This calm, somber, and serious film is as much about what it means to be a war photographer, including the philosophical issues involved in documenting human suffering, as it is about James Nachtwey's life and career. Indeed, Nachtwey remains a somewhat remote figure throughout the film, due partly to his reserved and self-effacing personality and partly to the filmmaker's apparent disinterest in delving too deeply into Nachtwey's background or personal life. However, some of the scenes in this movie offer a unique sense of visual intimacy because of the small video camera that was fastened to the body of Nachtwey's still camera. It's almost as if we were leaning near Nachtwey's right ear, watching the subjects that he is photographing while his right index finger moves busily in front of us. This is not quite the same as seeing through his eyes, but it does provide an approximate idea of his perspective, including a certain sense of sympathetic detachment from the people and events he's photographing. The documentary follows Nachtwey to several locations, including Jakarta and Ramallah, and shows him choking on sulfur fumes and tear gas and risking getting shot in the course of his work. With comments from various individuals such as CNN correspondent Christiane Amanpour and magazine editor Hans-Hermann Klare, this documentary provides an interesting perspective on Nachtwey and war photography in general, although some viewers may consider the movie to be a bit slow. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.