Robert Capa is one of the most well known war photographers. He was a photographer in five different wars, such as the Spanish Civil War, WWII, and the Sino- Japanese War. He brought a lot of controversy with his photos with some critics even saying he didn’t take some of the photos, but either way he had a huge impact on how we view the war and definitely gave us insight on what goes on. Born October 22, 1913 In Budapest, Austria Hungary into a Jewish family, his love for writing and the arts started early. Not much is said about his early life other than his parents being tailors and him living averagely. When he was 18, he moved away to Germany to study journalism. The only problem was since he was Jewish, Nazis restricted him from what he could write or read.
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Here, he met a woman named Gerdna who he taught photography. She would then accompany him on his assignments to photograph the war. They ended up getting engaged, but sadly when he was away on an assignment, Gerdna was killed in Berlin. He met two other women in the future, the first being Elaine Justin and even though she was married they had a romantic relationship. Elaine ended up leaving Capa for another man named Chuck Romine. The second woman he met was Ingrid Bergman. He met her on an assignment since her job was entertaining soldiers. The relationship lasted a year and then ended. During the Spanish Civil War, he was with Gerdna and David Seymour from 1936-1939 in Spain. Here he took the famous photo “Falling Solider” that got a lot of controversy. First of all, many say Gerdna took the photo while others said it was staged. Capa ended up showing everyone the techniques he used to prove he took the photo, but was never able to prove that it was an authentic
Here, he met a woman named Gerdna who he taught photography. She would then accompany him on his assignments to photograph the war. They ended up getting engaged, but sadly when he was away on an assignment, Gerdna was killed in Berlin. He met two other women in the future, the first being Elaine Justin and even though she was married they had a romantic relationship. Elaine ended up leaving Capa for another man named Chuck Romine. The second woman he met was Ingrid Bergman. He met her on an assignment since her job was entertaining soldiers. The relationship lasted a year and then ended. During the Spanish Civil War, he was with Gerdna and David Seymour from 1936-1939 in Spain. Here he took the famous photo “Falling Solider” that got a lot of controversy. First of all, many say Gerdna took the photo while others said it was staged. Capa ended up showing everyone the techniques he used to prove he took the photo, but was never able to prove that it was an authentic