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Photo Ops.(war photos)(Book Review)
James Nachtwey has been described--by a fellow photographer--as the Angel of Death. If you see Nachtwey in a ravaged land, and people are not dying in front of his lens, they soon will be. Amongst the dirt and blood and shell casings, he prowls with unreal grace. His hair is well groomed, his attire just so. As he steps gingerly around the rubble, you could be forgiven for wondering if he got lost on his way to a Paris soiree. It's not surprising, then, that Nachtwey's photos benefit from a similar tension between the gruesome and the elegant. He captures on film the worst the world has to offer: the starving, the diseased, the wounded and the dead. But the composition of the photos imposes a meticulous kind of beauty, and the scenes often glow in a warm, almost ethereal light.
Perhaps no book captures the horror of recent years more beautifully than "War" (415 pages. Design. Method of Operation Ltd.), a massive volume of photographs and short essays. Nachtwey and eight other top war photographers ...
- Ron Haviv: shooting war. (In The War Zone).
- Magazine article from: Columbia Journalism Review Lipton, Joshua July 1, 2002 700+ words
Hiding between a cab and the trailer of an abandoned truck, Ron Haviv looked through the lens of his camera as the rifles fired and the blood spilled. Zeljko Raznatovic, the notorious Serbian militia...
- McNally, Keith & others (text) & Christopher Hirsheimer & Ron Haviv (photogs.)....
- Magazine article from: Library Journal Sutton, Judith September 15, 2003 700+ words
Potter, dist. by Crown. Oct. 2003. c.288p. photogs, index. ISBN 0-4000-4635-1. $37.50. COOKERY Balthazar is perhaps the most popular of restauranteur McNally's hip New York City eateries, which also include Pastis and Lucky Strike. In this attractively designed cookbook, McNally and his two chefs,
- Democratic Republic of Congo: Forgotten War.
- Magazine article from: Arena Magazine Power, Rachel June 1, 2006 700+ words
A powerful exhibition by world-renowned VII Photo Agency photographers Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, James Nachtwey, Antonin Kratochvil and Joachim Ladefoged. Reveals the suffering of the Congolese people as they struggle to...
- Lexar Announces Exclusive Sponsorship with VII.
- Press release article from: Business Wire February 20, 2005 700+ words
...the images that define the turbulent opening years of the 21st century. VII was founded by Alexandra Boulat, Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Anotnin Kratochvil, Christopher Morris, James Nachtwey and John Stanmeyer. They were joined in 2002 by Lauren...
- Make Your Photo Dreams a Reality by Bidding on the Ultimate Photo Experiences;...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 18, 2004 700+ words
...AR - April 14-17, 2004 Join political photojournalist Ron Haviv, who has covered news events around the globe, and experience...LANDSCAPE - September 6-13, 2004 Catch up with photojournalist Gary Knight inside the majesty of the Swiss Alps to help create your own...
- In Person: Gary Knight - Manager, global events, Land Rover.(Interview)
- Magazine article from: Conference & Incentive Travel April 30, 2005 700+ words
...associated with kids' TV presenters, you know that somewhere along the line things have gone very right. Land Rover's Gary Knight is clearly at ease with his life's calling, and has been since 1976. 'I joined the organisation straight from school...
- Mississippi State Hospital (MSH).(People to Watch)(Danny Ashley, Juliette...
- Magazine article from: Mississippi Business Journal March 14, 2005 700+ words
...Human Services, where she worked for seven years, and Region 8 Mental Health Services, where she worked for four years. Gary Knight of Brandon has joined MSH as a chaplain in the hospital's pastoral care department. Knight comes to MSH from his previous...
- MORE SOUR THAN SWEET.(Review)
- Magazine article from: Afterimage VANMEENEN, KAREN January 1, 2001 700+ words
...Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal By Ron Haviv SARA Gallery New York, New York December...Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal by Ron Haviv New York, NY: Umbrage Editions/TV...blood," and "kan" meaning "honey." Ron Haviv has chosen an appropriate metaphor in...
- PhotoPlus Announces Special Events At Photo Show Oct. 31 - Nov. 2, 2002 in New...
- Press release article from: Business Wire October 15, 2002 700+ words
...Photographers Walter Iooss, Douglas Kirkland, Pete Turner Ron Haviv & Susan Meiselas First U.S. showing of the World Press...by eminent photographers Walter Iooss, Douglas Kirkland, Ron Haviv, Jay Maisel, Pete Turner, Ed Kashi and more. Demonstrations...
- Serbia: Incident reported at opening of exhibition of war photos.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire September 11, 2002 700+ words
...time in Novi Sad, after those in several other towns in Serbia, at this evening's opening of the exhibition of photos by Ron Haviv, a New York witness of the ex-Yugoslav war crimes. The incident occurred when some persons from the audience were shouting...
Source: HighBeam Research, Photo Ops.(war photos)(Book Review)