Photographing the Lost People
Tuesday, May 13, 2003
It was Sunday morning, November 22, 1998 in Ketapang Alley, Jakarta. An angry mob raged down the street, brandishing swords and weapons. They were in pursuit of Jimmy Siahae, a 45 year-old Ambonese man who had reportedly set fire to the local mosque.
Standing close to the rabble was James Natchwey, a distinguished and celebrated photographer from New York who took a leading role in War Photographer, a documentary screened at the Jakarta Internati
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