#106: Photographing War & Conflict With Robert Nickelsberg

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2015

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Robert Nickelsberg was a contract photographer for TIME magazine for 25 years. During that time he documented conflicts in Kashmir, Iraq, Sri Lanka, India and Afghanistan. His most recent book Afghanistan highlights his work from the Soviet retreat in Afghanistan in the 80s to the American conflict post 9-11. On the podcast Robert and I discuss what it's like working in such hostile environments, the importance of situational awareness, and what he learned about Afghan manhood. If you've thought about becoming a freelance photographer, you'll get a lot of great insights from this podcast. Even if you don't want to be a photographer, you'll still find Robert's career fascinating.

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0:00.0	music
0:15.0	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:18.6	Well, today on the show we have a veteran photojournalist who has spent his career in some
0:22.2	of the most dangerous parts of the world, capturing moments for newspapers and magazines.
0:27.3	His name is Robert Nicholsburg and he spent his career in some really crazy places in
0:31.7	Nicaragua during the conflict that happened there during the late 1970s in India, Pakistan
0:37.3	and he spent a great deal of time in Afghanistan after the Soviet Union began withdrawing their
0:42.6	troops back in the 80s and he's been there all the way through 2013 and seeing what's
0:48.4	going on there with the US mission there in Afghanistan.
0:52.3	Anyway, stay on the show.
0:53.1	Robert and I discussed the life of a photojournalist and someone who, particularly a photojournalist,
0:58.9	spends a time in some really scary places.
1:01.9	We talk about how you become a photojournalist, how you got into it, if you're interested in
1:05.3	that, what you need to do, what room to that was at the adventure.
1:09.2	We talk about what Afghanistan was like before 9-11.
1:12.2	We also talk about what manliness means to Afghans, what he gleaned from that from being
1:16.9	so up close and personal with them.
1:19.4	You know, that really fascinating discussion.
1:21.5	I think you'll really like it, so let's go on with the show.
1:25.1	Bob Nicholsburg, welcome to the show.
1:30.1	Thank you, Brett.
1:31.1	Very nice to be here.
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