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James Nachtwey Quotes: I used to call myself a war photographer. Now I consider myself as an antiwar photographer.
         

I used to call myself a war photographer. Now I consider myself as an antiwar photographer.


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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.

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.



For me, the strength of photography lies in its ability to evoke humanity. If war is an attempt to negate humanity, then photography can be perceived as the opposite of war.

For me, the strength of photography lies in its ability to evoke humanity. If war is an attempt to negate humanity, then photography can be perceived as the opposite of war.



There is a job to be doneto record the truth. I want to wake people up!

There is a job to be doneto record the truth. I want to wake people up!



I became a photographer in order to be a war photographer, and a photographer involved in what I thought were critical social issues. From the very beginning this was my goal.

I became a photographer in order to be a war photographer, and a photographer involved in what I thought were critical social issues. From the very beginning this was my goal.



You are never freer than in that moment when you decide to expose yourself to sniper fire.

You are never freer than in that moment when you decide to expose yourself to sniper fire.



If you want to connect with people who are in distress and great grief and scared, you need to do it in a certain way. I move kind of slow. I talk kind of slow. I let them know that I respect them.

If you want to connect with people who are in distress and great grief and scared, you need to do it in a certain way. I move kind of slow. I talk kind of slow. I let them know that I respect them.



If you make an honest picture of war, it will be an antiwar photograph.

If you make an honest picture of war, it will be an antiwar photograph.



I want my pictures to cut through political abstractions... and make a connection on a human level.

I want my pictures to cut through political abstractions... and make a connection on a human level.



I try to use whatever I know about photography to be of service to the people I'm photographing.

I try to use whatever I know about photography to be of service to the people I'm photographing.



When the truth is spoken, it doesn't need to be adorned. It just needs to be simply stated, and often it only needs to be said once.

When the truth is spoken, it doesn't need to be adorned. It just needs to be simply stated, and often it only needs to be said once.





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Inner peace is the hallmark of a peaceful joyful soul.



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I won’t have my son doing drugs to get awoman that he shall never have.



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I have a great faith in the strength and the resilience in the American people.



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There is no buzz like performing for a live audience.



I hate mice. The mouse involves you in arm motions that slow you down. I didn't want it on the Macintosh, but Jobs insisted. In those days, what he said went, good idea or not.

I hate mice. The mouse involves you in arm motions that slow you down. I didn't want it on the Macintosh, but Jobs insisted. In those days, what he said went, good idea or not.



My formative years were all about 'Star Wars' - the first three, not the last crap, obviously. I understood 'Star Trek' but it was too caricatured for me.

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The woman that comes in, takes the wastebasket away, she's paying 15.3 or whatever it is on payroll tax alone. I mean it is - I never had it so good.

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