Web Work 8

Part A:

James Nachtwey

James Nachtwey was born on March 14, 1948. He first started working in photography for the Albuquerque Journal in 1976. He then move to New York in 1980 and started working as a freelance photographer. In 1981, he traveled to Northern Ireland to photograph the civil strife there for his first overseas assignment. Since then he has documented a vast variety of conflicts and social issues in countries around the world, including: South Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, Russia, Eastern Europe, the Soviet Union, Western Europe, and the United States. Since 1984, Nachtwey has worked for Time magazine and was also a member of Magnum Photos from 1986 to 2001. In 2001, Nachtwey helped found the VII Photo Agency. He has photographed extensively on the War on Terrorism, produced a well-known work from the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and created a photo essay based on the effects that the Sudan conflict has had on civilians. He has received many prestigious awards for his photographic work. Among them are: the World Press Photo Award (1994), the Overseas Press Club’s Robert Capa Gold Medal (1983, 1984, 1986, 1994, 1998), the Dan David Prize (2002), the Heinz Award (2006), and the TED Prize (2007). A documentary, War Photographer, was made in 2001, focusing on Nachtwey’s work. It received an Academy Award nomination for best documentary film. Recently, in 2008, Nachtwey presented a series of his photographs entitled “Struggle For Life.” This series focused on tuberculosis and AIDS, particularly the toll they are taking on human life.

Part B:

Lewis Carroll was not only a writer, but also a photographer, mathematician, logician, priest, and inventor. Many of his photographic images are of children, often portraying scenes from his book Alice in Wonderland. Here is a wikipedia article about Lewis Carroll.