Ed Nachtrieb

Ed Nachtrieb
Location
Los Angeles, USA
Bio
Filmmaker and journalist Edward Nachtrieb's background includes series television, commercials and international photojournalism. As Supervising Producer and Director for the Travel Channel’s “John Ratzenberger’s Made in America.” he traveled the United States exploring America's factories and workshops and meeting America's workforce. His recent documentary “All The Way Home” was presented in Congress by the House Veterans Affairs Committee (allthewayback.com) and has helped raise money for military veterans groups around the country. Prior to his career in Los Angeles, Ed was based in New Mexico where he created documentaries focused on Native American health issues as well as music videos and commercials. Ed’s still photography has been featured in magazines and newspapers worldwide. As Reuters Chief Photographer in China from 1987 through 1989, he documented the massacre of pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square and its aftermath as well as ethnic unrest in western China and Tibet.

MAY 12, 2009 3:26PM

History is Real Part 2

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Events of exactly 20 years ago in Beijing

The second photo installment in this series. To be continued through at least June 4, 2009

Twenty years ago,  this is what the world was seeing out of Beijing:

PEK05: MAY13 - Student activist Wang Wen leads hundreds of students onto Tiananmen Square to start a hunger strike on Saturday. The students say they will starve themselves during Mikhail Gorbachev's summit visit unless the Chinese government gives into their demands.     1989

 

 

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