Robert Nickelsberg

Press

• Preserving Cultural Heritage at the "Crossroads of Cultures" | Oriental Institute (Jan. 2019)

• Photojournalist Robert Nickelsberg Captures 'Afghanistan's Heritage' | Fortune (Dec. 23, 2018)

• Afghanistan's Heritage: Restoring Spirit and Stone | The United States Diplomacy Center (Oct. 9, 2018)

• No Safe Harbor: An Exhibition on Sex Trafficking in the United States | Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs (Apr. 4, 2018)

• Witnessing Dignity Amid Death in Guatemala’s Civil War | The New York Times (Nov. 29, 2017)

• Selling American Girls | Al Jazeera America (Dec. 15, 2015)

• Oral history: The last days of Harold Nickelsberg | Al Jazeera America (Oct. 10, 2015)

• 25 Years in Afghanistan: A Photographic Journey | The Aspen Institute (Mar. 10, 2015)

• Robert Nickelsberg: Afghanistan in Photos | Los Angeles World Affairs Council (Oct. 22, 2014)

• Capturing Afghanistan’s troubled history | The Hindu (Aug. 25, 2014)

• Book Review: Afghanistan: A Distant War," by Robert Nickelsberg | Lawfare (Jan. 13, 2014)

• Q&A: Robert Nickelsberg on "Afghanistan: A Distant War" | National Geographic (Dec. 16, 2013)

• Robert Nickelsberg’s Photos Show the Suffering and Turmoil of War in Afghanistan | The Daily Beast (Dec. 14, 2013)

• Robert Nickelsberg’s Afghanistan | Politico Magazine (Dec. 5, 2013)

• Picture This: Will Afghanistan descend into civil war when US troops leave? (Video Interview) | BBC (Nov. 14, 2013)

• Robert Nickelsberg’s Afghanistan: A History | The New Yorker (Nov. 6, 2013)

• A Long View of Afghanistan’s Wars | The New York Times (Sep. 13, 2012)

• Iraq: Photographer Robert Nickelsberg Covers the War | Time

 Publication 

• Afghanistan's Heritage - Restoring Spirit and Stone (Sep. 2018)
  : Published in collaboration with the United States Department of State

• Afghanistan: A Distant War by Robert Nickelsberg (Oct. 16, 2013)
  : Robert Nickelsberg’s photographs help bring into focus the day-to-day consequences of war, poverty, oppression, and political turmoil in Afghanistan

Panelist / Events

• Preserving the Past to Strengthen Afghanistan’s Future - Panelist | United States Institute of Peace (Oct. 4, 2018)
  : The U.S. Institute of Peace and the U.S. Department of State jointly hosted a book launch event for Robert Nickelsberg’s “Afghanistan’s Heritage, Restoring Spirit and Stone". The event included a discussion with senior panelists who explored how preserving cultural heritage in Afghanistan not only protects the invaluable contributions and historical experiences of people in the region, but also directly supports Afghanistan’s present-day efforts toward becoming a stable and prosperous nation.

• 25 Years Inside Afghanistan | C-Span (Mar. 4, 2015)
  : Robert Nickelsberg spoke about the 25 years he has spent documenting Afghanistan, including events such as the Soviet military occupation and withdrawal in 1988, the rise of al-Qaeda and Islamic fundamentalism, and the withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2013. Mr. Nickelsberg also spoke about his book, Afghanistan: A Distant War.

• Afghanistan's Heritage: An Exhibition of Prints by Robert Nickelsberg on Cultural Heritage in Afghanistan | (July 2, 2019)
  : A photographic display of 34 prints mounted in collaboration with the U.S. Department of State's Mission to the United Nations and the Afghanistan Mission to the United Nations. The event included speeches by Robert Nickelsberg along with the U.S. and Afghan Ambassadors to the United Nations highlighting the value of supporting the preservation and conservation of Afghan cultural and historical sites and institutions.