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“I want my pictures to cut through political abstractions... and make a connection on a human level.”

Quote by James Nachtwey

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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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“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.”

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“Photojournalists know the horrors of war can only be exposed at close range. Kodak Film.”

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“The greatest statesmen, philosophers, humanitarians ... have not been able to put an end to war. Why place that demand on photography?”

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“Is it possible to put an end to a form of human behavior which has existed throughout history by means of photography?”

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“But everyone cannot be there, and that is why photographers go there - to show them, to reach out and grab them and make them stop what they are doing and pay attention to what is going on - to create pictures powerful enough to overcome the diluting effects of the mass media and shake people out of their indifference - to protest and by the strength of that protest to make others protest.”

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“It is very hard to say where you're going until you get there. That kind of thing is based very much on instinct. As a photographer, one of the most important lessons I have learnt is that you have to learn to listen to and trust your own instinct. It has helped to guide me - this far at least.”

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“Action that is clearly right needs no justification.”

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“One: demonstrations always crash. And two: the probability of them crashing goes up exponentially with the number of people watching.”

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“Nothing is more injurious to the character and to the intellect than the suppression of a generous emotion.”

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