Robert Kapa is a Hungarian-American photographer
One of the most famous war photographers of the twentieth century
In 1947, together with Bresson, the advocate of "decisive moments", he founded Magnan Pictures, the world's first cooperative organization of free photographers
In Budapest, Hungary, on 22 October 1913,
A child named Andre Friedman was born here.
This is the first of many names Capa used in his life.
Many people don't know that Capa was born with thick black hair.
And one hand is six fingers.
Mothers and friends felt that the child would become a celebrity in the future.
In July 931, Capa fled to Berlin.
He studied at the German College of Politics and majored in journalism.
Due to the poor business performance of parents,
I can't send him any more money. Capa started giving it to a photo agency
(Deft) as an assistant. The boss appreciates his talent.
(Extrovert, independent, adventurous and joke-telling)
He was arranged to go to Copenhagen in December 1932.
Filming Russian revolutionary Lev Trotsky.
With Robert Capa's rapid growth,
He was gradually given the opportunity to photograph the battlefield.
And in a shooting mission emerged.
As one of his most famous missions,
Omaha Beach, Normandy, June 6, 1944
Omaha Beach, Normandy
Capa made a vivid record of this landing:
"When I finished taking pictures, the sea was cold in my trousers legs.
Hesitating, I want to walk away from the steel column.
But the bullets drove me back every time... Between the floating corpses,
I swam next to it and stopped to take some more pictures.
At last, he plucked up courage and jumped ashore.
"The slope of the beach gives me some protection.
Because we all lie flat to avoid machine gun bullets...
I took out my second Kang Tai Shi camera.
Start taking pictures without raising your head.
When he returned to England, he handed the film to the messenger.
Messengers ride motorcycles to deliver them to Life.
The London office is flushed and sent to New York for publication.
After the photos of the Normandy landings were published,
Life magazine called it a "slight defocus" caused by the photographer's shaking hands.
In order to catch up with the deadline,
Magazine darkroom technicians rushed the oven too high.
Causes the film top layer to melt.
Only 11 of the 72 negatives were saved for use.
Classical Images of World War II Battlefield
My personal opinion
In the author's opinion, Robert Capa is a real practitioner, but he is also a small photographer trapped by war. When he was on the battlefield, he couldn't live without war. Just like the lines in the movie The Hurt Locker
“The rush of battle if often a potent and lethal addition, for war of drug.”
So maybe it's fate or illness.
Eventually his soul drifted through the Vietnam War.
The Sorrow of a Master
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