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Happy Veterans Day! I would like to send a special "shout out" to my cousin, Sgt. Michael Lee Myers, for the service that he provided the United States Army: four tours to Iraq, two to Afghanistan and one to Kuwait. Mike and I often found ourselves in political debates although we agreed on one thing: the face of war is not pretty regardless of what side you are on. We agreed on another thing; the face(s) of war would not be seen without photojournalists. With that being said, I'd like to share an amazing article with you that was published in The Washington Post today titled "Portraits of War: From the Civil War to Afghanistan".
This article covers a few of the "big time" photographers who shared their images with the world throughout the course of photojournalism's history. The article starts with Matthew Brady - naturally, as he was one of the first photographers to document the Civil War. Most of us who have studied the history of photojournalism know that Matthew Brady did not work alone and for a brief moment of his career, Brady had Timothy O'Sullivan as his apprentice. Although, are you familiar with the names Alexander Gardner, James Gibson and George Barnard? They covered this era as well.
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| Photo By: Matthew Brady |
Moving onto our contemporary photojournalists: James Nachtwey has covered almost every major conflict, social issues and natural disaster since 1981, when he was given his first overseas assignment to cover Northern Ireland's civil strife.
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| Nachtwey, James, Ramallah, West Bank, 2000. |
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| Nachtwey, James, Rwanda, 1994. |
Carol Guzy earned her Associate's Degree in Applied Science in Photography from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. She worked for many years at The Miami Herald where she covered conflict within the Haitian population in Miami. She has also covered the plight of the Kosovo refugees in 1999. Guzy was the first woman to receive the Newspaper Photographer of the Year Award from the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) in 1990. She has also won the Pulitzer Prize on a few occasions: in 1986 for Spot News with The Miami Herald, in 1995 for Spot News with The Washington Post, in 2000 for Feature Photography with The Washington Post, and 2011 for Breaking News Photography also with The Washington Post.
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| Guzy, Carol, Kosovo Refugee, 1999. |
The article doesn't stop there. Be sure to check out the article in The Washington Post to learn about many other photojournalists such as, Christopher Morris and Lynsey Addario who have helped change the world we live in with their photographs! Never underestimate the power of photography; it does have the ability to create positive change. Click "here" to access the article.
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01. Golon, MaryAnne, and Bronwen Latimer, eds. "Portraits of War: From the Civil War to Afghanistan." The Washington Post. N.p., 8 Nov. 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
02. "James Nachtwey." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 19 Oct. 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
03. "Carol Guzy." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 11 Apr. 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.
04. "Biography of Photographer Carol Guzy." About.com Photography. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov. 2013.