biography of James NACHTWEY (1948)

Personal data


Birth : 1948 - Syracuse NY New York, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United States

Address

New York NY New York, United States

Education

1966 – 1970 : Dartmouth College – Hanover NH, United States

Professional data


Work and Life

1984:Contract photographer with Time.
1980:Moves to New York NY, USA to begin a career as a freelance magazine photographer.
1980 – 1985:Associates with Black Star.
1976:Starts to work as a newspaper photographer in New Mexico.


Other professions

09/2002 : Reporter
Agence VII – Paris, France


Affiliated to an association

1986 – 2001 : Magnum Agency – New York NY, United States

Work


Categorie and medium


Photography :

Subject

documentation
war
history/society

Movements and styles

Photojournalism

Solo Exhibitions (Selected)


Solo exhibitions

2002

Witness
Hood Museum of Art – Hanover NH, United States
2002 – 05/12/2002

BNF Bibliothèque Nationale de France – Paris, France
10/29/2002 – 03/02/2003

Itestimony
The Museum of Photographic Arts – San Diego CA, United States
10/27/2002 – 01/05/2003

Fahey / Klein Gallery – Los Angeles CA, United States
10/24/2002 – 11/20/2002

2000

Testimony
ICP International Center of Photography – New York NY, United States
05/23/2000 – 07/23/2000

Group Exhibitions (Selected)


Art shows / fairs

2006

Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : Galerie Clairefontaine – Espace 1 7 Place de Clairefontaine – Luxembourg, Luxembourg

2005

Paris Photo n°9
Paris, France
11/17/2005 – 11/20/2005
Represented by : Galerie Clairefontaine – Espace 1 7 Place de Clairefontaine – Luxembourg, Luxembourg


Group exhibitions

2003

Mars – Kunst und Krieg
Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum – Graz, Austria
01/11/2003 – 03/26/2003

M_Ars Art and War
Neue Galerie Graz – Graz, Austria
01/10/2003 – 03/26/2003

2002

Mark Power / James Nachtwey
Culturgest – Lisbon, Portugal
2002

Bibliography (Selected)


By the artist


Books

2000

Inferno
2000

1989

Deeds of War
1989


On the artist


Periodicals

2002

Arte y Parte n° 37
Santander, Spain
02/2002-03/2002

STEVENS Robert – L’oeil témoin
in: Paris Photo Magazine International n° 23 p. 86
Paris, France
11/2002-12/2002

Legals