My Photographer of the Week

James Nachtwey was born in Massachusetts in the year 1948. He grew up there and went to Dartmouth College where he studied Art History and Political Science. He decided to become a photographer after seeing images from the Vietnam War and American Civil Rights.  His first job as a photojournalist was in New Mexico as

a photographer for a newspaper. After that he moved to New York and began working as a freelance magazine photographer. His first overseas job was in Northern Ireland in 1981 during the IRA hunger strike. After that his career kind of took off. He decided he was going to devote himself to documenting war, conflict, and critical issues. He has gone all over the world; some of the places he has been are South Africa, Rwanda, Russia, Israel, and Afghanistan. James now works for Time Magazine for about 32 years. From 1980-1985 he was associated with Black star and a member of Magnum for 15 years. Natchwey became a founding member of VII in 2001. James Natchwey has also done some solo exhibits in New York, Paris, Rome, and other places around the world. Not only has he worked for some great companies but he has also received many awards such as Common Wealth Award, Martin Luther King Award, Robert Capa Gold Medal (5 times), the World Press Photo Award (2 times), Magazine Photographer of the Year (7 times), and many others.

While working in Iraq, James was in a Humvee when insurgents attacked and a grenade was thrown in the vehicle. He was hurt but was able to recover from it. James captured pictures during the tsunami in Southeast Asian. Another thing that James captured was the attack on the Trade Center on 9/11. There has also been a documentary called War Photographer that was directed by Christian Frei which focuses on Natchwey’s work and life. It got awarded an Academy Award. Along with all of those he has also done a TED talk on their wish that could change the world. One of the most recent things that has happened to James Nachtwey was that he was grazed by a bullet on his leg in Thailand while photographing a political protest. James Nachtwey has not only captured many great photos but he has also brought light to many different struggles that world is or has faced.
http://www.jamesnachtwey.com/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/contributors/n/photographer-james-nachtwey/ 
https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Nachtwey
http://www.famousphotographers.net/james-nachtwey