James Nachtway & the XDR-TB pandemic

"Photographers go to the extreme edges of the human experience to show people what's going on. They believe your opinions and your influence matter. They aim their pictures at your best instincts: generosity, a sense of right and wrong, the ability and the willingness to identify with others, the refusal to accept the unacceptable." -- James Nachtway

James Nachtway is considered by many to be the greatest living photojournalist. His work in recent years with victims of a disease known as XDR-TB (extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis) is stark and cuts deeply into those of us who, simply by the luck of the draw, live far more fortunate lives.

A gallery of his XDR-TB work is on the XDRTB.org web site. Take a deep breath and go directly to the gallery page to see these intense photographs. Click on the contact sheet image to begin a slide show.