Name: My wish: Let my photographs bear witness
Uploaded: 2007-04-03T00:11:00Z
Duration: 21 min 31 s
Description: Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, war photographer James Nachtwey shows his life's work and asks TED to help him continue telling the story with innovative, exciting uses of news photography in the digital era.

Accepting his 2007 TED Prize, war photographer James Nachtwey shows his life's work and asks TED to help him continue telling the story with innovative, exciting uses of news photography in the digital era.

My wish: Let my photographs bear witness

Images have the power to shape public conscience and fuel real-world change. Photographs from conflicts and humanitarian crises—such as starving prisoners in Northern Ireland or famine victims in Somalia—have shifted international action and brought distant struggles into sharp focus. Visual journalism provides a human face to abstract issues, revealing the stakes for ordinary people and sparking debates that challenge the status quo. When stories are told with honesty and empathy, they can move societies to confront injustice.

Photographs Can Change History, Not Just Record It

James Nachtwey photographs drug-resistant TB

"Obama and McCain make statements on TB"

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James Nachtwey: My wish: Let my photographs bear witness