Reddit reviews Inferno (PHOTOGRAPHY)

James Nachtwey Inferno

Sebastiao Salgado Migrations out of print. Also see Africa and Genesis

Robert Doisneau Paris

EDIT: Also see Fan Ho. The books go in and out of print but a third is available for pre-order.

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> James Nachtwey Inferno [examples]

> Sebastiao Salgado Migrations out of print. [examples] Also see Africa [examples] and Genesis [examples]
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> Robert Doisneau Paris [examples]
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> EDIT: Also see Fan Ho [examples]. The books go in and out of print but a third is available for pre-order.

• Windows of the Soul: My Journeys in the Muslim World by Alexandra Avakia
  
• Inferno by James Nachtwey
  
• Signos by Veejay Villafrancia
  
• Magnum Contact Sheets by Magnum Photo Agency
  
• Free E-Books on street photography by Eric Kim
  
• Afghanistan: The Road to Kabul by Ron Haviv
  
• American Color 2 by Constantine Manos
  
• Wear Good Shoes: Inspiring Advice from Magnum Photographers by LensCulture
  
• Sleeping by the Mississippi by Alec Soth
  
  
  I suggest you visit Magnum, LensCulture, Invisible Photographers Asia, In-Public, British Journal of Photography, etc. Have fun!

James Nachtwey- wikipedia

Picture is from Sudan, also referenced in his book

www.jamesnachtwey.com [NSFL]

edit: links - No I have not read his books. A quick Google search is as much as I can handle.

You should really look at Nachtwey's Inferno. It weighs almost 11lbs/5kg's and is full with haunting images like (and including) the one you posted.

Try reading Hannah Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil. Something in a similar vein might be Philip Gourevitch We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families. Both of those are books that were written while reporting for the New Yorker - Arendt reflects extensively on the ethical/moral lapses which permitted the atrocities to occur - the seeming "accidental" nature of it. Gourevitch reports on the sociological and political history of the area and the global lack of balls in intervening in Rwanda. They're tough books to read, but really good.

There's also Frantz Fanon, who wrote specifically about colonialism and ethnic identity; his oeuvre is more in defense of revolution - and the fight or resistance against invasive/oppressive cultures. He presents kind of a defense of violence in the right circumstances. His works have been influential for organizations like the Black Panthers, Malcom X and Che Guevara.

Ed: And, if you're ever just in too good of a mood and need to depress yourself, go get a good eyeball full of the effects of ethnic violence in the modern world in James Nachtwey's book Inferno.

Introduction & enjoyable read:

Scott Kelby's Digital Photography Book series (there are 3 books - 1st one is highly recommended - by many is #1 best selling photography book ever)

...aaaaand The Moment it Clicks (by Joe McNally)

For portraits: Peter Hurley

Masterpiece: James Nachtwey - Inferno (if fact ANYTHING of James Nachtwey - the guy is alone in his own league)