James Nachtwey.
There is one photojournalism that really popular. His name is James Nachtwey is an American photojournalism and war photographer. He went to many countries; he had took a lot different type of photo not just war pictures. James Nachtwey best known for his work documentary wars, civil strife and other social international. James Nachtwey is one of the popular photojournalism now day that still alive.
James Nachtwey he born on March 14, 1948 and grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Dartmouth College, where studies Art history and Political science. During this time there are few images from the Vietnam War and American Civil Rights movement a powerful effect on him and were lead him to become a photographer. He was worked aboard ships in the Merchant Marine, and while teaching himself photography, he was and apprentice news film editor and a truck driver.
His career started as a newspaper photographer in 1976 at the Albuquerque journal in Mexico. In 1980 he moved to New York to begin a career as a freelance magazine photographer. His first foreign assignment was to cover Civil Strife in Northern Ireland in 1981 during the IRA hanger strike. After he got this assignment he decides to document wars, conflicts and social issues.
After 3 years of hard works, discover many countries and been thought all the social issues around him. In 1984 he has been a contract as a photographer with Time Magazine. In 2001, he becomes one of the founding members of the photo agency VII (he disassociated from VII in August 2011). He has received a lot different honors reward like Robert Capa Gold Medal and more.
Right now he lives in New York City with the rest of his live. To me he is one of the best photojournalism in United States. What he had done with amazing photos he took that tell the stories that other people dint get a chance to share to the world. I am respect his decisions after saw the war picture and decides to become a photojournalism.
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