Ed Nachtrieb

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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.

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MAY 14, 2009 1:09PM

History is Real Part 3 - Zhao Edition

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Last View of Zhao

 The third photo installment in the "History is Real" series.  This photo is of the last official appearance of Zhao Ziyang before he disappeared into house arrest. 

 PEK22: PEKING;MAY 16 - Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev shares a laugh with Chinese Communist Party Chief Zhao Ziyang during their meeting at the Diayutai State Guest House.   

The story of what happened to him is in today's (2009's) New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/world/asia/15zhao.html?ref=global-home 

The following day at least 500,000 people appeared on Tiananmen Square as hardliners behind the scenes were setting the stage for a crackdown.  By far the biggest crowd up until then,  people from all walks of life began to join the students.

The flags of the Soviet Union and China adorned all the lightpoles around the square for Gorbachev's visit. The summit was supposed to mark the big story of 1989 - the end of the Sino-Soviet split. 

PEK13:PEKING:MAY 17 - Over a half a million people fill Peking's Tiananmen Square on Wednesday to demand democracy in the biggest popular upheaval in China since the Cultural Revolution.
 
 
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This is a part of a series I began a few days ago to post images from China exactly 20 years ago (almost to the day) leading up to June 4. 
 
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