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Inferno continues nachtweys poignant awardwinning war. So wrote james nachtwey in his afterword to inferno, a book of what he calls his antiwar photographs of people devastated by war, corruption, and famine just minutes after the first plane hit the north tower, nachtwey was on the roof of his building, a few. James nachtwey s photography project on tuberculosis featured in the new york times lens blog 03182010. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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