James Nachtwey
1948–

Introduction

James Nachtwey (born March 14, 1948) 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. 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.

Wikidata identifier

Q437013

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Country of birth

United States

Roles

Artist, photographer, photojournalist

ULAN identifier

500379512

Names

James Nachtwey, James Allen Nachtwey

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