Photojournalism: James Nachtwey in conversation with Orville Schell May 11, 2006

Thursday, May 11, 7:30 p.m., Sibley Auditorium, Bechtel Engineering Center

James Nachtwey is one of today's most influential war photographers, having covered perhaps more armed conflicts than any other photojournalist. He has spent considerable time in South Africa, has shot iconic images of wars in Latin America, the Middle East, Russia, Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and Sudan and of socio-political issues (pollution, crime and punishment) in Western Europe and the United States.

He also made a remarkable series of photographs about the September 11 attacks. Although he sustained his first injury during the U.S. invasion of Iraq, when an insurgent threw a grenade into the Humvee he was in, he recovered sufficiently to return overseas to cover the Tsunami in Southeast Asia of late 2004.

He is the founder of the VII Agency and the subject of the award-winning documentary "War Photographer."

http://www.jamesnachtwey.com

In this free event, Nachtwey will discuss his craft with Orville Schell, dean of the UC Berkeley School of Journalism.

It would be good to get there early.