By Ben Sleater

Robert Capa

Born October 22, 1913 in Budapest, Hungary as Endre Ernő Friedmann

Died May 25, 1954 in Thai Binh, VietnamDocumented 5 warsOriginally studied journalism in Berlin, but left due to the rise of Nazism

Life

Briefly engaged to Gerda Pohorlle, or Gerda Taro

The two created the persona of ‘Robert Capa’Initially worked for Collier's Weekly

magazine, but worked with Life for the majority of his career

Life

An exhibition called This is War: Robert Capa at Work ran from 2009-10

An award was created in his honor, the Robert Capa Gold Medal, "best published photographic reporting from abroad, requiring exceptional courage and enterprise“

His brother went on to found the International Center of Photography in NYC in 1974

Magnum Photos was his brainchild, which he co-founded with others, such as Henri Cartier-Bresson, and briefly headed it before his death

Legacy

The Falling SoldierSupposedly taken in Cerro Muriano

Most Famous Pieces

The Magnificent Eleven

Less Famous Pieces

His photographs capture both the brutality of war and a sense of patriotism

Why He Appeals to Me

"If your picture isn't good enough, you're not close enough."

He got closer to the action than ever, portraying war with a sense of realism and grittiness that the general public had yet to see.

Why He Appeals to Others

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Capahttp://

www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,267730,00.html

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/episodes/robert-capa/in-love-and-war/47/

http://www.skylighters.org/photos/robertcapa.html

http://www.pbs.org/weta/reportingamericaatwar/reporters/capa/photo1.html

Works Cited