James Nachtwey won the TED Prize for 2007 and his acceptance speech was recorded. At more than 20 minutes in length, it will take some time to get through – but it is well worth the effort as he talks about the stories he has told and why he believes in their importance. (Note that clicking that link will start a very large download – 312 MB.)

The TED Conference (named for it’s topics of Technology, Entertainment and Design) meets each year and brings together industry leaders to work on solving problems.