Harry Mattison

About

TIME magazine photographer who documented El Salvador's civil war.

Before Fame

He studied at Fordham University and then under the Austrian cultural historian Ivan Illich.

Trivia

His photographs frequently appeared in major news publications like Time, Der Spiegel, and The New York Times.

Family Life

He married poet Carolyn Forche.

Associated With

Much like the French photojournalist Henri Bresson, he tried to capture in photographs his own decisive moments.