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...Capa was a pioneer of photojournalism and has served as the role model for many photojournalists. Thousands of photographers have been inspired by his fearlessness and courage in covering battlefields from the Spanish Civil War to the Indochinese War, where he was killed by a landmine. Interest in Capa's works and his reputation as one of the greatest photojournalists ever is growing around the world. Several international travelling exhibits of Capa's work have recently drawn considerable attention and admiration. If you happen to be in New York, the International Center of Photography's current exhibition of Capa...
Though a great deal is known about Capa's works, there exists a general ignorance about the man behind the camera. Capa travelled widely and never stayed at any one place long enough to make life-long friends. Capa was a man without a country, without a family, and without love. The only woman he ever loved, also a photographer, was killed in the Spanish Civil...
...things have perpetuated the myth of Robert Capa. First, the history of Capa's life is disjointed, interrupted by several wars and numerous financial difficulties. To put it simply, no one knew him very well. Secondly, Capa was a secure photographer but an insecure man who bordered on ridiculous in his self-aggrandizement. These two factors, in addition to his early and tragic death, have created the myth of Robert Capa, a photo...
...book, Robert Capa: A Biography, Richard Whelan successfully cracks the myth of Capa. This could not have been very difficult, given the over-inflated nature of the image; but Whelan also succeeds in building back a man who is much less than his myth but at the same time much more than an average man. This, by contrast to the myth-breaking project, could not have been a very easy job considering Capa's confusing and bewildering life...
...CAPA'S CHILDHOOD WAS anything but normal. Born in Budapest in 1913 as Endre Friedmann, Capa had very little time to enjoy his Hungarian heritage before he was kicked out of the country for participating in leftist agitation against the authoritarian government. From the tender age of 17, Capa was by himself...