Who is the practitioner (what is their name?) and when were they practicing?
What is the title of the photo or video you have chosen to analyse (can you provide a link?)
James Nachtwey a war photographer with the image above titled Guatemala
With the photo or video you are examining when was it produced (date)?
This photo was created in 1984
How was the photo or video authored?
The photos taken by James Nachtwey are taken without organisation in a way they are candid and are meant to be a depiction of war in a honest truthful way with the intention to stop war.
James uses whatever technology he has access to such as film cameras to digital cameras. James has used Digital as the technology progressed. To classify his overall style would be to say he is a Documentary photographer.
Although this image is colour it is not true to form from James as his usual photos are black and white to show a more somber look on war.
It is important to note that if it was not for the accuracy of either old or new photography technologies these images could not be recored as accurately in the past with painters of war.
James and many photographers could not create images like Guatemala as the accuracy provides context and the speed of the devices in the photo are moving. Capturing the moment essentially.
“let it, in short. be the secretary and record-keeper of whomsoever needs absolute material accuracy for professional reasons.” (Derrick Price and Liz Wells 2015, pp. 15)
How was the photo or video published?
This photo was not distributed on the web until recently and was printed at the time in 1983. It is currently not on view and is located in the The Manfred Heiting Collection. Prior to this the mage was posted in a book that he created called deeds of war and is still available today.
With access to the internet I could find the Photo on the official website of James and also a reverse image search provided a number of scans of the image. THe affrodances of the internet enable this image to be seen by a large amount of people regardless of class and do not constrain it tho those who can purchae a book or attend an art gallery winthing America.
How was the photo or video distributed?
THis Photo was marketed as a book and distributed in bookstore and also in galleries taking the form of a coffee table book in 1980s and early 90s but is difficult to find information on this. Now the gallery is available online on James photography website as a part of a series maintaining the same name Deeds of War.
