Robert Capa (1913-1954) was one of the most famous war photographers of the 20th century, known for his documentary style and his ability to capture moments of great emotional intensity. Capa was born Endre Friedmann in Budapest, Hungary, and studied photography in Berlin before moving to Paris in 1933.
In Paris, Capa began collaborating with other photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, and began documenting the city’s nightlife and cultural life. In 1936, he traveled to Spain to document the civil war, producing some of his most iconic images of himself, including the celebrated photo of a dying republican militiaman, known as ‘The Last Salute’. In 1938, Capa left Spain and moved to the United States, where he continued to work as a war photographer during World War II.
During the war, Capa documented Allied troops in Europe, North Africa and Asia, becoming known for his ‘live-fire’ style of war photography which sought to capture the chaos and emotion of the conflict. In June 1944, Capa documented the Normandy landings, producing some of the most famous images of him, including the celebrated photo of an American soldier diving into the sea with bayonet in hand.
After the war, Capa continued to work as a photographer and reporter, covering events such as the Indochina War and the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. In 1954, while documenting the Indochina War, Capa was killed by a landmine. His death was a significant loss to the world of photography, but his work has gone on to inspire many subsequent photographers, influencing the genres of war photography and documentary photography.
HIS WORKS
Robert Capa produced many famous photographs during his career as a photographer, many of which have become icons of the history of photography. Among his best known works are:
- “Last Salute” (1936) – A photograph of a dying republican militiaman during the Spanish Civil War.
- “The Falling Soldier” (1936) – A photograph of a Republican militiaman falling to the ground, although the question of the veracity of the image was subsequently raised.
- “Normandy Landings” (1944) – A series of photographs documenting the Allied landings in Normandy during WWII, including the famous photo of an American soldier diving into the sea with bayonet in hand.
- “The Kiss in Times Square” (1945) – A photograph of a sailor kissing a girl in Times Square at the end of World War II.
- “The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge” (1951) – A series of photographs documenting the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge during the Korean War.
- “The Arab-Israeli War” (1948) – A series of photographs documenting the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
- “Indochina” (1954) – A series of photographs documenting the war in Indochina, some of which were taken shortly before Capa’s death.
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