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.
MY RECENT POSTS
- History is Real Part 12 -
Carnage
June 03, 2009 07:18PM - History is Real Part 11- First
Blood
June 03, 2009 01:50AM - History is Real Part 10-
Family Day
June 02, 2009 02:04AM - History is Real Part 9 - The
Goddess
May 29, 2009 06:33PM - History is Real Part 8 - The
Dawn of Fear
May 26, 2009 01:28PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Peter Nachtrieb at
10:45am May 23
Hey Ed,
here's an interesting article
to contrib…”
May 24, 2009 12:54AM - “I really like
Cartouche's "original"
idea!
Gordon's view
seems to be t…”
May 20, 2009 01:11PM - “Copyright and
restitution issues aside, I am
most bothered by
his
misrepresentin…”
May 20, 2009 10:29AM - “Bless you my friend! Now
we know the longed for answer
to
WWJD?”
May 14, 2009 01:27PM
History is Real Part 12 - Carnage
PEK01:JUN04 -A student with a gunshot wound to the head is wheeled into Beijing Number One hospital early Sunday morning after troops opened fire on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square.
PEK28-JUNE4 - protesters rush a gravely injured person to medical help after… Read full post »
History is Real Part 11- First Blood
June 3 1989 - Beijing ...
After being beaten by soldiers in front of the Great Hall of the People, this man staggers forward trying to find help for his wounds.
I'm not sure how to comment on this picture. It sums up for me all of what happened from this… Read full post »
History is Real Part 10- Family Day
Part 10 in a series... June 1989
BEIJING--Chinese children flash "victory" signs for their camera holding parents.
One this day 20 years ago there were no police on the streets, the students controlled the square and rumors filled the air. June 2 was the last day… Read full post »
History is Real Part 9 - The Goddess
PEK11:MAY29--Student activists work on what they call the "Goddess of Democracy" at an art school campus. The protesters plan to erect the statue in Tiananmen Square throughout the night.
More images reflecting on the hopes and dreams from exactly 20 years ago in Beijing.
At this stag… Read full post »
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.
BACK TO BEIJING IN 1989&n… Read full post »
History is Real Part 7- Painted Mao
PEK12:MAY 23 -- Workers prepare to put a drape over the portrait of the late Chairman Mao on the Gate of Heavenly Peace on Tuesday. Three people splattered paint on the portrait. Student protest leaders disclaim any responsibility for the incident.
Another view back to the events… Read full post »
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 »
History is Real Part 6 - Martial Law
On this day exactly 20 years ago, the tone of events in Beijing make a dramatic turn - martial law was declared. After midnight, convoys of soldiers moved toward the city center but unlike in previous military moves, these guys had guns. Swarms of civilians poured onto the streets begin… Read full post »
History is Real Part 5 - People Power
PEK16:May18 - With a banner strapped on its grill saying "Long Live the Students" a truck speeds through Peking carrying pro-democracy protesters. (en/Ed Nachtrieb)
The difference between these pictures and all those which came before is the people waving their arms and banners. I… Read full post »
History is Real Part 4 - The Summit
PEK03:PEKING;MAY15 Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev shakes hands with senior Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping in the Great hall of the People
May 16 was the peak of the Sino Soviet summit of 1989. It was all smiles inside the Great Hall of People but outside protesters had surrounded the building.… Read full post »
History is Real Part 3 - Zhao Edition
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 Par… Read full post »
History is Real Part 2
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.… Read full post »
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… Read full post »
You are What You Watch
Tonight, after watching “Air Bud” (PG for adult language – “hell”) with my six-year old son I was prepared to help him understand that the “mean people” in the film were pretend. They were part of a story that was made more exciting by the presence of mean pe… Read full post »
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