Robert Capa- Photojournalism

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He was birth name was Endre Ern but he later changed it to “Robert Capa” as he believed it was recognisable and “American sounding”. Capa began his career as a freelance journalist in France but in 1936 to 1939 he travelled to Spain to photograph the horrors of the Spanish Civil War. In 1936 he became world famous for a photo he took of a soldier who had just been shot and was falling to his death...
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In 1936 he became world famous for a photo he took of a soldier who had just been shot and was falling to his death. There was much controversy over the picture because of Capa’s close proximity to the soldier and the timing of the capture. His famous quote “If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough” encapsulates his philosophy and portrays the meaning for his close proximity to the solider...
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