Wednesday, September 18, 2013
James Nachtwey
After I finished my bad photo assignment, I decided to do some research on photographers and look at their different styles of work. Upon doing this, I discovered an article about the "55 best photographers of all time". This list contained many great names but one I'd never heard of was James Nachtwey; so I decided to look him up. As I was looking at his photos, I discovered how disturbingly real they were. Instead of taking glamorous shots in big cities, he was snapping pictures of disastrous things. Looking at his photography really opened up my eyes to the things going on around me.
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He is one of my favorite documentary photographers, and how he has managed to live as long as he has lived doing the work he does is beyond me. He has the most gentle and kind voice... you wouldn't think so after seeing the horrors he has witnessed. There is a movie on him, you should watch it.
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