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James Nachtwey
American photojournalist
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]
Life and work
Nachtwey grew up in Massachusetts and graduated from Dartmouth College, where he studied art history and political science (1966–70).
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He started working as a newspaper photographer in 1976 at the Albuquerque Journal. In 1980, he moved to New York City and began working as a freelance photographer. In 1981, he covered his firs