Photojournalist James Nachtwey ’70 has traveled the world documenting wars, natural disasters, and the human condition. The Hood Museum of Art has acquired his archive, which comprises more than half a million images, which Nachtwey hopes will help educate and inspire others. Here are just a few examples of his work. Read more about the archives and see a Q&A with Nachtwey about his work on Dartmouth News.
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New York, USA, 2001—Ground Zero after both towers had collapsed. (©James Nachtwey Archive, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth)
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![Woman in burkha walking down bombed-out road](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/images/photos/2_nachtwey_afghanistan_2_1120.jpg?h=94c0b82f&itok=caOjRD0Q)
Kabul, Afghanistan, 1996—During the Afghan Civil War one-third of Kabul was totally destroyed by artillery and rocket fire. This picture of the central business district was made as the capital was being besieged by the Taliban. (©James Nachtwey Archive, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth)
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![Woman in burkha in graveyard](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/images/photos/1_nachtwey_afghanistan_1_1120.jpg?h=920ca60e&itok=p5VawQOt)
Kabul, Afghanistan, 1996—A woman dressed in a traditional burkha mourns for her brother, who was killed in a Taliban rocket attack during the siege of Kabul. (©James Nachtwey Archive, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth)
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Gitarama, Rwanda, 1994—A man who had been held prisoner in a Hutu concentration camp had just been liberated by the advancing Tutsi guerrilla army. His face bore the scars of extreme mistreatment. (©James Nachtwey Archive, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth)
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![Man getting ready to throw flame](/sites/home/files/styles/3_2_lg/public/images/photos/6_nachtwey_1120.jpg?h=94c0b82f&itok=QRU2Q8ON)
Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1993—During the civil war in Yugoslavia the city of Mostar became the scene of a bitter conflict between ethnic Croats and Bosnians. The fighting took place at close quarters—from house-to-house, room-to-room, neighbor against neighbor. (©James Nachtwey Archive, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth)