Robert Nickelsberg, a veteran photojournalist, reveals his journey through conflict zones like El Salvador in his book "Legacy of Lies: El Salvador 1981-1984." His work includes many black-and-white images, some of which remained undeveloped for decades after being overshadowed by Time Magazine's shift to color. These previously unseen photos now provide a meaningful historical account and personal introspective for Nickelsberg. He shares insights about his experiences capturing the violence and turmoil of the era in a live Q&A event at the City College of San Francisco.
I never saw my film back then-I sent everything to New York unprocessed, and the editors made the choices. Maybe ten frames would get looked at.
The result is both a historical record and a personal reckoning.
When you look at it rationally, photography is a series of mistakes. There are 36 images on a roll of film-you hope two.
At Time Magazine, only a handful of photos from each assignment made it to print. The rest stayed in the dark-overlooked completely.
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