James Nachtwey is an American photojournalist noted for documenting wars, conflicts, and social issues around the world in an unflinching manner. He became interested in photography after being impressed by photos from the Vietnam War. He graduated from Dartmouth College and got his start in newspaper photography in New Mexico from 1976-1980 before moving to New York City to work as a freelance photographer for Black Star agency. Nachtwey has worked in many conflicts globally and was a member of photography cooperatives Magnum Photos and VII Photo Agency. He is a highly decorated photographer who has risked injury to document important events and bring awareness to human rights issues.

1. In the article about James Nachtwey they say "James
Nachtwey was born on March 14, 1948, Syracuse, New York,
U.S. American photojournalist noted for his unflinching and
moving images of wars, conflicts, and social upheaval.
Nachtwey graduated from Dartmouth College, where he
studied art history and political science, and then served in
the merchant marine. Influenced by the work of still
photographers during the Vietnam War and impressed by
the power of photos to communicate the immediacy of
events, he became a self-taught student of
photography. From 1976 to 1980 he was a newspaper
photographer in New Mexico, and in 1980 he moved to New
York City to work as a freelance photographer. There he
joined Black Star agency. After his first foreign assignment,
in Northern Ireland, he worked in Central America, the
Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe. He was a member
of Magnum photography cooperative from 1986 to 2001,
when he became one of the founding members of VII Photo
Agency, named for the number of its founding members. He
left that agency in 2011.Nachtwey received many of the
most-respected photography awards, many of them
multiple times, notably the Robert Capa Gold Medal,
Magazine Photographer of the Year, and World Press Photo
of the Year.
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2. James journey in New Mexico
His first experience in conflict photography came during the
Troubles in Northern Ireland, where he too And he was a self
taught students in the article he says why he was self taught
and his first journey in New Mex " didn't have enough money
to enroll in photography school. I began taking pictures on a
borrowed camera. I'd read books about how to expose and
develop film, how to make prints – I would rent darkroom
space to practice. Wherever I happened to be, I'd make
believe I had a magazine assignment – I would go out on my
own and try to produce pictures that I might show to an
editor. Over the course of years, I built a portfolio and
eventually took it to Time magazine's Boston bureau. They
liked what they saw and began to give me assignments. After
a couple of years of that, I was making a living, but I decided
the assignments weren't enough, and I thought that working
for a newspaper would be the way to get that intense daily
experience. I applied to newspapers in parts of America that I
was unfamiliar with. I got a job offer from the Albuquerque
Journal in New Mexico, so I got on a plane and flew out
there. I spent four years learning the craft of photojournalism,
making every mistake known to man and inventing a few that
never existed before, and slowly gained experience and
confidence. A couple of the Journal's photographers on the
staff were very good, and they mentored me." This was his
time in new Mexico where everything started and once he
learned everything he wanted to move on to bigger things....
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Photo by Canan- Europe

3. James journey in New York After his time in New Mexico where he learned
everything and got a little bit of experience of what
photojournalism is all about this is what happened
next in the article canon-Europe he says "After four
years at the paper, I woke up in the middle of the
night, realising that I'd learned everything I could
from the experience so it was time to move on. The
next day I quit my job, packed up my Volkswagen
Beetle and drove to New York. I began a freelance
career there. I became associated with Black Star
photo agency. It was run by a fantastic man named
Howard Chapnick, who is a scholar and a gentleman
and a real believer in photography. He was so
supportive of me that when the hunger strike began
and turmoil hit the streets in Belfast and Derry, I just
told Howard, 'I want to go there'. I had no
assignment, I just got on a plane and began." James
Nachtwey seems like an outstanding photographer I
feel like he doesn’t care where he is or whats
happening all he wants is to make a deference in the
world and to take photos which I think is very
interesting.
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4. James time in Romania
After all the war that’s happened and after the fall of
the Berlin wall James decided to go to Romania.
Romania had been the least accessible of all the
east European countries. He says in the article
Canon Europe "Suddenly, it was open. I just went
there, without an assignment. I heard there were
these orphanages throughout the country, but
nobody could tell me where. I found an interpreter,
hired a car, drove around looking for them and
discovered a gulag of children. It was different from
the kind of violence I had witnessed in wars. It was
state sanctioned, institutionalized cruelty to
completely innocent human beings and it really
shook me up. I spent several weeks documenting
this crime against humanity. I think that broadened
my focus – I could see the value in photographing
critical social issues and injustices that were crying
out to be corrected, but needed to be revealed
first." His time in Romania was difficult because he
was scarred nervous and traumatized. Local
Photographers have seen a lot of dirty stuff but
James is a war photographer he's seen gunfire
missiles a lot of explosion so seeing a lot of this
stuff can change a person and scare them to death.
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Walk Antietam with Documentary
Photographer James Nachtwey Here
is a video about him talking about the
war
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James time in the middle east
James spent a lot of time in the middle
eastern country During his as a
photographer he was wounded a lot
but in Iraq of 2003 he was badly hurt he
made a safe recover but it was still very
bad. He was in a car when a grenade
was throw in and a soldier threw the
grenade out and it exploded and got
two soldiers injured and the journalist
James. James took a picture before pass
out which meant a lot it shows how
much passion he had for this job how
much he loved it. James was later on
airlifted to Germany and then to the U.S
to recover. After a couple months he
made a full recover and moved on
to cover the tsunami in Southeast Asia
of December 26, 2004.
Photo By : Time magazine

6. Who did the photojournalist work for? Nachtwey has worked with Time as a contract photographer since
1984. He worked for Black Star from 1980 until 1985 and was a member of Magnum Photos from 1986
until 2001. In 2001, he was a founding member of the VII Photo Agency he disassociated from VII in
August 2011.
How were the photojournalist's images disseminated? James images was disseminated all around the
world His images were meant to spread love around the world and try to make world peace all the
pictures he took was to make a statement .
What era did the photojournalist work in? James Nachtwey worked in the 1980 till the 2011 era.
What was the state of photojournalism as a profession at the time? The time James worked it was a
great time for photojournalism he was in the era where photojournalism started to be a big thing so the
state of photojournalism profession was really good.
What motivated the photojournalist? by the work of still photographers during the Vietnam War and
impressed by the power of photos to communicate the immediacy of events, he became a self-taught
student of photography.
What type of photographic equipment did the photojournalist use? What affect did this technology
have on the manner in which the photojournalist carried out her/his craft. Nachtwey shoots with a Canon
EOS-1Ds Mark II Digital Camera and Canon EOS-1V SLR film Camera.

7. What ethical dilemmas did the photojournalist encounter? James encounter a lot of Ethical dilemmas
during his time he was injured a lot of the times he was injured he spent months in the
hospital recovering and that never stopped him from becoming one of the greats photojournalist ever .
What biases did the photojournalist have? American photojournalist noted for his unflinching and
moving images of wars, conflicts, and social upheaval. Nachtwey graduated from Dartmouth
College, where he studied art history and political science, and then served in the merchant marine.
How did the photojournalist's images affect society? It helped the society to see and experience the
crazy world we have and to show what other people are going through his photos were meant to help
others and to show what the kids and parents go through in the world.
How was the photojournalist viewed by different people in different ways? People say James as a hero
as a outstanding photographer he has won a lot of awards for a reason because his work is amazing.
The people say the passion he had.
What aspect of the photojournalist's career relates in some way to your major?
James relates to my major because my major is in Public Health I choose that major because all I
wanted to do is to help people that’s all ways been my goal for the longest time and I think it relates to
James because that’s all he all wanted to do is to help people and to show what's going on in the world.