powerfulmilitarywar If there is something occurring that is so bad that it could be considered a crime against humanity, it has to be transmitted with anguish, with pain, and create an impact in people - upset them, shake them up, wake them out of their everyday routine. James Nachtwey impactpainphotography I want to record history through the destiny of individuals who often belong to the least wealthy classes. I do not want to show war in general, nor history with a capital H, but rather the tragedy of a single man, of a family. James Nachtwey destinyphotographywar Do we really need another picture of Paris Hilton or Naomi Campbell? James Nachtwey parisneeds I dont think tragic situations are necessarily devoid of beauty. James Nachtwey tragicphotographythinking None of the editors I've worked with have ever asked me to pull my punches. They've never asked me to give them anything other than my own interpretation of events. James Nachtwey editorsphotographygiving If I can upset people, if I can ruin their day, then I have done my job. James Nachtwey upsetjobspeople If Im feeling outraged, grief, disbelief, frustration, sympathy, that gets channeled through me and into my pictures and hopefully transmitted to the viewer. James Nachtwey frustrationgriefphotography [Photography] puts a human face on issues which, from afar, can appear abstract or ideological or monumental in their global impact. James Nachtwey motivationphotographyinspiration I used to call myself a war photographer. Now I consider myself as an antiwar photographer. James Nachtwey photographyphotographerwar Starvation and disease are the original weapons of mass destruction. When you burn fields and kill animals, people are left vulnerable. James Nachtwey mass-destructionanimalpeople I began after college, about 1972. I began to teach myself photography. I went to work for a local newspaper for four years as a kind of basic training. James Nachtwey photographycollegeyears We are overwhelmed by imagery and images don't have the same effect as before, photographers now will never stop wars. James Nachtwey top-news
