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James Nachtwey
James Nachtwey

James Nachtwey is a renowned war photographer known for his photographic coverage of conflicts and disasters. Born on March 14, 1948, he has won multiple Pulitzer Prizes throughout his career and is considered one of the most outstanding war photographers of the contemporary era. more

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“The worst thing is to feel that as a photographer I am benefiting from someone else's tragedy. This idea haunts me. It's something I have to reckon with every day because I know that if I ever allow genuine compassion to be overtaken by personal ambition, I will have sold my soul. The only way I can justify my role is to have respect for the other person's predicament. The extent to which I do that is the extent to which I become accepted by the other; and to that extent, I can accept myself.”

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