Alberto Korda
Alberto Korda
Alberto Díaz Gutiérrez, better known as Alberto Korda or simply Korda, was a Cuban photographer, remembered for his famous image Guerrillero Heroico of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara...
NationalityCuban
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth14 September 1928
CountryCuba
famous
I still forgive him, because by doing what he did, he made it famous.
photography expression firsts
The beauty of women was the first expression of my photography.
lenses four cameras
Forget the camera, forget the lens, forget all of that. With any four-dollar camera, you can capture the best picture.
expression impact today
I remember it as if it were today... seeing him [Che] framed in the viewfinder, with that expression. I am still startled by the impact... it shakes me so powerfully. (On his iconic photo of Che Guevara)
wall eye people
There's something about his eyes in the photo. A kind of mystery. His personality comes through. It's always hung on my walls and I've given it to many people as a present. (On his iconic photo of Che Guevara)