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“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.”

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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