Robert Capa
Robert Capa
Robert Capawas a Hungarian war photographer, photo journalist and also the companion and professional partner of photographer Gerda Taró. He covered five wars: the Spanish Civil War, the Second Sino-Japanese War, World War II across Europe, the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and the First Indochina War. He documented the course of World War II in London, North Africa, Italy, the Battle of Normandy on Omaha Beach and the liberation of Paris...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPhotographer
Date of Birth22 October 1913
CountryUnited States of America
The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda.
The war is like an actress who is getting old. It's less and less photogenic and more and more dangerous. (1944)
If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough.
You don't have to pose your camera. The pictures are there, and you just take them. The truth is the best picture, the best propaganda. (On the Spanish Civil War, 1937)
Q: Do you really distance yourself from your subject? I mean, what would you do if you were presented with a young girl burning to death? A: About 1/60 at f5.6.
It’s not enough to have talent. You also have to be Hungarian.
The pictures are there, and you just take them.