War Photographer (2001)
War Photographer (2001) is a fabulous documentary film about photographer, James Nachtwey.
The filmmakers attached a small video camera to the end of Nachtwey’s Canon lens, letting us see what he sees in places like The West Bank, Kosovo, and Rhwanda. Nachtwey’s whole life is devoted to photography. He constantly puts himself in danger to get ‘the shot’.
By the end of the film you realize that Nachtwey has been deeply affected by some of the things he’s photographed. So why does he continue to shoot photographs for Stern and Time? It’s not for the awards, to sell more photographs in mid-town Manhattan or to become a celebrity. Nachtwey says it best on his website:
I have been a witness, and these pictures are my testimony. The events I have recorded should not be forgotten and must not be repeated.
To see some of Nachtwey’s work, visit his website at jamesnachtwey.com. Better still, watch War Photographer on DVD. 
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Jay, I just got around to looking at your most recent photographs. You’d have no way of knowing this, but Vermont is on my very short list of places I want to live someday. You’ve captured its landscape in all its glory.
AND, I want a crypt with a green door.
AND, you got the first down chant exactly right.
AND, the hairsprayed Mountaineer fan? Classic. I think I saw her at the last game played in Old Mountaineer Field, against Pitt, on November 10, 1979. She hasn’t changed a bit. :-)
Posted by: Jennifer on October 28, 2006 3:46 PM
He just was announced as one of the three winners of the TED prize:
http://www.ted.com/tedprize/2007/index.cfm?flashEnabled=1
The other winners are E.O. Wilson and Bill Clinton.
Posted by: James on October 31, 2006 11:10 AM
James, that’s pretty cool. Thanks for the link. It’s nice to see Nachtwey getting more recognition which will inevitably lead to him helping others in need.
Posted by: Jay Kerr on November 1, 2006 8:55 PM
