ROBERT CAPA spanish civil war and wwii BIOGRAPHY - Born in Budapest, 1913 as Andre Friedmann - Studied and worked in Berlin - Moved to Paris in 1933
- met Gerda Taro Robert Capa on a destroyer during the ship arrivals in French beach for landings and liberation of France. - 1936 - 1938: Photographed the Spanish Civil War - 1939: Capa moves to New York - World War II - travels throughout Europe - D-Day Photographs - 1947: Travels to Russia with friend / writer John Steinbeck - 1947: Forms Magnum - 1954: Travels to Vietnam to cover the First Indochina war - Dies while on assignment MAGNUM
- Had been thinking about the idea for many years - Met Chim in Paris who introduced him to Cartier-Bresson - During WWII met Rodger - In 1947 officially founded the agency SPANISH CIVIL WAR
- War timed with technological developments - Given assignments by Vu - Exclusively shot for the Republican side - Photographs from 1936-1938 - 1936: Travels to Spain with Gerda Taro - Barcelona - Cordoba SPAIN. Barcelona. August 1936. - Madrid SPAIN. Andalucia. September 5th, 1936. Cerro Muriano, Córdoba front. Civilians fleeing. SPAIN. Santa Eulalia. 1936. Republican soldiers during an attack. - Highly controversial
- First published in Vu on September 23rd, 1936
- First doubted in 1975
- 1996 soldier identified as Federico Borrell García
- Question of authenticity - do specifics matter?
SPAIN. Córdoba front. Early September, 1936. Death of a loyalist militiaman. Spanish Civil War Cont’d
- November of 1936 Capa travels to Madrid alone - Shows fulls horror of the war - Gerda dies in Spain in 1938
SPAIN. Madrid. Winter 1936-1937. After an Italo-German air raid. D-Day Landing
- June 6, 1944 Allied troops advance through Normandy - Omaha Beach - Capa is the only press photographer present
GB. Weymouth, Dorset. 1-5 June 1944. American troops being ferried to larger ships in preparation for the allied invasion of Normandy. FRANCE. Normandy. June 6th, 1944. US troops assault Omaha Beach during the D- Day landings. FRANCE. Normandy. June 6th, 1944. US troops assault Omaha Beach during the D- Day landings (first assault). FRANCE. St. Laurent-sur- Mer, Calvados. June, 1944. German soldiers captured by US forces. TECHNIQUES THEMES
- Had various cameras - “If your pictures aren’t (leica, rolleiflex, contax) good enough, you’re not close enough.” - Known for BW but also shot many images in - Capa was incredibly color social, charming, and a risk taker Bibliography
Kershaw, Alex. Blood and Champagne: The Life and Times of Robert Capa. New York: Thomas Dunne /St. Martin's, 2003. Google Books. Web.
Miller, Russell. Magnum: Fifty Years at the Front Lines of History. New York: Grove Press, 1999.
Whelan, Richard. “ROBERT CAPA'S: FALLING SOLDIER”. Aperture 166 (2002): 48–55. JSTOR.
"Robert Capa." Magnum Photos. Accessed October 7, 2015. Web.