As many of you know my background lies in photojournalism. I have worked for many news outlets such as the Associated Press, The St. Louis Post DIspatch and others. As much as I love working in the studio, one of my passions in documentry photography.
In College I became a fan of a number of photojournalists in the industry and since then many have come and gone. One Man Stands out.
James Nachtwey has been one of my favorite photographers since I found this as a career path. I remeber the day I got a copy of Deeds Of War. I keep that book in the office to this day and pull it out every so often. James Nachtwey won the TED award which gave him $100,000 to put towards a project of his choice. He chose to document a new strain of TB which is running rampant in the world. the first video is Mr. Nachtwey speaking about his career and what makes him who he is. The second are the images from his TED projet.
The first one is long, but it is worth watching.
Photography and life by Jacob N. Ware