The name of a famous and glorious photographer would be Robert Capa. This famous photographer was not only known by the name Robert Capa, but also by the name that he had originally been given was Endre Erno Friedmann. The reason why he was known by another name was because he realized that he would earn more money at the time if he made his name sound more like a rich American rather than a poor man that was from Hungary. Robert Capa’s nationality was Hungarian but he eventually became an American citizen. Robert Capa was born as on October 22, 1913 in Buclapest, Austria-Hungary. Robert Capa was born and raised in a Jewish family, therefore him and his family practiced Judaism. Robert Capa was what people had identified to be a
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He later became a staff photographer for a German photographic agency, Dephot. He met a German photographer, Gerda Taro, that he fell in love with. She had moved to Paris for the same reasons that he did. Taro later died in a car accident. Capa would go on assignments to record daily life in the city. Robert Capa got his first break as a photographer in Berlin, Germany when he saw Hachenperg’s photos and was invited to Leon Trotsky as he lectured on the meaning of the Russian Revolution. At one point, Robert had to teach photography to pay his bills. fRobert wasn’t a saint, but his photos gave so much back to society. He photographed his subjects with great dignity, empathy, and soul. His photographs showed us the bravery of the men and women who gave their lives in a war for their country. On May 25, 1954 Robert passed away from an unplanned and unexpected event while he was out taking photographs. It is told that one of the photographers had accidently stepped on a landmine killing Robert and the other photographers who had accompanied him to take photographs. But it depends on which version of the story you read. It was also told that he stepped on the landmine himself trying to get closer to get a better picture. Robert Capa was in Thai-Binh, Vietnam taking pictures for Life
He later became a staff photographer for a German photographic agency, Dephot. He met a German photographer, Gerda Taro, that he fell in love with. She had moved to Paris for the same reasons that he did. Taro later died in a car accident. Capa would go on assignments to record daily life in the city. Robert Capa got his first break as a photographer in Berlin, Germany when he saw Hachenperg’s photos and was invited to Leon Trotsky as he lectured on the meaning of the Russian Revolution. At one point, Robert had to teach photography to pay his bills. fRobert wasn’t a saint, but his photos gave so much back to society. He photographed his subjects with great dignity, empathy, and soul. His photographs showed us the bravery of the men and women who gave their lives in a war for their country. On May 25, 1954 Robert passed away from an unplanned and unexpected event while he was out taking photographs. It is told that one of the photographers had accidently stepped on a landmine killing Robert and the other photographers who had accompanied him to take photographs. But it depends on which version of the story you read. It was also told that he stepped on the landmine himself trying to get closer to get a better picture. Robert Capa was in Thai-Binh, Vietnam taking pictures for Life