Robert Capa

By Kristopher Brunelle
Robert Capa
Born October 22, 1913 named Endre Ernő
Friedmann in Budapest, Austria-Hungary.

1931 at the age of 18 he was arrested by the

Hungarian secret police and force to leave the
country.

He Moved to berlin to study journalism but was

not allowed to because he was Jewish.

1933 moved to France to avoid persecution

and changed his name to Robert Capa to
sound more american
His first famous
photograph was of Leon
Trotsky during the
'Meaning of the Russian
Revolution' speech in
Copenhagen in 1932.
 1936-1939

He covered the
Spanish civil war
and shot the
famous photo
“Falling soldier”
1938
Went to
Hankow China
to photograph
the Japanese
invasion

Pictured here is
a 15 year old
soldier during
the conflict
 1938
Moved to NYC
and worked for
“Life Magazine”
and “Colliers
Weekly”

Capa's shot of a victorious

Yank graced the May 14,
1945 cover of LIFE.
 D-Day
June 6, 1944

Took several
rolls of
photographs
but all of the
images were
destroyed
during
development.

Somehow 11
magically
survived.
1950’s
Went to
Japan to
cover the
indochina
war for Life
magazine
1954

Robert Capa Died on may 25th 1954, after leading a life dedicated to informing
others about the horrors of war.
Imitation
This photo is
of a person
looking out
over
normandy
beach after D-
day in 1945
Likeness
Works Cited
(n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.skylighters.org/photos/robertcapa.html

"Magnificent 11": Robert Capa - Atlas Gallery: Fine Art Photography. (n.d.). Retrieved from

http://www.atlasgallery.com/exhibition/magnificent-11-robert-capa

Robert Capa. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.magnumphotos.com/photographer/robert-capa/

Who was Robert Capa? Everything You Need to Know. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/robert-

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