Comments on: james nachtwey – struggle to live

By: GEAPHOTOWORDS » JAMES NATCHWEY – STRUGGLE TO LIVE

GEAPHOTOWORDS » JAMES NATCHWEY – STRUGGLE TO LIVE — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:37:49 +0000

[...] verlo en BURN MAGAZINE Email Print Twitter Facebook Entrada escrita por soto, Subida en 17/06/2010 – 19:35, en [...]

By: Le combat contre la XDR-TB | Alpha Reporter - Photographies Sociales et récits d'humanité

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 11:57:43 +0000

[...] Le nouveau document multimédia de James Nachtwey. Share and Enjoy: [...]

By: Metaphor Online » James Nachtway, XDRTB on Burn magazine

Metaphor Online » James Nachtway, XDRTB on Burn magazine — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:25:43 +0000

[...] http://www.burnmagazine.org/essays/2010/01/james-nachtwey-struggle-to-live/ [...]

By: Burn Magazine Photo Essays « At War With The Obvious

Burn Magazine Photo Essays « At War With The Obvious — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:27:03 +0000

[...] more fascinating black and white galleries that I thought I ought to share. Firstly, there is this excellent photo essay by James Nacthwey, added back in [...]

By: dlp

dlp — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:30:25 +0000

The disease is a killer but this portayal of the issue is half-glass empty rather than half-glass full. Nachtwey talks of “hope” but fails to show this in his work. He talks of people making valiant efforts to support TB victims but fails to capture the spirit of this valiancy. His words include prospects for reversing the trend of TB, yet his voice betrays his leaning towards the misery and death his works seem preoccupied with. There are some great pictures here, don’t get me wrong. But the series is packed with suffering and dying people beyond what is really necessary to drive the message of the TB’s seriousness home. How does TB affect people’s lives? Nachtwey does not allow us a window upon the lives of those people who are trying to get on with their lives outside the gloomy wards of death-ridden hospitals. Where is the “struggle to live” portrayed in these pictures? Where is “the best that lies in the human spirit” in this series? It is all death and decay.

By: jenny lynn walker

jenny lynn walker — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:10:04 +0000

Apologies if my last comment was offensive in any way. Would it possible to have a single image as an alternative that pops up when you share this work?

By: jenny lynn walker

jenny lynn walker — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 21:38:44 +0000

This work is beyond magnificent – it is breathtaking in every way – and I will look at it again and again. Thank you to ALL involved in its creation – including every subject who gave their permission for the world to see their suffering that others might live or the struggle to live be lessened through their sharing their situation. Thank you James Nachtwey – you are incredible!

Jenny

PS I often share work through Facebook and was surprised to find that instead of an image coming up (or a choice of images) when you share this work, there was no choice but to have the initials of the sponsors. This means that not a single image can be seen when you post or forward it which will inevitably reduce the number of viewers given that this is a photo-essay multimedia piece and, a picture paints a thousand words (or more in the case of this author).
I don’t know how many people use Facebook (and other venues where it can be shared in this way) but it must run into millions so, if the intention is to maximize the audience for all involved, surely at least one photograph would be beneficial to the cause, the subjects, the photographer AND the sponsors. I see that the BD company logo on this page is clearly visible but not so large to be overly intrusive – the very opposite to how it appears when you share it…

By: » Blog Archive » xdrtb.

» Blog Archive » xdrtb. — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:09:03 +0000

[...] here’s some info on it from burn magazine: [...]

By: mimi mollica

mimi mollica — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:44:26 +0000

Best of the Best!
James Nachtwey is without a doubt a Master. His courageous and sensitive heart supports a lifetime work that have shaped the way we communicate with photography.
Thanks to Burn for bringing this to its audience
Mimi

By: kathleen fonseca

kathleen fonseca — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:53:50 +0000

What more could one want, what more could one hope to see? I avoided watching this till now because i was afraid of what i’d see in these photographs. But this essay was so profoundly moving, so warm, so beautiful that though i may have winced here and there, i also smiled at the expressions of love which were so palpable, and i felt great hope for the possible survival of these patients who appear to be so close to death’s door. So much to think about, to think about, to think about..this essay does not end here, nor does it end today. These photographs will live on in the memories of any who have seen them. Thank you all who brought this into being. Thank you James N. Amazing. Beyond amazing.

By: PHOTOGRAPHY 2 › James Nachtwey

PHOTOGRAPHY 2 › James Nachtwey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:05:51 +0000

[...] Also here is a clip from the documentary “War Photographer”. There is also a strong presentation of his more recent work over on Burn. This was written by tom. Posted on Tuesday, January 26, [...]

By: APhotoADay Blog » Blog Archive » Nachtwey on Burn

APhotoADay Blog » Blog Archive » Nachtwey on Burn — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 21:40:42 +0000

[...] See Nachtwey’s work, which is hard hitting and focuses on TB like much of his recent work, and Havery’s commentary about the piece and the future of burn magazine here. [...]

By: Harry

Harry — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:13:52 +0000

Plenty of stick but not enough carrot. Where the words are upbeat the pictures are not I want to see ex TB patients having fun.Wonderful and all that but you need to tack a whole lot of good news on to the bad.

By: fotocubas

fotocubas — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:33:53 +0000

To find this essay by James Nachtwey in a web site curated by David Allan Harvey is a perfect example of the benefits of the Internet (even if looking at prints is a superior experience). I live in the south of México, an for many years I have admire both from the distance, my only chance to see their work was in National Geographic or in commercial photo magazines (lots of equipment surrounding a few pictures), I don’t even had seen any of their books. Now I feel like I’m in touch. I watched Nachtwey’s speech at TED, the very beginning of this work, and now I can see the results, which are amazing.

Congratulations again to David, this is a place full of dreams an cruel reality, and a great hope to photojournalism.

And David, I got an idea to contribute. After watching this essay I wanted to share it with all my friends, but the majority of them doesn’t understand English. Spanish subtitles would help to get this message to a greater audience. I’d like to make the translation, if you agree (believe me, my Spanish if much, much better than my English).

Sincerely
Francisco

By: AndreaC

AndreaC — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:14:33 +0000

Was my comment made yesterday deleted, or did it just not arrive?

By: Steve Wall

Steve Wall — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:40:24 +0000

Thanks, David. Haven’t seen and talked with you since my National Geographic days. I’ve followed James’ work over the years. And everything he has ever done has been powerful. However, this may be the most powerful and the most important. I can imagine what a toll this took on him personally, but whatever it may have cost him he has helped to awaken all of us. This is what we all should be about. My best to all of you. Steve Wall

By: browserFruits: Die Foto News am Sonntag | Digitale Fotografie Lernen - KWERFELDEIN - Martin Gommel

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 07:03:45 +0000

[...] # Tuberkulose ist weltweit ein Thema, das noch lange nicht geklärt ist. Auf XDRTB.org gibt es eine Slideshow mit Fotos von James Nachtwey zum Thema – wer mag kann sie auch in 720p downloaden und anschauen. Achtung: Die Fotos zeigen das Leid sehr deutlich (via). [...]

By: davidmryder

davidmryder — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:00:07 +0000

Superb. Thank you David, Jim, BD, TED and Time.

By: Kenji Arimura

Kenji Arimura — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:00:02 +0000

WOW…what a fantastic surprise!! I didn’t expect to come across James Nachtwey’s work so soon around here. This is a really good sign! Congratulations James, BD and Burn for the great inspiring work!

By: Jeff Hladun

Jeff Hladun — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:26:44 +0000

Thanks, Justin, Kerry; my discomfort has been eliminated by your posts. BD’s social conscience is reassuring, and offers Burn an excellent first choice as a sponsor.

David, thanks for your elegant defense. Sponsorship is certainly okay by me, and there is nothing wrong with corporate and artistic self-interest – or profit. It just seemed possible at first glance, that in this case the sponsorship which led to the publication, could lead to government support and intervention as this work has already accomplished (as stated above). In the case of disasters such as the long-term effect of TB here, or the sudden disaster in Haiti now unfolding, it can be argued that even in those cases a profit is acceptable.

But profit is one thing, and profiteering from disasters is another. There is a thin line between the two – the line has been crossed many times in the past. Let’s hope your vetting process remains true, and that good corporate citizenship can be seen and appreciated here in the same way emerging photographers are.

And thanks also to Jim. I don’t have any bias to sponsorship per se, and in fact look forward to seeing here the logos of companies with a good corporate moral code. The editors and staff at Burn have, for me at least, built up a long line of credit which I’m happy to lend back – with interest, of course!

Regards to all.