In class yesterday we watched a very interesting documentary called "War Photographer" which showed the story of James Nachtwey and his experience with war photography. This documentary showed how James would go in to other countries during times of war and poverty and take pictures of people and the things they are going through. Most war photographers usually ask themselves why they are doing this job but James knows why he wants to put his life at risk just to take pictures of other people in other countries. James wants to share peoples stories and show them what they are going through. He hopes that if lots people know what is going on, chances are one of them will want to do something about it. James Nachtwey has seen a lot of crazy and unbelievable things and still manages to keep himself sane. This documentary has definitely opened my eyes a little more than they were. I learned a lot about war photographers and what they do to get important messages across that bad things are happening. "War photographer" is definitely worth a view if you have the chance to check it out.
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