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Article: On James Natchwey and VII; From Inferno to war: a few considerations on James Natchwey, VII, and war photography.(Photography and War -- Report)
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- May 1, 2004
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"Even in the age of television, still photography maintains a unique
ability to grasp a moment out of the chaos of history and to preserve it
and hold it up to the light. It puts a human face on events that might
otherwise become clouded in political abstractions and statistics. It
gives a voice to people who otherwise would not have one. If journalism
is the first draft of history, then photography is all the more
difficult, because in capturing a moment you don't get a second chance.
Hundreds of years from now, when our descendents are trying to
understand the time in which we are living, photography will be a
crucial part of the record. In the present tense, ...
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Article: Baghdad Blues: A War Diary.(Photography and War -- Books ...
Afterimage;
May 1, 2004 ;
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... ... Turnley, about his thoughts and feelings: an usual book for a photographer, a little like Frei's documentary film on James Natchwey. Unlike Natchwey's Inferno or the recent VII coffee-table book, Turnley's is letter-sized. All the photographs ...
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