James Nachtwey

I began after college, about 1972. I began to teach myself photography. I went to work for a local newspaper for four years as a kind of basic training.

I don't think tragic situations are necessarily devoid of beauty.

I became a photographer in order to be a war photographer, and a photographer involved in what I thought were critical social issues. From the very beginning this was my goal.

If my house was on fire, I can't compromise about which part of the house I'm going to save. You save the whole house or it will all burn down. We either save this country or we do not.

Technology is characterized by constant change, rapid innovation, creative destruction, and revolutionary products.

I have no neighbours other than animals and Joshua Trees.