James Nachtwey
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James Nachtwey (born March 14, 1948)[1][2] is an American photojournalist and war photographer.
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Born | (1948-03-14) March 14, 1948 (age 76) |
Occupation | Photojournalist |
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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]