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.

Editor’s Pick
MAY 26, 2009 3:04PM

History is Real Part 8 - The Dawn of Fear

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PEK05:MAY 28- A student protester wears a mask during a demonstration on Tiananmen Square. After an apparent victory by hardliners in the government power struggle, some protesters are wearing masks so they won't be recognized by the authorities for reprisals. 

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Editor’s Pick
MAY 20, 2009 3:44AM

Shepard Fairey Ripped Off My Picture

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Exactly 20 years ago I took this picture of an armed Chinese soldier at the onset of martial law in Beijing.  That same image, with no attachment to it's original context or how it fits into the Chinese story, was appropriated by artist Shepard Fairy  (of the Obama "Hope Poster"… Read full post »

Editor’s Pick
MAY 11, 2009 7:31PM

History is Real

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Twenty years ago I was lugging around a camera bag in Beijing charged with what I viewed to be a sacred duty -- show the truth. The Chinese unrest taking place in 1989 was beyond any individual's ability to grasp at that time and yet there we all were, trying
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