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James Nachtwey Quotes: 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.


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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.



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.



The greatest statesmen, philosophers, humanitarians ... have not been able to put an end to war. Why place that demand on photography?

The greatest statesmen, philosophers, humanitarians ... have not been able to put an end to war. Why place that demand on photography?





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In Acts, every believer was living in a direct relationship with Him (Christ) and each one functioned normally as a member of His body in oneness with all believers.

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The friends we have lost do not repose under the ground...they are buried deep in our hearts. It has been thus ordained that they may always accompany us.

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Historically, usury was defined as any interest whatever on an unproductive loan.Our whole banking system I have ever abhorred, I continue to abhor, and I shall die abhorring.



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I can't tell my self that I'm a serious actor. But I'm serious person.



As humans we are born of the Earth, nourished by the Earth, healed by the Earth.

As humans we are born of the Earth, nourished by the Earth, healed by the Earth.




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