A collection of rare photographs taken in various countries facing war and conflict by American photojournalist James Nachtwey will be displayed in Thailand for the first time on the 7th floor of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, from Sept 5 to Nov 26.
San Luis de la Reina, El Salvador, 1984. James Nachtwey
Organised by the Royal Photographic Society of Thailand, “James Nachtwey: Memoria Exhibition” is a large-scale retrospective show that reveals war’s tragic effects on both combatants and civilians through 126 powerful pictures by Nachtwey, who has been hailed as one of the greatest documentary war photographers of our time.
He is an extraordinary observer and an acute witness, who has devoted his career to documenting some of the most crucial issues of contemporary history. Over the past 42 years, including his 34 years as a contract photographer for Time…
