Ed Nachtrieb

Biography

Edward Nachtrieb is an award-winning journalist, photographer, writer, producer, and director/cameraman whose background includes documentaries, television series, public service outreach, and independent film.

Nachtrieb began his career in the 1980s as a photojournalist for Reuters News Pictures in Asia. He covered stories throughout the region, including the Philippine’s People Power Revolution, political unrest in Korea, and refugees escaping war in Sri Lanka. As Reuters Chief Photographer in China, he smuggled film out of Tibet, helped uncover previously unreported unrest in Xinjiang, and led a photo team that covered the pro-democracy movement from the first student protests to the blo...