James Nachtwey

James Nachtwey
Nachtwey in 2011
Born (1948-03-14) March 14, 1948 (age 76)
Syracuse, New York, US
OccupationPhotojournalist
Websitejamesnachtwey.com

James Nachtwey (born March 14, 1948)[1][2] 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.

Nachtwey has worked with Time as a contract photographer since 1984.[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ "James Nachtwey biography". A+E Television Networks, LLC. Archived from the original on March 23, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "James Nachtwey, Princess of Asturias Award for Communication and Humanities 2016". Princess of Asturias Foundation. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. ^ Hudson, Berkley (2009). Sterling, Christopher H. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Journalism. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: SAGE. pp. 1060–67. ISBN 978-0-7619-2957-4.
  4. ^ Nachtwey leaves VII, Photo District News, August 2011, archived from the original on September 11, 2011