“Things which do not require effort of some sort are seldom worth having.” Effort Author:Ivor Novello
“When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered.” FirstsMadeOrdinaryAppearanceTheatreNumbered Days Author:Ivor Novello
“You cannot isolate yourself from the crowd - even if you want to.” IfsWantCrowds Author:Ivor Novello
“I don't believe there's any such thing as objective reality. It's only reality as we experience it.” BelieveRealityPhotographyDon't BelieveObjectivesObjective Reality Author:James Nachtwey
“Starvation and disease are the original weapons of mass destruction. When you burn fields and kill animals, people are left vulnerable.” PeopleLeftAnimalFieldsDiseaseWeaponsMassDestructionOriginalsVulnerableStarvationWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass Destruction Author:James Nachtwey
“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.” YearsKindTeachFourCollegePhotographyTrainingNewspapersLocalsFour YearsBasic Training Author:James Nachtwey
“I'm half deaf. I have nerve damage and a constant ringing in both of my ears, and there are certain times and conditions when I can hardly hear at all.” I CanCertainHalfConditionsEarsConstantDamageNervesDeaf Author:James Nachtwey
“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.” PeopleIfsPainHumanityCrimePhotographyImpactEverydayUpsetShakesRoutineAnguishCrimes Against HumanityEveryday Routine Author:James Nachtwey
“If you want to connect with people who are in distress and great grief and scared, you need to do it in a certain way. I move kind of slow. I talk kind of slow. I let them know that I respect them.” PeopleIfsKnowsWayWantNeedsKindMovingCertainGriefScaredDistress Author:James Nachtwey
“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.” GivingMy OwnEventsPhotographyInterpretationEditors Author:James Nachtwey