“It’s the combined work of all of us, together, that builds the critical mass of information and insight that creates change and helps make the world a better place. And I want to dedicate this award to those who have only been silenced by imprisonment or by giving their lives,” said Nachtwey, a provostial fellow at Dartmouth, after he received the Creative Excellence Award in honor of his 30 years of bearing witness to the human cost of war and other disasters.
Watch the full speech, and see a special retrospective of Nachtwey’s photos, published 2/3/15 by TIME.
