Hi, > More poignant was the suggestion that Nachtway is now > unable to function in "normal" society, due to his many decades of being in > war zones. After a couple of weeks away from a war, he's off to another > one.
> He has made a huge sacrifice to bring the world his images. I've got a copy of the dvd and have watched it a couple of times. It's extremely interesting. I also have 2 of his books: 'Deeds of War' and 'Inferno'. But I think you've got cause and effect the wrong way round in your analysis. From what I can gather he has never been much of one for normal society, and it's partly this that has enabled him to function in wars. His ambition was always to be specifically a war photographer. I'm not convinced that he has sacrified much at all. I don't mean that as a moral judgement at all - what matters most is how effective his work is. I do think the notion of the noble war photographer sacrificing his normality in puruit of truth, justice and apple pie is a bit of an easy cliche. -- Cheers, Bob
