The Man behind the Camera (James Nachtwey)

personally felt really inspired by the photographs James Nachtwey took. It makes you realize how although things may be going bad in your life people in other countries are going through a lot worse. No matter how bad your situation there are people who are living in worse yet are finding ways to get through it. He showed a picture of a man who was skeletal and looked like he was on the brink of death yet somehow he was pushing to get through it... to live. Another picture i remember was one of a boy in front of a town and he focused on the boys head and blurred out the rest. His pictures send strong images to people and make you think of the worse possible things happening. When you live in a society where higher education is the norm and most people in our country are at least clothed and fed you fail to see the picture of everyone around and I feel we become consumed. I liked the way he represented the people although it may have been a little disturbing. It's a harsh reality that we have to face but we have to stop caring about ourselves and think about the whole world around us. His pictures of war make me think about my story, and what i want to get out there to the world and show them. We all have passions it's just a matter of being able to show them to the world. James Nachtwey took his passion and expressed them through these photographs which shows that anyone is capable of doing anything it's just a matter of how you go about doing it.