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“If Im feeling outraged, grief, disbelief, frustration, sympathy, that gets channeled through me and into my pictures and hopefully transmitted to the viewer.”

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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

“More than ever, I feel that the human race is one. There are differences of colour, language, culture and opportunities, but people's feelings and reactions are alike. People flee wars to escape death, they migrate to improve their fortunes, they build new lives in foreign lands, they adapt to extreme hardship….”

Source: Migrations: Humanity in Transition

“If you take a picture of a human that does not make him noble, there is no reason to take this picture... “If you take a picture of a human that does not make him noble, there is no reason to take this picture. That is my way of seeing things.”

Ifs Way Humans Doe Reason Seeing Noble My Way No Reason

Author:Sebastiao Salgado

“We are animals, born from the land with the other species. Since we've been living in cities, we've become more and more stupid, not smarter. What made us survive all these hundreds of thousands of years is our spirituality; the link to our land.”

Years Made Spirituality Born Animal Cities Land Stupid Photography Species Photographer Links Smarter Living In The City

Author:Sebastiao Salgado

“You photograph with all your ideology.”

Photography Photographer Photograph Ideology

Author:Sebastiao Salgado

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