James Nachtwey
Actor
- Born
- March 14, 1948 (age 78) · Syracuse, New York, USA
James Nachtwey is an American photojournalist and war photographer.
He has been awarded the Overseas Press Club's Robert Capa Gold Medal five times and two World Press Photo awards. In 2003, Nachtwey was injured in a grenade attack on his convoy while working in Baghdad, from which he made a full recovery.
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Nachtwey has worked with Time as a contract photographer since 1984.
He worked for Black Star (1980–1985), was a member of Magnum Photos (1986–2001) and VII Photo Agency (2001–2011) where he was a founding member.
Known for
Acting2
- 2009Dark Light: The Art of Blind Photographers as Self
- 2001War Photographer as Photographer