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On James Natchwey and VII; From Inferno to war: a few considerations on James Natchwey, VII, and war photography.(Photography and War -- Report)

From: Afterimage  |  Date: 5/1/2004  |  Author: Chalifour, Bruno

"Even in the age of television, still photography maintains a unique 
ability to grasp a moment out of the chaos of history and to preserve it 
and hold it up to the light. It puts a human face on events that might 
otherwise become clouded in political abstractions and statistics. It 
gives a voice to people who otherwise would not have one. If journalism 
is the first draft of history, then photography is all the more 
difficult, because in capturing a moment you don't get a second chance.  ...
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