Fotografiska Talks: James Nachtwey and Brent Pere

As part of Fotografiska’s major summer exhibition Photography in Power: Making Worlds Visible, one of the most influential war photographers of our time, James Nachtwey, visited Tallinn in May 2026.Over decades spent working in the world’s most difficult conflict zones, Nachtwey has captured moments that are both unbearable and essential -  stories of war, loss, and human resilience, without embellishment or compromise.In this podcast episode, journalist Brent Pere speaks with James Nachtwey about his current work, the conflicts shaping the world today, and his experiences documenting conflicts across the globe. Photography in Power: Making Worlds Visible, group exhibition, 6 May – 13 September 2026. Photography in Power: Making Worlds Visible brings together 127 photographers whose work has shaped how we see, interpret, and perceive the world today – among them Helmut Newton, Robert Mapplethorpe, Richard Avedon, Alison Jackson, and David LaChapelle. The exhibition moves between inner and outer worlds, exploring social tensions, identity, and the paradoxes of beauty and its representation.At the intersection of documentary and staged approaches, the personal meets the political, vulnerability meets resistance. Photography here is not merely a technique, but a way of making the world visible – revealing connections that might otherwise remain unseen.